# N303DL: 1983 Boeing 737-232, registration cancelled 2017-06-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 22, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-232) (registry code 1384475)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (registry code 52051)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23075
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1983
- Certificate issued: August 28, 2008
- Last registry action: August 28, 2008
- Mode S code: A32ACD
- Owner when cancelled: [Jet Midwest Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20MIDWEST%20INC)
- Location: [Kansas City, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Kansas%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1483° N, 94.6051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66115, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N303DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=303DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303DL-2017-06-22

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 737-232: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-232.md

## Service difficulty reports (46)

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

- [SDR DL73S060280](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060280), Apr 13, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THE LAP JOINT AT S-14L, AT BS 500A + 17. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.
- [SDR DL73S060279](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060279), Apr 13, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THE LAP JOINT AT S-14L, AT BS 500 +12. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.
- [SDR DL73S060278](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060278), Apr 13, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THE LAP JOINT AT S-4R, AT BS 492. THE CRACKED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.
- [SDR DL73S060277](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060277), Apr 13, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN IN THE LAP JOINT AT S-14R, BETWEEN BS 492-511. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED AND REPAIR DOUBLERS WERE INSTALLED.
- [SDR DL73S060281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060281), Apr 12, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THE LAP JOINT AT S-10L, AT BS 360-540. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED.
- [SDR DL73S060144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060144), Feb 19, 2006: DOOR SEAL. TORN. CLIMBING THROUGH FL 290 CABIN WARNING HORN SOUNDED CABIN WAS 10,000 FT. INITIATED DESCENT TO 10K AND ACCOMPLISHED CK LIST. CABIN CLIMBED TO 14,500 AND MASKS DEP
- [SDR DL73S050180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S050180), Mar 22, 2005: PCU. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER MOVING FLAPS TO 5 DEGREES SYS-A HYD QTY DROPPED TO ZERO. REPLACED LOWER A-SYSTEM AILERON PCU FOR LEAKING.
- [SDR DL73S040844](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040844), Sep 4, 2004: CHARGER. MALFUNCTIONED. PRIOR TO TAXI OUT, F/A NOTIFIED FLT CREW THAT EMERGENCY LIGHTS SEAT MOUNTED FROM MIDDLE OF A/C TO BACK OF A/C WERE ILLUMINATED DIM. REPLACED M9013 BATTERY PACK,
- [SDR DL73S040760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040760), Aug 13, 2004: GASPER FAN. FAILED. DURING CRUISE SMELLED BURNING ODOR THAT REMAINED THROUGH LANDING. FOUND GASPER FAN C/B TRIPPED. RAN PACKS TO CLEAR ODOR. REPLACED FAN.
- [SDR DL73S040698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040698), Jul 26, 2004: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. NUMBER 1 OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 6 PSI AFTER LEVEL OFF. REPLACED NR 1 OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER.
- [SDR DL73S040588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040588), Jun 18, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION OF THE SKIN LAP JOINTS PER AD 2003-08-15, REVEALED A CRACK IN THE STRINGER 10R SKIN LAP JOINT AT FS 439. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 4.25 INCH CUTOU
- [SDR DL73S040587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040587), Jun 18, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION OF THE SKIN LAP JOINTS PER AD 2003-08-15, REVEALED A CRACK IN THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP JOINT AT FS 439. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 4.25 INCH CUTOUT
- [SDR DL73S040586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040586), Jun 18, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION OF THE SKIN LAP JOINTS PER AD 2003-08-15, REVEALED CRACKS IN THE STRINGER 4L LAP JOINT BETWEEN FS 430 & 450. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED WITH A 25 INCH C
