# N531XJ: 2000 British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A, registration cancelled 2007-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 2007
- Exported to: Ireland
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A](https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-avro-146-rj85a) (registry code 1500097)
- Engine: [Alliedsign LF507-1F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-lf507-1f) (registry code 02503)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A49EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A49EU), [TCDS E6NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E6NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: E2365
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 16, 2000
- Certificate issued: September 22, 2006
- Last registry action: September 22, 2006
- Mode S code: A6B63A
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N531XJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=531XJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N531XJ-2007-04-05

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A: https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-avro-146-rj85a.md

## Service difficulty reports (11)

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

- [SDR MALA050714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050714), Sep 2, 2005: PUMP. FAILED. CREW SENT ACARS ABOUT LOSING GREEN HYD SYS. RESPONDED BY SAYING YELLOW HYD SYS HOT. DECLARED EMERG & LANDED. REPLACED NR 3 ENG EDP & C/W FCA29004. NO LEAKS NOTE
- [SDR MALA050499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA050499), Jun 16, 2005: BATTERY. FAILED. BATTERY FAILED CAPACITY CHECK.
- [SDR MALA040953](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA040953), Dec 20, 2004: BATTERY PACK. FAILED. BATTERY PACK FAILED SCHEDULED CAPACITY CHECK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CELL PACK ASSEMBLY, P/N 61-2274-1. UNIT PASSES ALL CMM CHECKS. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE 1/5/05
- [SDR MALA040458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA040458), Jun 6, 2004: LATCH. DAMAGED. DURING FLIGHT SEAT 14A & 14B ARE INOP, O2 MASKS OVER SEATS 14 A/B DEPLOYED. VERIFIED O2 GENERATOR NOT DEPLOYED. REPACKED AND RESET MASKS AND DOOR WON'T STAY SET
- [SDR MALA040423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA040423), Jun 2, 2004: ISOLATION VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 2 ENGINE AIR FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. AIR RETURN TO MEM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ISOLATION / PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE FOR NR 2 ENG IAW AVRO AMM 36-11-1
- [SDR MALA040341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA040341), Apr 22, 2004: PUMP. FAILED. THE HYDRAULIC GREEN HI TEMP CAME ON CLIMBING THRU 25000 FT. QRH PROC ACCOMPLISHED AND THE GREEN HI TEMP LIGHT WENT OUT ABOUT 3-5 MIN LATER. AIR RETURN TO MSP. M
- [SDR MALA040209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA040209), Feb 18, 2004: FAN. SEIZED. NR 4 ENG 1ST START HOT, 2ND START HOT, GROUND PERSONNEL SAW NO ROTATION. QRH WAS FOLLOWED TEMP MAX 680 TRANSIENT. MX INSPECTED NR 4 ENG FOUND FAN SECTION SEIZED
- [SDR MALA030473](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA030473), Oct 18, 2003: PRESSURE SWITCH. FAILED. DURING FLIGHT NR 3466, ENGINE ANTI ICE NR 1 FAILS AT CLIMB AND FULL POWER SETTINGS. IT WORKS IN CRUISE AND DESCENT. AIR RETURN DUE TO ICING CONDITIONS TO DTW. M
- [SDR MALA030341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA030341), Jul 12, 2003: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. DURING FLIGHT 3554, CREW REPORTED GREEN HYDRAULIC HIGH TEMP LIGHT INFLIGHT TO CVG. AIR RETURN TO MEM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED GREEN SYSTEM TEMPERATURE 
- [SDR MALA030160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA030160), Feb 19, 2003: SMOKE DETECTOR. UPON ROTATION OF FLIGHT #3655, CARGO SMOKE NWS ILLUMINATED AND AFT CARGO SMOKE ILLUMINATED. FA'S DID NOT SMELL SMOKE, NO SMOKE NOTED. CREW DID NOT BLOW BOTTLES,
- [SDR MALA000215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MALA000215), Mar 2, 2000: RADAR. INTERMITTENT. WEATHER RADAR INTERMITTANT WHEN SELECTED TO WX & TURB, ALSO PAINTS TEST PATTERN IN MAP MODE. RETURNED TO MEM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED WX RADAR DISPLAY. OPS CHECK G

## 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 20001029024639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001029024639I), Oct 29, 2000: Bac AVRO146RJ85A (N531XJ), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Mesaba catering truck backed into LH aileron causing damage to the LH aileron and wing structure, after servicing another airplane. Driver of truck…

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