# N52311: 1968 Boeing 727-231, registration cancelled 2011-03-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 30, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (registry code 1384079)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19830
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 13, 1968
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1998
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A696A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Nortek Repair Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTEK%20REPAIR%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8050° N, 80.3151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33122, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52311
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52311-2011-03-30

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 Boeing 727-231: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231.md

## Service difficulty reports (12)

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

- [SDR TWAA9615501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9615501), Dec 14, 1996: ELEMENT. FAILED. STL - FLT 475 - DURING CRUISE, SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE, S/N 3953, DUE TO OVERHEAT WARNING. FOUND LOW RESISTANCE IN SENSING ELEMENT, MFG P/N 894120. REPLACED SENSI
- [SDR 97ZZZM65](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM65), Dec 14, 1996: SENSING ELEMENT. FAILED. STL - DURING CRUISE SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE, S/N 3953, DUE TO OVERHEAT WARNING. FOUND LOW RESISTANCE IN SENSING ELEMENT, MFG P/N 894120. REPLACED SENSING ELEMENT.
- [SDR 96ZZZM893](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM893), Apr 16, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION UNDER SKIN BELOW AFT LAV SERVICE AREA, AND RIVET HEADS POPPED. REMOVED SKIN AND REPAIRED PER ARA 9917 AND SRM 51-20-1, 51-
- [SDR 96ZZZM774](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM774), Mar 25, 1996: DOUBLER. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND DOUBLER CRACKED ON WING RIB AT STATION 686.5 AND STRINGER 1. REPAIRED BY REPLACING DOUBLER PER SRM 57-10-5.
- [SDR 96ZZZM773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM773), Mar 25, 1996: HAT SECTION. BROKEN. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND TANG BROKEN OFF, AFT SIDE OF HAT SECTION, WING STATION 656.5. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-20-201, FIGURE 214. (M)
- [SDR 96ZZZM772](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM772), Mar 25, 1996: HAT SECTION. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CRACK ON FORWARD TANG OF HAT SECTION, RIGHT WING WS 601.5. REPAIRED PER SSRM 57-20-201 AND TWA STANDARD PRACTICES. (M)
- [SDR 95ZZZZ230](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZZ230), Mar 10, 1995: FRAME. CRACKED. MCI - DURING CHECK-C, FOUND A ONE INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE FRAME, FS 783.95. REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN 727-53-0197, DRAWING NR 65C36280 AND EMLR 65639. TOTAL 
- [SDR 95ZZZZ229](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZZ229), Mar 10, 1995: STRINGER. CRACKED. MCI - DURING CHECK-C, FOUND A ONE-INCH LONG CRACK IN STRINGER 16, STA 656.5. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-20-201 FIG 207. TOTAL CYCLES 45,150. (Z)
- [SDR 95ZZZW601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW601), Mar 10, 1995: FRAME. CRACKED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND A ONE INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE FRAME, FS 783.95. REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN 727-53-0197, DRAWING NR 65C36280 AND EMLR 65639.
- [SDR 95ZZZW600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW600), Mar 10, 1995: STRINGER. CRACKED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND A ONE INCH LONG CRACK IN STRINGER 16, STATION 656.5. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-20-201, FIGURE 207.
- [SDR 95ZZZW643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW643), Mar 6, 1995: DECK. CRACKED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK IN PRESSURE DECK OUTBOARD END, STATION 940. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND REPAIRED PER ARA 9117A. TOTAL CYCLES 45,150.
- [SDR 95ZZZW597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW597), Mar 6, 1995: DECK. CRACKED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK IN PRESSURE DECK OUTBOARD END, STATION 940. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND REPAIRED PER ARA 9117A.

## 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 NYC86IA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86IA093), Mar 27, 1986: Boeing 727-231 (N52311), Boston, MA, incident, no damage

## 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 19860504025969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504025969I), May 4, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N52311), St Louis, MO. Returned after takeoff warning horn sounded on takeoff. Replaced the air sensing sensor.
- [Incident 19860331014379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860331014379I), Mar 31, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N52311), St Louis, MO. Unable to retract gear after takeoff. Returned and replaced gear accessory box.
- [Incident 19860326086489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860326086489I), Mar 26, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N52311), Boston, MA. The aircraft was evacuated at the gate due to smoke in cabin. Pack shutoff valve malfunction. Panicked passengers

## Other aircraft with N52311

- [Cancelled 1953-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52311-1953-09-15): Taylorcraft L-2B, S/N L4953, built 1945. Owner: [Mercer Dean](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERCER%20DEAN), [Salem, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Salem)

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