# N54338: Boeing 727-231, registration cancelled 1997-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 1997
- Exported to: South Africa
- 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: 20843
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1986
- Last registry action: June 21, 1995
- Mode S code: A6E5F3
- 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/N54338
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54338
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54338-1997-10-06

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 (4)

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

- [SDR TWAA9724001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9724001), Feb 16, 1997: SCAVENGE TUBE. FAILED. STL - DURING TAKEOFF, NR 2 ENGINE INDICATED LOW OIL PRESSURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 6 BEARING OIL SCAVENGE TUBE, MFG P/N RD-2189-1. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND ENGI
- [SDR TWAA9708001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9708001), Jan 11, 1997: AIR DISTR. ODOR. MIA - DURING CLIMB, HAD A HOT ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN OPERATED AIR CONDITIONING IN MANUAL. ACCOMPLISHED DUCT BURNOUT PROCEDURES. BOTH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS O
- [SDR TWAA9616102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TWAA9616102), Dec 29, 1996: BYPASS SWITCH. FAILED. STL - FLT 105 - DURING CRUISE, SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE, S/N 3989, DUE TO OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATION. FOUND MALFUNCTIONING OIL FILTER BYPASS SWITCH, MFG 
- [SDR 95ZZZX5143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5143), Sep 10, 1995: PRESSURE SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. DTW - FLT 267 - DURING POWER CHANGE AT LEVEL OFF, NR 2 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE SN 3989. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE OIL BYPAS

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19860415023579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860415023579I), Apr 15, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N54338), St Louis, MO. Aborted takeoff after N2 dropped to 80 percent. Replaced fuel control unit, engine drive fuel pump.
- [Incident 19810923068549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810923068549I), Sep 23, 1981: Boeing 727231 (N54338), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Tire failed during takeoff.
- [Incident 19800722062149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722062149I), Jul 22, 1980: Boeing 727231 (N54338), Indianapolis, IN. Engine shut down due to high oil temp. Replaced oil temp indicator and temp bulb.
- [Incident 19790113001959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790113001959I), Jan 13, 1979: Boeing 727231 (N54338), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Ze takeoff aborted due to snow ingestion in #1 engine.

## Other aircraft with N54338

- [Cancelled 1955-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54338-1955-10-20): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-1531. Owner: [George D Wright](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20D%20WRIGHT), [Vidalia, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Vidalia)

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