# N538JA: 1952 Convair 340-31, registration cancelled 2003-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2003
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Convair 340-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (registry code 2422804)
- Engine: [Allison 501 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-series) (registry code 03000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-282](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-282) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1994
- Certificate issued: June 7, 1989
- Last registry action: September 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A6CEEE
- Owner when cancelled: [Era Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538JA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=538JA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538JA-2003-06-05

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 Convair 340-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31.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 20001024AP003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001024AP003), Jul 2, 2000: SEAL. DISLODGED. EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW ROW 3 LEFT POPPED OUT DURING TAXI, INSPECTED, PULLED FORCE TESTED AND RE-INSTALLED WINDOW. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
- [SDR 99ZZZM388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM388), Jun 10, 1999: FITTING. BROKEN. DURING PILOT TRAINING, TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON WITH GEAR UP. MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING ANC. LEFT MAIN GEAR OUTBOARD GEAR DOOR RETRACT FITTING BROKEN, CAUSING IN
- [SDR ERA00022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERA00022), Dec 10, 1995: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. TWO INTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP, LT SIDE FACING FORWARD ROW 5 AND 8. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.

## 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 19820517025429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820517025429I), May 17, 1982: Cvac STCAPJC (N538JA), Anchorage, AK. Left rear service door came open on descent through FL120. Cabin pressurized. Reseated passengers away from door.

## Other aircraft with N538JA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N538JA): Paradise USA PARADISE P-1 SLSA LW, S/N 0083, built 2009

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