# N54333: Boeing 727-231, registration cancelled 1999-08-03 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 3, 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: 20460 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: May 7, 1999 - Last registry action: May 7, 1999 - Mode S code: A6E5EE - Owner when cancelled: [Aeroturbine Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROTURBINE%20INC) - Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 25.7795° N, 80.2996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33126, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54333 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54333 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54333-1999-08-03 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 (12) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR TWAA9806204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9806204), Apr 20, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. JFK - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE STRINGER 27L WITH CORROSION BETWEEN STATION 700 AND STATION 720. REMOVED SECTION OF STRINGER AND INSTALLED SPLICE SECTION P - [SDR TWAA9806203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9806203), Apr 20, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED AT STATION 700-720, STRINGER 27L. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF SKIN AND INSTALLED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM - [SDR TWAA9806202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9806202), Apr 20, 1998: FRAME. MISREPAIRED. JFK - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME REPAIR AT FLOORBEAM AREA LEFT SIDE OF CABIN AT STATION 783.95 WAS NOT PER MO 71T68 PHASE C. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER M - [SDR TWAA9806201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9806201), Apr 20, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. JFK - DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE LAP SEAM BULGED AT STATION 700-720, STRINGER 25L. REMOVED CORROSION AND TREATED AREA PER SRM 51-10-6. ALSO, REMOVED AND REP - [SDR TWAA9804601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9804601), Mar 27, 1998: FUEL PUMP. FAILED. DFW - FLT 178 - NR 1 ENGINE FAILED AT APPROX 1200 FEET DURING TAKEOFF. ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN. RETURNED TO DFW. FUEL PUMP FAILURE. REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND JFC. (M) - [SDR TWAA9803204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9803204), Mar 5, 1998: PITOT LINE. BROKEN. STL - FLT 141 - ELEVATOR FEEL DIFFERENTIAL LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. RETURNED TO STL. REPLACED BROKEN PITOT LINE GOING TO ELEVATOR FEEL LOCATED IN BAY FIVE OF VERTI - [SDR TWAA9711101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9711101), Sep 10, 1997: FUEL HEAT VLV. MALFUNCTIONED. MCI - FLT 712 - DURING CRUISE, THE NR 2 ENGINE, S/N 3954 OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATED HIGH. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE FUEL HEAT VALVE, MFG P/N 320115, M - [SDR TWAA9768002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9768002), Jun 13, 1997: FUEL PUMP. FAILED. STL - FLT 179 - DURING TAKEOFF, NR 3 ENGINE WENT TO BELOW IDLE POWER. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND JFC. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M) - [SDR TWAA9756002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9756002), May 8, 1997: O-RING. LEAKING. JFK - FLT 304 - DURING CRUISE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC SYSTE 'A' FLUID. REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RING DUE TO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE MODULE O-RING LEAKING. OPS CH - [SDR TWAA9750002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9750002), Apr 16, 1997: OVEN. DIRTY. LGA - FLT 45 - DURING CRUISE, AFT GALLEY OVEN EMITTED SMOKE INTO PASSENGER CABIN. CLEANED FOOD DEBRIS FROM OVEN AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ALL AFT GALLEY OVENS NO - [SDR 96ZZZM1133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1133), Jun 24, 1996: OIL FILTER. DIRTY. JFK - DURING CRUISE SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE, S/N 1541, DUE TO OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATION. FOUND OIL FILTER FULL OF CARBIDE CRYSTALS CHANGED OIL FILTER, - [SDR 96ZZZM1131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1131), Jun 24, 1996: OIL FILTER. DIRTY. MCO - DURING CRUISE SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE, S/N 1541, DUE TO OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATION. FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN OIL FILTER. REPLACED ENGINE. ENGINE O ## 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 19880605032369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605032369I), Jun 5, 1988: Boeing 727231 (N54333), St Louis, MO. PIC noticed discrepancies between altimeter systems. Switched to alternate system. Found hole in static port heater - [Incident 19870511021339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870511021339I), May 11, 1987: Boeing 727231 (N54333), St Louis, MO. Left gear did not indicate locked when gear extended. Replaced accessory box. - [Incident 19861012063029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861012063029I), Oct 12, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N54333), St Louis, MO. A system hydraulics failed at cruise. Towed off runway after a safe landing. Fitting on hydraulic pump was loose. ## Other aircraft with N54333 - [Cancelled 1965-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54333-1965-05-24): Douglas DC3C, S/N 20186. Exported to Cuba. Owner: [Frederick B Ayer & Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREDERICK%20B%20AYER%20%26%20ASSOCIATES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.