# N856TW: Boeing 727-31, registration cancelled 1998-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-31) (registry code 1384010)
- Serial number: 18575
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 4, 1986
- Last registry action: September 16, 1998
- Mode S code: ABBF60
- 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/N856TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=856TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N856TW-1998-11-12

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## FAA accident and incident reports (7)

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 19890110006229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890110006229I), Jan 10, 1989: Boeing 72731 (N856TW), St Louis, MO. Unsafe left gear light on approach. Made normal landing. Plug and connector wiring insulation aged caused a short.
- [Incident 19871023065749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023065749I), Oct 23, 1987: Boeing 72731 (N856TW), St Louis, MO. The flaps failed to fully retract after takeoff. Aircraft safely returned. Flap control valve malfunctioned.
- [Incident 19860106003169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860106003169I), Jan 6, 1986: Boeing 72731 (N856TW), St Louis, MO. Windshield arced with smoke after takeoff. Grommet type washer allowed powerline to contact windshield frame.
- [Incident 19850824052089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824052089I), Aug 24, 1985: Boeing 72731 (N856TW), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Wingtip contacted runway during touch and go landing. Damage to slat and flap found on post flight inspection.
- [Incident 19850716037369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716037369I), Jul 16, 1985: Boeing 72731 (N856TW), St Louis, MO. Lost a system hydraulic quantity indication. Gear manually extended. Found faulty seal on hydraulic pump.
- [Incident 19840704036029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840704036029I), Jul 4, 1984: Boeing 72731 (N856TW), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Engine fire warning light on. Reduced power to idle. Light went out. Engine antiice duct split near engine case.
- [Incident 19801212086309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801212086309I), Dec 12, 1980: Boeing 72731 (N856TW), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to cargo door light illulmination.

## Other aircraft with N856TW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N856TW): Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L, S/N 1311

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