# N17810: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320, registration cancelled 1996-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 1996
- Exported to: France
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320) (registry code 8680930)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A53EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 093
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1989
- Last registry action: May 15, 1996
- Mode S code: A13979
- Owner when cancelled: [Continental Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7533° N, 95.4129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77019, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17810
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17810
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17810-1996-08-22

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR CXXA96BT003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CXXA96BT003), May 29, 1996: DRAG BRACE. BROKEN. EWR - ON APPROACH INTO NEWARK FLIGHT 3397 - CREW NOTED LOUD BANG, SHUDDERING AND LARGE VIBRATION DURING DESCENT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED A PRIO
- [SDR C2XA96IA014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA96IA014), Jan 11, 1996: PRESS SWITCH. LEAKING. IAH - DURING 4A CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RT FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKING, LOCATED BEHIND RIGHT ENGINE AFT UPPER COWLING, FORWARD OF FRONT WING SPAR
- [SDR C2XA95IA387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA95IA387), Dec 10, 1995: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. IAH - DURING A 3A INSPECTION, THE FORWARD SET OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY, AND THE AIRCR
- [SDR C2XA95IA218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA95IA218), Aug 26, 1995: BLADE. FAILED. IAH - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF AD T95-18-51, THE LEFT PROPELLER NR 2 BLADE FAILED THE ULTRASONIC SHEAR WAVE INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFF
- [SDR C2XA95IA217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA95IA217), Aug 26, 1995: BLADE. FAILED. IAH - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF AD T95-18-51, THE LT PROPELLER NR 3 BLADE FAILED THE ULTRASONIC SHEAR WAVE INSPECTION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFEC

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89MA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89MA012), Oct 12, 1988: Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 (N17810), Yardley, PA, incident, no damage

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