# N54332: 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: 20310
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1985
- Last registry action: December 17, 1997
- Mode S code: A6E5ED
- 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/N54332
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54332
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54332-1999-02-18

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 (7)

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

- [SDR TWAA9819901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9819901), Dec 18, 1998: DOOR. NOT LATCHED. ON LIFT OFF GOT AN EQUIPMENT ACCESS DOOR ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT. THE PLANE WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE, OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE DOOR WAS MADE. CC-01 01-24-98 MCI.
- [SDR TWAA9711705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9711705), Sep 30, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. MCI - REMOVED CORROSION FROM SKIN AROUND ANTENNA MOUNT PLATE RING INSIDE CARGO BIN RADIO ALTIMETER NR 1. (M)
- [SDR 96ZZZM213](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM213), Dec 20, 1995: FRAME. CRACKED. MCI - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CRACK IN LEFT FUSELAGE FRAME AT 5TH HOLE FROME BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE FRAME. REPAIRED PER DWG NR 65C36280, SHEET 1.
- [SDR TWAA9572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9572), Sep 20, 1995: GASKETS. FAILED. STL - DURING CLIMB SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE, S/N 1537, DUE TO STRUT OVERHEAT. FOUND 13TH STAGE AIR LEAK AT WING ANTI-ICE VALVE. REPLACED GASKETS, MFG P/N 60023-1, 
- [SDR 95ZZZX3183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3183), Jun 13, 1995: NR 3 BEARING. FAILED. ONT - FLT 54 - RETURNED FROM FLIGHT ACCOUNT NR 3 ENGINE OIL BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON AND OIL TEMPERATURE ROSE. FOUND METAL IN MAIN OIL SCREEN. REPLACED ENGINE SN 15
- [SDR 95ZZZX712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX712), Jan 5, 1995: CASTING. CRACKED. MCI - DURING CHECK C-2D, FOUND .75 INCH CRACK IN TOP INBOARD CORNER OF NR 1 ENGINE AFT ENGINE MOUNT CASTING. REPAIRED BY INSTALLING DOUBLERS PER BOEING DWG 65C3
- [SDR 95ZZZX546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX546), Jan 3, 1995: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING CHECK C-2D, FOUND CRACK APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES IN BULKHEAD BELOW APU FLOW CONTROL VALVE, IN RT MLG WHEELWELL. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER 

## 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 19871207076069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871207076069I), Dec 7, 1987: Boeing 727231 (N54332), St Louis, MO. Strong vibration felt on NR3 engine. Landed with engine at idle. Engine had internal turbine damage.
- [Incident 19820106006049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820106006049I), Jan 6, 1982: Boeing 727231 (N54332), Phoenix, AZ. Zo taxiing to takeoff, passenger spoke to others of bombs and exploding aircraft. Returned to gate. No bomb found.
- [Incident 19790428200619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428200619I), Apr 28, 1979: Boeing 727 (N54332), Wichita, KS. Unidentified caller reported bomb on board. Made emergency landing. Total search found no bomb.

## Other aircraft with N54332

- [Cancelled 1949-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54332-1949-01-26): Douglas DC3C, S/N 20224. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [Oj Whitney Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OJ%20WHITNEY%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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