# N569JA: 1953 Convair 340-31, registration cancelled 2003-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2003
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Convair 340-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (registry code 2422804)
- Engine: [Allison 501-D13 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-d13-series) (registry code 03004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-282](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-282) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 69
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 30, 1968
- Certificate issued: June 7, 1989
- Last registry action: September 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A74922
- Owner when cancelled: [Era Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N569JA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=569JA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N569JA-2003-06-19

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 Convair 340-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31.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 ERA2001F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERA2001F00000), May 21, 2001: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN CRUISE DUE TO POWER DROPPING OFF, POWER LEVER ADVANCE HAD NO EFFECT. MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING ANC. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT
- [SDR 20001113SH020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001113SH020), Jul 24, 2000: CLAMP. BROKEN. RIGHT E-HANDLE PULLED AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO FIRE WARNING ZONE 1. FOUND NR 2 ENGINE U-JOINT TO INTERMEDIATE PIPE CLAMP BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SAME. (X)
- [SDR 20000616AP002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000616AP002), Apr 11, 2000: FIRE LOOP. SHORTED. ZONE 1 FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED WITH WARNING BELL ON NR 2 ENGINE. NO VISIBLE SIGN OF FIRE. SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE AND MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT ANC. NO PHYSICAL
- [SDR 20000616AP001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000616AP001), Apr 11, 2000: FIRE LOOP. SHORTED. ZONE 1 FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED WITH WARNING BELL ON NR 2 ENGINE. NO VISIBLE SIGN OF FIRE. SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE AND MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT ANC. NO PHYSICAL
- [SDR 2000ZZZM208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZM208), Jan 28, 2000: GENERATOR. FAILED. LOST BOTH AIRSPEED INDICATORS ON APPROACH TO CDV IN HEAVY ICING. PITOT HEAT SELECTED ON AND FUNCTIONING. SELECTED ALTERNATE STATIC SOURCE ON BOTH SIDES. LEFT GE
- [SDR 98ZZZM827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM827), Sep 29, 1998: BEARING. DESTROYED. RIGHT MLG OUTBOARD WHEEL ASSY DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ANC BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS HAD DISINTIGRATED. NO EVIDENCE OF HEAT DISTRESS. GREASE WAS FOUND IN BEARING 
- [SDR 97ZZZX4609](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4609), Sep 17, 1997: SCREW. MISSING. LOOSE PANEL ON WING FLAP PULLEY COVER. RETURNED TO ANC, MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED COVER SCREWS. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED.
- [SDR 97ZZZM783](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM783), Jul 8, 1997: AIR DISTRIBUTION. SMOKE. SMOKE DETECTED IN CABIN ON LANDING. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN, PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM ON, CABIN HEAT FULL HOT, SUPPLEMENTAL HEATER ON, AND COMPLETED ENVIRONMENTAL SYS
- [SDR ERA00006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERA00006), May 24, 1995: SWITCH BRACKET. LOOSE. LEFT GEAR DOWN LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. RETURNED TO ANC AND MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING. TIGHTENED AND RERIGGED LOOSE LT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH BRACKET IAW CV580 M/
- [SDR ERA00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERA00003), Feb 16, 1995: UPLOCK LEVER. CRACKED. GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT AFTER DEPARTURE. FOUND LEVER P/N 240-8557101-6 CRACKED. THIS CRACKED LEVER WOULD NOT ALLOW THE NLG UPLOCK TO ACTUATE. RE-RIGG
- [SDR ERA00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERA00002), Feb 16, 1995: UPLOCK LEVER. CRACKED. NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND LEVER P/N 240-8557101-6 CRACKED. THIS CRACKED LEVER WOULD NOT ALLOW THE NLG UPLOCK TO ACTUATE.
- [SDR ERA00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERA00001), Jan 25, 1995: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INTERIOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ON RT SIDE ROW 3 INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19880901049359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880901049359I), Sep 1, 1988: Cvac 34031 (N569JA), Fairbanks, AK. Had control problem with right propeller. Feathered prop and landed. Found prop low on oil.

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