# N839TW: 1965 Boeing 727-31, registration cancelled 2012-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31) (registry code 1384010)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18904
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 1965
- Last registry action: July 31, 2001
- Mode S code: AB7B87
- Location: [Lake Zurich, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lake%20Zurich)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2016° N, 88.0463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60047, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N839TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=839TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N839TW-2012-07-24

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 727-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA92IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92IA020), Nov 2, 1991: Boeing 727-31 (N839TW), Gulf Of Mexico, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE OVERFILLING OF THE FORWARD LAVATORY DURING SERVICING AND THE FAILURE TO REPLACE THE FILL/RINSE LINE CAP AFTER SERVICING BY THE GROUND SERVICE PERSONNEL WHICH RESULTED IN THE LAVATORY VENTING…

## 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 19861029065929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861029065929I), Oct 29, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N839TW), St Louis, MO. Tower reported tire damage. Crew performed emergency landing procedures with no further difficulties.
- [Incident 19820303006969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820303006969I), Mar 3, 1982: Boeing 72731 (N839TW), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Engine shut down due to a compressor stall. Found damage to more than half of its compressor blade.
- [Incident 19801231086159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801231086159I), Dec 31, 1980: Boeing 72731 (N839TW), Chicago, IL. Flight reported fire warning light. After retarding throttle light went out. Bleed air y duct cracked.

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