# N308DL: 1984 Boeing 737-232, registration cancelled 2009-10-01 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 1, 2009 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - 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: 23080 - Year built: 1984 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 26, 1984 - Certificate issued: September 20, 2007 - Last registry action: September 20, 2007 - Mode S code: A33D60 - Owner when cancelled: [Global Aircraft Solutions Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBAL%20AIRCRAFT%20SOLUTIONS%20INC) - Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 32.1478° N, 110.9354° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85706, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N308DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=308DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N308DL-2009-10-01 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 737-232: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-232.md ## Service difficulty reports (51, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DL73S060241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060241), Apr 1, 2006: FLOOR SUPPORT. MISINSTALLED. FUSELAGE OVERWING FLOOR SUPPORT CHANNELS ARE NOT APPROVED PER AD 2001-17-18. FLOORBEAM CHANNELS REPLACED. - [SDR DL73S060255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060255), Mar 29, 2006: LAP JOINT. CRACKED. TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 440 AND BS 460 ALONG THE S-10L LAP JOINT. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOULBER WAS INSTALLED. - [SDR DL73S060254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060254), Mar 29, 2006: LAP JOINT. CRACKED. TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND AT STA 777 IN THE STR-4R LAP JOINT. REMOVED CRACKED SKIN AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-03. - [SDR DL73S060253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060253), Mar 29, 2006: LAP JOINT. CRACKED. THREE CRACKS ALONG THE S-10R LAP JOINT WERE FOUND. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED. - [SDR DL73S060252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060252), Mar 29, 2006: LAP JOINT. CRACKED. FOUR CRACKS WERE FOUND ALONG THE S14R LAP JOINT AT BS 460, BS 470, BS 480-500, AND BS 500A. CRACKED SKIN WAS CUT OUT AND A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED. - [SDR DL73S060251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060251), Mar 29, 2006: LAP JOINT. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND AT STA 867 IN THE S4R LAP JOINT. DAMAGED SKIN WAS REMOVED AND A DOULBER WAS INSTALLED. - [SDR DL73S060249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060249), Mar 29, 2006: LAP JOINT. CRACKED. MULTIPLE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE S4R LAP JOINT BETWEEN BS 360-540. SKIN LAP JOINT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A FULL PANEL LENGTH LAP SPLICE REPAIR. - [SDR DL73S060240](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S060240), Mar 29, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. THE STA 787 FRAME WEB AT S-13L IS CRACKED. INSTALLED REPAIRS PER SRM 53-10-4, FIG 1. - [SDR DL73S050516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S050516), Sep 5, 2005: COALESCER BAG. CONTAMINATED. STRONG BURNING RUBBER ODOR ON LIFT OFF. ODOR NOTICED IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. RAN ENGS TO TAKEOFF PWR PER PFHB NTF. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS AS PRECAUTIONARY. - [SDR DL73S050496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S050496), Aug 27, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSEALGE SKIN CRACKS WAS FOUND AT FS 727B ABOVE STRINGER 20R AT A CHEM MILL LOCATION. THE DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED AND REMOVED AN A REPAIR INSTALLED FOLLOWING THE - [SDR DL73S050060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S050060), Jan 26, 2005: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THROTTLES RETARDED NR 2 ENGINE REMAINED AT 1.6 EPR. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL. - [SDR DL73S040766](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040766), Aug 13, 2004: KEELBEAM. CORRODED. THE KEEL CHORDS AT STRINGERS 27L & 27R WERE FOUND CORRODED NEAR THE SPLICE END AT FS 727A. THE CHORDS WERE CUT AT FS 727B+10 AND THE CORRODED ENDS REMOVED. NEW - [SDR DL73S040758](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040758), Aug 11, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 10R SKIN LAP JOINT PER AD 2003- 08-15 REVEALED A CRACKED FASTENER HOLE AT FS 727C. