# N24343: 1980 Boeing 727-231, registration cancelled 2015-05-20 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 20, 2015 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Boeing 727-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (registry code 1384079) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 21630 - Year built: 1980 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: February 20, 2001 - Certificate issued: April 19, 2001 - Last registry action: January 15, 2008 - Mode S code: A23E24 - Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Aircorp 21630 Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AIRCORP%2021630%20INC) - Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 37.7984° N, 122.3992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24343 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24343 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24343-2015-05-20 From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Boeing 727-231: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231.md ## Service difficulty reports (34) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR C7WA200400085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C7WA200400085), Nov 3, 2004: CLAMP. LOOSE. AIR RETURN: UNABLE TO PRESSURE IN FLIGHT. ATTEMPIED TO CONTROL CABIN MANUALLY WITH FULL INCREASE PRESSURE NO HELP. RESECURED LOOSE DUCT AT LT MIX VALVE. OPS CHE - [SDR C7WA200400065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C7WA200400065), Nov 3, 2004: CLAMP. LOOSE. AIR RETURN, UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE IN FLIGHT. ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL CABIN MANUALLY WITH FULL INCREASE PRESSURE, NO HELP. RESECURED LOOSE DUCT AT LT MIX VALVE. OPS - [SDR C7WA200400084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C7WA200400084), Nov 2, 2004: LANDING GEAR. MALFUNCTIONED. NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND NORMALLY. RED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON MANUALLY LOWERED NOSE LANDING GEAR IAW AOM. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR, LOCKING ACT - [SDR C7WA200400064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C7WA200400064), Nov 2, 2004: LANDING GEAR. LACK OF LUBE. NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND NORMALLY. RED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON. MANUALLY LOWERED NOSE LANDING GEAR IAW AOM VOL 1. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR, LOCK - [SDR C7WA200400063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C7WA200400063), Oct 25, 2004: SEAL PLATE. DAMAGED. LOSS OF SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANITY IN FLIGHT. FOUND DAMAGED PLATE SEAL AT LT ELEVATOR POWER PACKAGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAL PLATE. - [SDR C7WA200300050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C7WA200300050), Dec 24, 2003: BYPASS SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. NR 2 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT CRUISE. A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED. INSPECTED NR 2 ENGINE INLET AND EXHAUST NO DEFECTS - [SDR C7WA200200003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C7WA200200003), Jul 3, 2002: START VALVE. STUCK. NR 3 ENGINE BLEED TRIP OCCURED ON CLIMB OUT WITH CLIMB POWER. STABILIZED IT WITH SWITCHING THE BLEED. LATER NR 3 ENGINE FIRE IND ILLUMINATED. RETARDED NR 3 THRO - [SDR 2001F00170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00170), Jul 9, 2001: ADI. INOPERATIVE. DURING CLIMB-OUT, NR 2 ADI BECAME INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIAMI WITHOUT INCIDENT OR EMERGENCY. TROUBLESHOT TO FAULTY NR 2 ADI. REMOVED AND REPLACED AD - [SDR 2001F00157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00157), Jun 27, 2001: FLAP. DAMAGED. RIGHT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP HALF OF HONEYCOMB MISSING AND OTHER HALF DAMAGED, UPON LANDING IN (GYE). ALL THREE ENGINES INSPECTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP - [SDR 20000818SH003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000818SH003), May 10, 2000: WEB. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION NOTED ON SHEAR WEB RBL 24, STA 1140 - STA 1183. (X) - [SDR 20000801SH008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000801SH008), May 10, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK CORROSION WAS NOTED ON FRAME AT STA 970, STR 29 - STR 30R. (X) - [SDR 20000801SH007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000801SH007), May 10, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON FRAME STA 950A BETWEEN STR 28 - STR 29R. (X) - [SDR 20000801SH006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000801SH006), May 10, 2000: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON NR 2 CARGO DOOR SILL TIE DOWNS. (X) - [SDR 20000801SH005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000801SH005), May 10, 2000: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON UPPER R2 DOOR SILL. (X) - [SDR 20000801SH004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000801SH004), May 10, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 344, RBL 14. (X) - [SDR 20000801SH003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000801SH003), May 10, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON FUSELAGE SKIN STA 720B, STR 26 - STR 27R. (X) - [SDR 20000801SH002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000801SH002), May 10, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION NOTED ON FLOOR CHORD, FLOOR SURROUNDING OF FE''''S AFT SEAT TRACK AREA. (X) - [SDR 20000801SH001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000801SH001), May 10, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON STR 28L AT STA 480 - STA 500. (X) - [SDR 20000731SH040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000731SH040), May 10, 2000: WEB. