# N54331: Boeing 727-231, registration cancelled 1999-02-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 18, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 20309
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 11, 1985
- Last registry action: November 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A6E5EC
- 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/N54331
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54331
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54331-1999-02-18

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 (9)

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

- [SDR TWAA9809802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9809802), Jun 9, 1998: DOOR STOP. CRACKED. JFK - EDDY CURRENT FOUND LT NR 1 CABIN DOOR TOP AFT DOOR STOP CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED STOP FITTING PER 727 SRM 51-10-1. CHECK-C 5-10-98 JFK. TOTAL TIME: 7
- [SDR TWAA9713801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9713801), Nov 21, 1997: CLUTCH ASSY. FROZE UP. STL - FLT 8603 - AFTER LANDING NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO THROTTLE LINKAGE FROZEN. REPLACED AUTO THROTTLE CLUTCH ASSY TWA P/N 37221. CHECK C 4-29-97. (M)
- [SDR TWAA9711704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9711704), Sep 30, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. MCI - AFT CARGO BIN STRINGER 30 HAS CRACK APPROX 14 INCH LONG RIGHT SIDE OF STRINGER BS 1166 TO BS 1180. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE. (M)
- [SDR TWAA9711703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9711703), Sep 30, 1997: RIB. CRACKED. MCI - REPAIRED CRACKED AREA AT RIB UPPER CHORD RBL 70.2 STATION 760 FWD BOLT HOLES. (M)
- [SDR TWAA9804201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9804201), Apr 25, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK MAINTENANCE, THE SKIN ON TOP OF LEFT WING FORWARD OF FLUX VALVE WAS FOUND WITH 2 INCH CRACK. CONFIRMED WITH HIGH FREQ EDDY CURRENT. STOP DR
- [SDR TWAA9803814](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9803814), Apr 25, 1997: CHORD. CRACKED. MCI - DURNG C-CHECK MAINTENANCE, CURRENT INDICATED A CRACK IN THE FORWARD TWO HOLES IN UPPER RIB CHORD VERT FLANGE STATION 759 RBL 70.5. REPAIRED UPPER AS PER A
- [SDR 96ZZZM221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM221), Jan 14, 1996: SPOILER. DELAMINATED. STL - DURING CRUISE, NR 12 FLIGHT SPOILER, MFG P/N 65-17347-81A, DELAMINATED CAUSING EXTREME AIRFRAME BUFFETING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 12 FLIGHT SPOILER AND R
- [SDR 95ZZZM526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM526), Jul 14, 1995: DECK. CRACKED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND TWO CRACKS EACH WERE APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH LONG, IN LEFT MLG WHEELWELL CEILING PRESSURE DECK AFT OUTBOARD CORNER, FORWARD OF 590 BU
- [SDR 95ZZZM451](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM451), Jul 14, 1995: DECK. CRACKED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND TWO CRACKS, EACH APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH LONG, IN LEFT MLG WHEELWELL CEILING PRESSURE DECK AFT OUTBOARD CORNER, FORWARD OF 950 BULKHE

## 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 19870518021329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870518021329I), May 18, 1987: Boeing 727231 (N54331), St Louis, MO. Lost cabin pressurization control in climb. Replaced auto pressure controller.
- [Incident 19870402016839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870402016839I), Apr 2, 1987: Boeing 727231 (N54331), St Louis, MO. Discharged fire bottles after number 2 engine warning with bell. Safe landing. Fire loop shorted.
- [Incident 19851201063119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851201063119I), Dec 1, 1985: Boeing 727231 (N54331), St Louis, MO. Nose gear was manually extended for landing. Drag link needed lubrication.

## Other aircraft with N54331

- [Cancelled 2021-06-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54331-2021-06-01): Bell 206B, S/N 5270, built 2001. Second renewal notice. Owner: [City Of Little Rock](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITY%20OF%20LITTLE%20ROCK), [Little Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Little%20Rock)

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