# N27806: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320, registration cancelled 1997-01-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 6, 1997
- 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: 075
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1989
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A2C6AB
- 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/N27806
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27806
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27806-1997-01-06

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 C2XA96IA238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA96IA238), Sep 28, 1996: PROXIMITY SWITCH. FAILED. IAH - FLT 3969 - PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REM
- [SDR C2XA96IA237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA96IA237), Sep 28, 1996: PROXIMITY SWITCH. FAILED. IAH - FLT 3969 - PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAEKOFF, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RE
- [SDR C2XA96IA128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA96IA128), May 13, 1996: WINDSHIELD. CRACKED. SHV - FLT 3789 - DURING CRUISE THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SHV WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE 
- [SDR C2XA96IA071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA96IA071), Mar 18, 1996: HYD SYSTEM. REQ'D SERVICE. IAH - FLT NR 2594 - DURING DESCENT, PILOT REPORTED THAT THE GREEN HDYRAULIC SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO, ATTEMPTED
- [SDR C2XA96IA060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA96IA060), Mar 4, 1996: FREE FALL ASSIST. FAILED. IAH - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF FREE FALL FUNCTIONAL TEST ATR 42 JIC 32-33-00 FUT 10000-002, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOES NOT COME DOWN AND LOCK. MAINTENANCE

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19960318020999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960318020999I), Mar 18, 1996: Aerosp ATR42320 (N27806), Houston, TX. Narrative: on March 18, 1996 at 2215Z, an ATR-72 (N27806) on a flight from brownsville to Houston Intercontinental experienced a hydraulic system loss of…

## Other aircraft with N27806

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27806-undated): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 317852160. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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