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON SUPPORT WEB STA 580 - STA 600 BETWEEN STR 27L AND STR 28L. (X) - [SDR 20000731SH039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000731SH039), May 10, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON FRAME AT BS 720B BETWEEN STR 27L AND STR 28L. (X) - [SDR 20000731SH038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000731SH038), May 10, 2000: MOUNT. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON THE L-2 DOOR HANDLE MOUNTS. (X) - [SDR 20000731SH037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000731SH037), May 10, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 380 FROM RT MOPSILL AND R-1 DOOR TO BL ZERO. (X) - [SDR 20000731SH036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000731SH036), May 10, 2000: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON FLOOR SUPPORT, STA 400 - STA 420, BETWEEN BL ZERO AND RBL 24.75. (X) - [SDR 20000731SH035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000731SH035), May 10, 2000: SILL. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON L-2 DOOR MOP SILL. (X) - [SDR 20000731SH034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000731SH034), May 10, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON SEAT TRACK, INBOARD, LEFT STA 1030 - STA 1110, AND OUTBOARD TRACK. (X) - [SDR 20000731SH033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000731SH033), May 10, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON FRAME AT STA 970 - STA 990, STR 29L. OUTBOARD FLANGE, ALSO NOTED ON STR 29R. (X) - [SDR 20000731SH032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000731SH032), May 10, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING A C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON SKIN BETWEEN STR 27 - STR 28L OF STA 480 - STA 500. (X) - [SDR TWAA9901504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9901504), Jan 21, 1999: SLIDE. LOW PRESS. THE FORWARD LEFT CABIN DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE WAS LOW. REPLACED THE SLIDE. CHECK-C 1-4-99 MCI. - [SDR TWAA9814501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9814501), Jul 25, 1998: SKIN. MISSING. RT WING INBD MID FLAP HAD PIECE OF SKIN MISSING, 4 IN BY 16 IN, TOP OTBD EDGE. REPAIRED RT MID FLAP PER BOEING 727 SRM 51-40-6. CHECK-C 2-13-98 MCI. - [SDR TWAA9804405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9804405), Feb 5, 1998: SUPPORT. CORRODED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK MAINTENANCE AT CABIN FLOOR PANEL INBOARD OF FWD ENTRY DOORWAY, THE FLOOR SUPPORT HAD CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION BY REPLACEMENT OF SUPPORT - [SDR TWAA9804406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9804406), Feb 1, 1998: ANGLE. CORRODED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK MAINTENANCE, FOUND FORMER CAP WITH CORROSION AT FS 344, RBL 46 TO 63. REPLACED FORMER CAP ANGLE PER SRM 51-10-1. (M) - [SDR TWAA9800301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9800301), Jan 3, 1998: COMPUTER. FAILED. FLT 475 - STL - DURING CLIMB, SYSTEM 'A' HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH AN ASSOCIATED HYD QTY LOSS. FUEL DUMPING WAS USED. FOUND THE ELEVATOR FE - [SDR TWAA9711713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9711713), Sep 30, 1997: SPLICE. CORRODED. MCI - REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE AT STRINGER 27L STATION 720D/720E. (M) - [SDR TWAA9804002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9804002), Jan 31, 1997: BULKHEAD BEAM. CRACKED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK MAINTENANCE, THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD FS 1183 BBL08 VERTICAL BEAM WAS CRACKED AT LOWER END. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES PER SB 727-53-0175, AN ## 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 NYC96IA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96IA169), Aug 16, 1996: Boeing 727-232 (N24343), Howard Beach, NY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the fore flap attachment fitting, due to grinding marks on the fitting. ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Incident 19960816028989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960816028989I), Aug 16, 1996: Boeing 727231 (N24343), New York, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: twa flt 782 on approach into jfk lost a section of the right outboard foreflap. The section of the foreflap fell into the street. The incident was… - [Incident 19930824035459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930824035459I), Aug 24, 1993: Boeing 727231 (N24343), Omaha, NE. Lost a system hydraulic pressure after takeof. Returned. Left main gear door actuator hydraulic line had ruptured. - [Incident 19930707045809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930707045809I), Jul 7, 1993: Boeing 727231 (N24343), Washington, DC. Passenger pushed flight attendant to cabin floor. Later threatened him. 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