- [SDR DL73S040585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040585), Jun 18, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION OF THE SKIN LAP JOINTS PER AD 2003-08-15, REVEALED A CRACK IN THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP JOINT AT FS 695. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 4.25 INCH LONG C
- [SDR DL73S040584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040584), Jun 18, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN LAP JOINTS PER AD 2003-08 -15 REVEALED CRACKS IN THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP JOINT BETWEEN FS 560 & 590. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED WI
- [SDR DL73S040583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040583), Jun 18, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN LAP JOINTS PER AD 2003-08-15, REVEALED A CRACK IN THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP JOINT AT FS 847. THE CRACKED AREA WAS REMOVED WITH A 
- [SDR DL73S040474](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040474), May 28, 2004: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FWD AND AFT SIDE OF FRAME STA 827 BETWEEN STR 27 LT AND RT. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-04.
- [SDR DL73S040562](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040562), May 24, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. FLOORBEAM TEE CAP UPPER FLANGE CRACKED STA 328 AT LBL 12. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-9D.
- [SDR DL73S040018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040018), Jan 9, 2004: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. ON PREFLIGHT FOUND FWD ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND RACK.
- [SDR DL73S030596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030596), Jun 28, 2003: FUSE. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY SEAT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, FROM CLOSET 1R THROUGH ROW 10. RPLCD FUSE AT D1133. CLOSET LIGHTS STILL INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRES AT CLOSET BULKHEAD
- [SDR DL73S030445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030445), May 7, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 2 INCH CRACK RUNNING ALONG THE MILL/BONDED DOUBLER LINE OF STRINGER 23R AT FS 867. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 737-53A121
- [SDR DL73S030409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030409), Apr 30, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUNE WITH A 2 INCH CRACK RUNNING ALONG THE BONDED WAFFLE DOUBLER EDGE AT STRINGER 17L AND FS 790. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN 
- [SDR DL73S030400](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030400), Apr 29, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. MAJOR REPAIR TO FUSELAGE SKIN WHERE CRACKS WERE FOUND DUE TO INSPECTION EO 5-75366-12AD. A/C WILL BE REPAIRED PER ERA 384984-14.
- [SDR DL73K021303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K021303), Nov 5, 2002: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. A .625 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND EMANATING FROM A FASTENER HOLE IN THE GORE/WEB OF THE AFT PRESSURE DOME AT FS 1016 AT LBL 2 & WL 244. THE CRACK TIPS WERE STOP DRILL
- [SDR DL73K010598](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K010598), Apr 11, 2001: BULB. BURNED OUT. R2 DOOR EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED.
- [SDR DL73K002157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K002157), Nov 3, 2000: LINE. RUPTURED. SYSTEM A PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO AND BOTH PUMP LIGHTS ON, WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN. GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED. FOUND RUPTURED HYD LINE ON NR 2 ENG PYLON TO FIREWA
- [SDR DL73K001161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001161), Jun 15, 2000: RECEIVER. INOPERATIVE. IN CLIMB LVL OFF AT 330, .74M AP-A ENGDG HEARD AND FELT MUFFLED BANG ASSOC W/ROLLING A/P DISENGAGED BANKED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STABILIZED BANK NEARED 30 DEGREE
- [SDR DL73K001034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001034), May 26, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. STR 27L WAS FOUND CORRODED FROM FS 907 TO FS 947. THE STR WAS CUT AND REMOVED FROM FS 907 TO FS 1016 AND SPLICED IN PER ERA 3-53-11.
- [SDR DL73K001021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001021), May 25, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND THE THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB AT APPROX WL 233.5. ONE WAS AT LBL 12 AND THE OTHER AT RBL 12. THE CRACKS WERE ROUTED OUT AND DOUBLERS WERE IN
