# N52312: 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: 19831
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 1968
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1998
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A696A9
- 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/N52312
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52312
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52312-2011-03-30

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 (7)

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

- [SDR TWAA9614904](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9614904), Dec 1, 1996: DUCT. RUPTURED. STL - FLT 123 - DURING CLIMB NR 1 ENGINE, SN 4001, FIREWARNING ILLLUMINATED. REDUCED POWER. FOUND 8TH STAGE DUCT, MFG PN 65-22444-19, RUPTURED. REPLACED 8TH STA
- [SDR 96ZZZM1463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1463), Sep 22, 1996: BYPASS SWITCH. CLOGGED. MCI - DURING CRUISE SHUT DOWN NR 3 ENGINE DUE TO OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATION. FOUND BYPASS SWITCH BANJO FITTING CLOGGED. CLEANED BANJO FITTING. ENGINE 
- [SDR 96ZZZX1243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1243), Feb 7, 1996: WARNING MODULE. FAILED. MCI - FLT 117 - DURING APPROACH, LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED; CYCLED GEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR POSITION WARNING MODULE, MFG PN 65-60211-34. 
- [SDR 96ZZZM41](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM41), Dec 23, 1995: ACTUATOR. FAILED. STL - DURING LANDING, CREW RECEIVED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. TW P/N 10395 MFG 7-3141-4. PERFORMED GEAR SWING A
- [SDR 95ZZZM681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM681), Oct 19, 1995: FUEL PUMP. MALFUNCTIONED. OKC - DURING CLIMB NR 3 ENGINE, S/N 1910, SPOOLED DOWN. SHUT DOWN ENGINE FUEL PUMP, MFG P/N 378201-7, MALFUNCTIONING. REPLACED ENGINE FUEL PUMP AND ENGINE PERFO
- [SDR 95ZZZX2349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2349), Apr 19, 1995: LINK PIN. MISSING. STL - FLT 10 - AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE ABOVE OFF POSITION. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR HANDLE LOCK CHECKLIST AND RETRACTED LANDING GEAR
- [SDR 95ZZZW608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW608), Apr 19, 1995: PIN. MISSING. STL - AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE ABOVE OFF POSITION. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR HANDLE LOCK CHECKLIST AND RETRACTED LANDING GEAR. FOUND N

## 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 19890817050419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890817050419I), Aug 17, 1989: Boeing 727200 (N52312), San Antonio, TX. Loss of hydraulic pressure in a system while taxiing. Found hole in housing of right gear door sequence valve.
- [Incident 19880603033279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880603033279I), Jun 3, 1988: Boeing 727231 (N52312), St Louis, MO. Lost b system hydraulic pressure quantity on climb. Returned. Found a cracked return line on brake metering valve.
- [Incident 19870407016849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870407016849I), Apr 7, 1987: Boeing 727231 (N52312), St Louis, MO. Engine shutdown after oil filter bypass light came on. Returned. Found plugged restrictor in NR2 gear box.

## Other aircraft with N52312

- [Cancelled 1949-02-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52312-1949-02-14): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L-4958, built 1945. Owner: [Turner Robert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURNER%20ROBERT%20F), [Spartanburg, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Spartanburg)

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