# N54337: 1971 Boeing 727-231, registration cancelled 2013-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (registry code 1384079)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20491
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 1971
- Last registry action: March 21, 2000
- Mode S code: A6E5F2
- Location: [Coconut Creek, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Coconut%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.2982° N, 80.1821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33073, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54337
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54337
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54337-2013-08-13

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 (6)

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

- [SDR TWAA9739002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9739002), Mar 16, 1997: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. STL - FLT 475 - DURING LAYOVER MAINTENANCE, AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LGIHT AND LEFT AFT OVERWING LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVERWING LIGHT, MFG 
- [SDR 96ZZZM1445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1445), Oct 6, 1996: RELEASE ACTUATOR. FAILED. STL - AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK RELEASE ACTUATOR TRUNNION BEARING PLATES,
- [SDR 96ZZZM1035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1035), May 12, 1996: OVEN. DIRTY. STL - DURING CRUISE, FORWARD GALLEY OVEN OVERHEATED AND EMITTED SMOKE. TURNED OFF OVEN. FOUND DEBRIS AND SPILLED FOOD IN OVEN, MFG P/N 5616E. CLEANED OVEN AND O
- [SDR 96ZZZM795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM795), Mar 21, 1996: RETRACT MECH. LACK OF LUBE. DURING APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. CYCLED LANDING GEAR. LUBRICATED NOSE LANDING GEAR TRUNNIONS AND DRAG BRACE. NO
- [SDR 96ZZZX1192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1192), Feb 3, 1996: LIGHT TRACK. INOPERATIVE. STL - FLT 123 - DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND FIRST CLASS EGRESS LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. FOUND CAP STRIP, MFG PN 3350-0025-40, CAME LOOSE FROM LIGHT TRACK. REINSTALLED CA
- [SDR 95ZZZX6798](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6798), Sep 19, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. MCI - DURING CHECK-C, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT LOWER AFT CORNER CUT-OUT. REPAIRED PER SSRM 53-30-206. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME: 61,301 HOURS; 41,020 

## 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 19840806041909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840806041909I), Aug 6, 1984: Boeing 727231 (N54337), St Louis, MO. Smoke in cockpit. Crew went on oxygen. Found the weather radar unit had failed when its transformer had overheated.
- [Incident 19810502028049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502028049I), May 2, 1981: Boeing 727231 (N54337), Chicago, IL. Aircraft would not pressurize on ground. Lower 41 door was cocked but no warning light. Reclosed door ok.
- [Incident 19780124004779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780124004779I), Jan 24, 1978: Boeing 727 (N54337), Oklahoma City, OK. Aircraft taxiing for departure slid off taxiway.

## Other aircraft with N54337

- [Cancelled 1955-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54337-1955-12-12): Douglas DC3C-S1C3G, S/N 20136. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Bankers Life & Casualty Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANKERS%20LIFE%20%26%20CASUALTY%20CO), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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