- [SDR DL73K001008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001008), May 23, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. A 2.2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT RBL 24.75 IN THE VERTICAL WEB OF THE FS 520 FLOORBEAM. ADDITIONALLY, A CHANNEL ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE BEAM AT LBL 24.75 WAS FOUND 
- [SDR DL73K000244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K000244), Feb 2, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. A TYPICAL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER OF THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT ENTRY DOOR (L2) CUTOUT. THE UNDERLYING BEARSTRAP WAS INSPECTED AND
- [SDR DL73K991622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K991622), Jul 16, 1999: FITTING. CORRODED. FUSELAGE / LT MLG SIDE STRUT SUPPORT FITTING / FS 685 : LUG BORE CORROSION. THE LUG BORE OF THE LT MLG SIDE STRUT SUPPORT FITTING WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION. THE 
- [SDR DL73K990760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K990760), Apr 7, 1999: MASK. LEAKING. IN CRUISE, O2 GAUGE INDICATED ZERO. SUPPLY AT MASK NIL. ACCOMPLISHED POM PROCEDURE. REPLACED BOTTLE AND FOUND OBS MASK LEAKING. REPLACED MASK, SYS LEAK CHECKS O
- [SDR DL73K982421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K982421), Nov 19, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 2 INCH CRACK AT FS 747 JUST BELOW S-18R. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE EXISTING SKIN AND AN EXISTING, ADJACENT SKIN REPAIR 
- [SDR DL73K971864](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K971864), Sep 16, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. THE R-2 DOORWAY HAS A CRACK AT THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER EXTENDING 2. THE CRACK REMAINS WITHIN THE DAMAGE LIMITATIONS OF THE B737-200 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 24. THE
- [SDR DL73K971803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K971803), Sep 15, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. APPROX 2 IN CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT R-2 DOORWAY AT LWR FWD CORNER. REPAIR PER ERA 362753-14 REF SRM 53-30-3.
- [SDR DL73K971604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K971604), Aug 17, 1997: BULB. FAILED. EMER TRACK LIGHTING FWD RED BULB BURNED OUT. RELAMPED, CKS OK.
- [SDR DL73S961752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S961752), Jul 3, 1996: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. DURING MID-VISIT, 178 BULKHEAD WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN WEB. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA/DER FORM 8110-3, DER DESIGNAT
- [SDR DL73S961581](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S961581), Jul 2, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. THE SKIN AT THE COOLING DUCT CUTOUT, BS 373 LBL 3, FOUND CRACKED AT THE AFT EDGE OF THE CUTOUT. THE CRACK IS APPROX 2 INCH LENGHTH AND IS TYPICAL OF CRACKS DESC
- [SDR DL73S961297](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S961297), May 27, 1996: SPOILER ACTUATOR. RUPTURED. TOTAL LOSS OF A-SYSTEM HYDRAULICS SYSTEM IN FLIGHT.
- [SDR DL73S960684](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S960684), Mar 15, 1996: LIGHT COVER. MISSING. ON INSPECTION, FOUND OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT ROW 15A MISSING. REPLACED LENS AND REBULBED, OPERATION NORMAL.
- [SDR DL73S960100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S960100), Jan 13, 1996: UPLOCK ACT. FAILED. LT MLG UNSAFE LIGHT ON IN FLT WITH LT GEAR VIB ALONG WITH UNSAFE INDICATION. JACKED A/C, RAN GEAR AND FOUND UNLOCK ACTUATOR BYPASSING FLUID. REPLACED SAME, GEAR
- [SDR DL73S954683](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S954683), Dec 12, 1995: HEAT EXCHANGER. DIRTY. IN FLT STRONG SMOKE SMELL IN CABIN, BOTH LAV SMOKE ALARMS WENT OFF RETURNED ATL. REMOVED DEBRIS FROM RIGHT PACK HEAT EXCHANGER, RAN ENGINES AND PACKS ALL NORMAL
- [SDR DL73S953992](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S953992), Sep 16, 1995: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING CORROSION VISIT, FOUND THE BL 0 FLOORBEAM OF THE WING CENTER SECTION CRACKED AT FS 662. THE UPPER CAP OF THE BEAM IS COMPLETELY CRACKED THROUGH, INCLUDIN
- [SDR DL73S952830](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S952830), May 9, 1995: SKIN. DELAMINATED. ON INITIAL SHOP INSPECTION, 2 AREAS OF DELAMINATION WERE FOUND. THE FIRST AREA OF DAMAGE IS ON BOTTOM SKIN, APPROX 12 INCHES FROM I/B END. THE DAMAGED AREA IS D
- [SDR DL73S950870](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S950870), Feb 26, 1995: ENGINE. FAILED. AFTER TAKOFF, RDU NR 1 ENGINE FLAMED-OUT AT TOP OF CLIMB. OFF LANDED GSO. FOUND METAL ON CHIP DETECTOR AND OIL SCREEN, N1 FAN BINDING AND UNABLE TO TURN N2. REP

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