# N54330: Boeing 727-231, registration cancelled 1999-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (registry code 1384079)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20308
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 2, 1985
- Last registry action: November 17, 1998
- Mode S code: A6E5EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Trans World Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANS%20WORLD%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54330
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54330
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54330-1999-02-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (8)

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

- [SDR TWAA9801101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9801101), Jan 20, 1998: DUCT. DAMAGED. SLC - FLT 844 - DURING CLIMB, NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING OCCURED. ENGINE SPEED REDUCED TO IDLE. RETURNED TO SLC. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE ANTI-ICE DUCT, MFG PART NUMB
- [SDR 96ZZZM1340](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1340), Aug 9, 1996: DNLOCK SENSOR. FAILED. SLC - FLT 475 - DURING APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CYCLED LANDING GEAR AND USED ALTERNATE
- [SDR 96ZZZM186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM186), Dec 11, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND BOTTOM FLANGE OF RIB CRACKED ABOVE STRINGER 5, STATION 6865. STOPPED DRILLED CRACKS PER SRM 51-10-01 AND REPAIRED PER SRM 57-10-15, 
- [SDR 96ZZZM185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM185), Dec 11, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND BOTTOM LEG OF RIB CRACKED ABOVE STRINGER 6, STATION 601.5. STOP DRILLED PER SRM 51-10-1 AND REPAIRED PER SRM 57-10-5.
- [SDR 96ZZZM184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM184), Dec 11, 1995: PRESS DECK. CRACKED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN LEFT WHEELWELL PRESSURE DECK, LBL 55, STATION 938, AND A .25 INCH CRACK, STATION 948. STOP DRILLED AND REPAIRED B
- [SDR 96ZZZM183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM183), Dec 11, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT WING TANK RIB CRACKED, LOWER STRINGER, 2ND STRINGER, STATION 629, FROM REAR. STOP DRILLED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 57-10-5
- [SDR 96ZZZX236](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX236), Nov 17, 1995: FORMER. DENTED. MCI - DURING CHECK C, FOUND .3750 INCH DENT ON TOP SIDE OF AFT CARGO FORMER RING, FS 1030. REPAIRED PER SSRM 53-60-202, PAGE 201. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME: 63,044 HO
- [SDR 96ZZZX234](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX234), Nov 17, 1995: BEARSTRAP. CRACKED. MCI - DURING CHECK C, FOUND CRACK IN BEARSTRAP, FORWARD GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT AT LOWER AFT CORNER. REPAIRED PER SSRM 53-30-206, PAGES 201-213, FIGURE 202. AIRCRAFT

## 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 19921022052049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022052049I), Oct 22, 1992: Boeing 727231 (N54330), Cleveland, OH. Unable to maintain cabin pressure. Returned. Found a cracked t fitting on outflow valve.
- [Incident 19901210061349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901210061349I), Dec 10, 1990: Boeing 727231 (N54330), Wichita, KS. NR1 fuel transfer valve failed. No fuel transfer. Precautionary landing at Wichita.
- [Incident 19870414044299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870414044299I), Apr 14, 1987: Boeing 727231 (N54330), St Louis, MO. Oil filter bypass light came on at cruise. Light went out with reduced power. Replaced bypass switch.
- [Incident 19860210006159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860210006159I), Feb 10, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N54330), St Louis, MO. Unsafe gear indication on approach. Safe landing. Found corrosion at the connector for the master warning test card
- [Incident 19790101000549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000549I), Jan 1, 1979: Boeing 727231 (N54330), Kansas City, MO. Unable to raise gear afer takeoff. Flight returned. Ice had formed in mechanism from recent washing.

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