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED W - [SDR DL73S040755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040755), Aug 11, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. THE UPPER CAP OF THE FS 294.5 FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND CRACKED OUTBOARD OF RBL 45. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF CAP WAS CUT OUT AT RBL 28.5 AND A NEW SECTION SPLICED IN PE - [SDR DL73S040754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040754), Aug 11, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND AT A FASTENER HOLE IN THE UPPER FWD CORNER OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUT OUT IN THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL - [SDR DL73S040748](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040748), Aug 6, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 10L SKIN LAP JOINT PER AD 2003- 08-15 REVEALED A CRACKED FASTENER HOLE AT FS 500A AND AT FS 500B. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED WITH CUTOUT - [SDR DL73S040747](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040747), Aug 6, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP JOINT PER AD 2003-08 -15 REVEALED A SINGLE CRACKED FASTENER HOLE AT FS 400. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAI - [SDR DL73S040732](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040732), Aug 6, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN STR-14R LAP JOINT FS 380 REPAIR OF CRACK. INSPECTION PER SI 03-086337-12AD DISCOVERED A CRACK AT A FASTENER HOLE IN THE LOWER ROW OF THE STRINGER - [SDR DL73S040451](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040451), May 20, 2004: COFFEEMAKER. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING FLIGHT AFT CABIN ATTENDANTS NOTICE ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE AFT GALLEY. SHORTLY AFTER SMELL STARTED SMOKE DETECTOR IN AFT LAV STARTED TO SOUND. THE C/B FO - [SDR DL73S030909](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030909), Oct 9, 2003: COFFEEMAKER. OVERHEATED. PASSING 10,000 FT ON CLIMB STRONG BURNING ODOR. F/A'S CONFIRMED OVENS OFF, ODOR STRONGER, RETURNED TO ATL. FOUND FIRST CLASS COFFEEMAKER OVERHEATING. REPLACED C - [SDR DL73S030412](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030412), May 1, 2003: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. THE UPPER FRAME PORTION OF THE FWD FRAME ON THE C2 CARGO DOOR WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE FRAME AT THE LAP JOINT BETWEEN THE UPPER A - [SDR DL73S030413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030413), Apr 30, 2003: GUSSET. CRACKED. FUSELAGE / L1 DOOR OPENING / FWD FRAME / LOWER HINGE CUTOUT:GUSSET CRACK REPAIR THE FWD FRAME OF THE L1 DOOR OPENING STRUCTURE WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE 'H' - [SDR DL73S030370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030370), Apr 17, 2003: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. ON LAYOVER FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP ROWS 1-4----REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND SYSTEM CHKS OK - [SDR DL73S030368](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030368), Apr 17, 2003: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. ON LAYOVER FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT ROW 1-4 - REPLACED POWER SUPPLY - [SDR DL73K021039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K021039), Sep 5, 2002: WIRE. BROKEN. AT 0700 FLT CREW REPORTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 8 DEF WAS INOP. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AND REPAIRED SAME. LIGHT NOW OP NML - [SDR DL73K020686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K020686), Jun 19, 2002: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. EN ROUTE GOT R/T FAULT ON THE RADAR INDICATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED RADAR TRANSCEIVER PER M/M. OPS CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR DL73K020332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K020332), Mar 18, 2002: DOUBLER. CORRODED. FUSELAGE / SKIN CUTOUT / FS 967-981 / STRG. 26R-27R : INTERNAL CUTOUT DOUBLER CORROSION THE INTERNAL SURROUND DOUBLER AROUND A FUSELAGE CUTOUT FOR A LAVATORY VE - [SDR DL73S040294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040294), Apr 1, 2001: WARNING HORN. ACTIVATED. RTO AT 30KTS DUE TO T/O WARNING HORN. FOUND LEADING EDGE IND C/B POPPED. RESET AND ALL CHECKS OK. - [SDR DL73K001580](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001580), Aug 14, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. THE INBOARD STRAP WAS FOUND CORRODED AND CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FORWARD FRAME OF THE C2 DOOR OPENING AT APPROX WL 160. THE STRAP WAS REPLACED AND THE FRAME MO - [SDR DL73K001579](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001579), Aug 14, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE AFT GALLEY DOOR UPPER AFT CORNER. