# N73153: Convair 340-31, registration cancelled 1999-04-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 6, 1999
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Convair 340-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (registry code 2422804)
- Serial number: 179
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 10, 1981
- Last registry action: October 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A9D1E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Sierra Pacific Airlines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20PACIFIC%20AIRLINES)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3026° N, 111.1825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85743, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73153
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73153
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73153-1999-04-06

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (3)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZM1552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1552), Nov 1, 1996: CYLINDER. LOW PRESSURE. DURING SCHEDULED CHECK, THE EVACUATION SLIDE CYLINDER PRESSURE WAS FOUND BELOW LIMITS. THE EVACUATION SLIDE/CYLINDER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR 95ZZZX6287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6287), Sep 28, 1995: EEL BATTERY. DIRTY. DURING SCHEDULED CHECK, THE MOST FORWARD INTERNAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED OXIDATION FROM BATTERY CONTACTS. SUBSEQUENT OPERATIO
- [SDR 95ZZZM300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM300), Jul 7, 1995: EEL. INOPERATIVE. DURING UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AND ALL EXTERIOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. CLEANED CORROSION, INCREAS

## 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 19940629027329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940629027329I), Jun 29, 1994: Cvac 34031 (N73153), Grand Canyon, AZ. Landed with nose gear not fully centered. Stopped on edge of runway. Replaced steering actuator.
- [Incident 19891212065299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891212065299I), Dec 12, 1989: Cvac STCAPJC (N73153), Memphis, TN. NR2 engine fire warning. Fired bottles and shut engine down. Landed safely. Had false fire warning.
- [Incident 19821201065599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821201065599I), Dec 1, 1982: Cvac STCAPJC (N73153), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Gust of wind blew an aircraft maintenance stand onto a taxiway across the path of the aircraft taxiing for takeoff.
- [Incident 19801208085659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801208085659I), Dec 8, 1980: Cvac STCAPJC (N73153), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. After engine start NR2 starter disintegrated causing lower cowling to be thrown into prop.

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