# N855TW: 1964 Boeing 727-31, registration cancelled 2002-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 18574
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1964
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1986
- Last registry action: September 18, 2001
- Mode S code: ABBBA9
- 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/N855TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=855TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N855TW-2002-05-17

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 NYC84IA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84IA192), Jun 2, 1984: Boeing 727-31 (N855TW), Flushing, NY, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (6)

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 19871103072039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871103072039I), Nov 3, 1987: Boeing 72731 (N855TW), St Louis, MO. The right airconditioning pack tripped off during climb. Right pack unable to hold pressure. Aircraft returned.
- [Incident 19860131003529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860131003529I), Jan 31, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N855TW), St Louis, MO. Nose gear unsafe indication and hydraulic fluid loss. Safe landing, gear pinned.
- [Incident 19840602031729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840602031729I), Jun 2, 1984: Boeing 72731 (N855TW), Flushing, NY, Minor damage. Airstairs doors opened on climbout. Aft airstar warning light inoperative. Over center bungee uplatch inoperative.
- [Incident 19830119003429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830119003429I), Jan 19, 1983: Boeing 72731 (N855TW), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Right wing struck a cargo loader taxiing to gate. Had one wing walker. Cargo loader incorrectly parked.
- [Incident 19800816066949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816066949I), Aug 16, 1980: Boeing 72731 (N855TW), Kansas City, MO. After takeoff, gear lever would not come up past the off position. A torque link pin found disconnected.
- [Incident 19800102010239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800102010239I), Jan 2, 1980: Boeing 72731 (N855TW), Pittsburgh, PA. Engine shut down due to illumination of oil pressure light.

## Other aircraft with N855TW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N855TW): Cessna 150G, S/N 15065657

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