# N52313: 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-5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (registry code 52046)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19832
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 7, 1968
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1998
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A696AA
- 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/N52313
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52313
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52313-2011-03-30

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 (3)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZM903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM903), Apr 16, 1996: ACTUATOR. FAILED. FLT 680 - STL - DURING LANDING, 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WAS LOST. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 6 LEADING EDGE SLAT ACTUATOR, MFG P/N 1U1095-9-2. OPERATIONAL CH
- [SDR 96ZZZM659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM659), Mar 15, 1996: FILTER BYPASS SW. FAILED. PHL - FLT NR 304 - DURING CRUISE SHUT DOWN NR 3 ENGINE, S/N 1539, DUE TO FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. FOUND OIL FILTER BYPASS SWITCH AT FAULT. REPLACED OIL
- [SDR 96ZZZM40](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM40), Dec 24, 1995: SEAL. FAILED. JFK - DURING CRUISE, NR 1 ENGINE LOST OIL. ENGINE FUEL PUMP SEAL, TW 25052 MFG 378201-7, WAS WORN. REPLACED MFG A03128CHGA. LEAK CHECK OF FUEL PUMP GARLOCK SEAL

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19880507039729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507039729I), May 7, 1988: Boeing 727231 (N52313), Milwaukee, WI. Left gear unsafe light on. Tower confirmed gear up. Gear lowered manually. Normal landing. Down lock bolt missing.
- [Incident 19850125004839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850125004839I), Jan 25, 1985: Boeing 727231 (N52313), St Louis, MO. Diverted after windshield outer panel broke. Replaced windshield and window heat controller.
- [Incident 19840128010919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840128010919I), Jan 28, 1984: Boeing 727231 (N52313), St Louis, MO. Smoke observed in cockpit. Unable to find the cause. Forward ovens were replaced as a precaution.
- [Incident 19800605046059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605046059I), Jun 5, 1980: Boeing 727231 (N52313), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Cap came off retreaded tire during takeoff. Flight continued to ord, found minor damage to fore and mid flap
- [Incident 19790511026299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511026299I), May 11, 1979: Boeing 727231 (N52313), St Louis, MO. Fire developed after landing and during engine reverse. Compressor blades damaged.

## Other aircraft with N52313

- [Cancelled 1948-05-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52313-1948-05-10): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L-4952, built 1945. Owner: [Capitol Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPITOL%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Nashville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Nashville)

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