# N47801: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320, registration cancelled 1997-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 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: 060
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1989
- Last registry action: April 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A5E144
- 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/N47801
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47801
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47801-1997-04-24

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 (7)

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

- [SDR C2XA96RT017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA96RT017), Oct 31, 1996: SELECTOR VLV. FAILED. ROD - FLT 3627 - AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ROC UNEVENTFULLY. LANDING GAER MEL'D. SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND LANDING GEAR SELECT
- [SDR C2XA96IA113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA96IA113), Apr 30, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. IAH - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CARGO DOOR ACTUATOR ATTACH BRACKET INSIDE THE CARGO DOOR CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BRACKET AND THE AI
- [SDR C2XA96IA109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA96IA109), Apr 30, 1996: FITTINGS. WORN. IAH - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE ELEVATOR PITCH COUPLE FITTINGS WERE FOUND TO HAVE PLAY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BELLCRANK COUPLING AND SHEAR P
- [SDR C2XA96IA108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA96IA108), Apr 30, 1996: BUSHING. WORN. IAH - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE RUDDER TAB UPPER BEARING WAS FOUND TO HAVE PLAY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BUSHINGS OF THE RUDDE
- [SDR C2XA96IA105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA96IA105), Apr 30, 1996: BUSHING. WORN. IAH - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE RIGHT ELEVATOR INBOARD ATTACH POINT WAS FOUND TO HAVE PLAY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD BUSHINGS ON THE IN
- [SDR C2XA95IA028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA95IA028), Feb 19, 1995: MOUNT. CHAFED. IAH - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE NR 1 ENGINE, INBOARD AFT, TRUSS MOUNT WAS FOUND TO BE CHAFED BEYOND LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED M
- [SDR C2XA95IA027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C2XA95IA027), Feb 19, 1995: PLATE. CRACKED. IAH - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, THE CARGO DOOR ACTUATOR, FUSELAGE SIDE, ATTACHMENT PLATE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PLATE, A

## 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 19940416020749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940416020749I), Apr 16, 1994: Aerosp ATR42320 (N47801), Newark, NJ. Brakes failed while taxiing to gate. Departed taxiway and came to rest on adjacent grass area.
- [Incident 19910717038169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910717038169I), Jul 17, 1991: Aerosp ATR42320 (N47801), Houston, TX. Lost control while taxiing. No nose wheel steering and no toe brakes. Weight-on-wheel switch in wrong position.
- [Incident 19881009054009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009054009I), Oct 9, 1988: Aerosp ATR42300 (N47801), Houston, TX, Minor damage. NR2 engine on fire after start. Used emergency procedures and fire bottle. Evacuated aircraft. Prop brake overheated

## Other aircraft with N47801

- [Cancelled 1981-08-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47801-1981-08-06): Noorduyn UC-64A, S/N 43-5376. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Rom Lawrence F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROM%20LAWRENCE%20F), [Ely, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Ely)
- [Cancelled 1949-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47801-1949-11-25): Fairchild M-62A-3, S/N 8133AE, built 1943. Owner: [Harry M Chase Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRY%20M%20CHASE%20INC), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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