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND A DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WAS INSTALLED PER ERA 334709- - [SDR DL73K001578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001578), Aug 14, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE AFT ENTRY DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED SIMILIAR TO B737-200 SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 36 PER ERA 3347 - [SDR DL73K001577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001577), Aug 14, 2000: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. THE RT AND LT ATTACH FITTINGS OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE FOUND CORRODED. THE BORES WERE OVERSIZED AND SOME OF THE FACES WERE BLENDED PER ERA 334715-14 AT - [SDR DL73K001576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001576), Aug 14, 2000: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. THE NUMBER 2 LUG ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND CORRODED. THE BORE WAS OVERSIZED AND NEW BUSHINGS WERE MANUFACTURED PER ERA 334730-14 AT HM - [SDR DL73K001575](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001575), Aug 14, 2000: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RT AND LT CLEVIS LUGS WERE FOUND CORRODED. THE LUG DIAMETER WAS ENLARGED AND NEW BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED PER ERA 334719-14 AT HMV. - [SDR DL73K001574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001574), Aug 14, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE RBL 24 LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM AT APPROX FS 656. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED AND A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED PER ERA 334706-14 AT HMV. - [SDR DL73K001573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001573), Aug 14, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. THE FS 500 FRAME WAS FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN STR 25R AND STR 26R. THE DAMAGE WAS CUT OUT AND A FORMED SECTION REPAIR INSTALLED PER ERA 334713-14 AT HMV. - [SDR DL73K001455](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001455), Jul 27, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED AT FS 765 JUST ABOVE S-19R. THE CRACK WAS APPROX 1 INCH IN LENGTH AND RAN ALONG THE EDGE OF THE BONDED DOUBLER. THE CRACK IS - [SDR DL73K001454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001454), Jul 27, 2000: RIB. DAMAGED. CRACKS DISCOVERED IN THE UPPER CHORD OF THE WING CENTER SECTION LBL 24 FLOORBEAM IMMEDIATELY FWD STA 680. INSTALLED REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ER/A 334695-14. - [SDR DL73K001336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001336), Jul 17, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. ONE CRACK WAS FOUND IN EACH OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT FS 616 IN THE LOWER FASTENER OF THE INNER CHORD AT FRAME TO STUB BEAM JOINT. THE CRACKS WERE 1.25 INCH IN LENG - [SDR DL73K001323](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001323), Jul 12, 2000: FRAME. MISMANUFACTURED. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING THE MODIFICATION TO THE RS FS 440 FRAME PER S/B 737-53-1125 IT WAS NOTED THAT THE INITIAL FASTENERS AT THE SUBJECT LOCATIONS (5) WERE MS2047 - [SDR DL73K001254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001254), Jul 3, 2000: ACM. SEIZED. DUCT TEMP HIGH WITH NR PACK MIX VALVE IN FULL COLD. INTERMITTENT BURNING SMELL PRESENT IN AFT GALLEY AREA. NR 2 PACK APPEARS TO WORK FINE. - FOUND LT ACM FROZEN - [SDR DL73K990289](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K990289), Feb 13, 1999: FAN. FAILED. SLIGHT SMELL IN CABIN. FOUND GASPER FAN BREAKER POPPED. DEFERRED PER MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST AND COLLARED BREAKER FOR FAN. REPLACED FAN. - [SDR DL73K981870](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K981870), Sep 9, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT RIGHT SERVICE DOOR SLIDE LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. CKS GOOD. - [SDR DL73K981566](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K981566), Jul 29, 1998: DOOR. NOT LATCHED. FWD CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATE UPON TOUCH DOWN. FOUND DOOR OPEN, CHECKED DOOR LATCHES AND ALL WARNING SYS ALL CKS NML. - [SDR DL73K980240](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K980240), Jan 29, 1998: FUSE. BLOWN. EMERGENCY LIGHT EXIT SIGN ABOVE L2 DOOR WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED FUSE. - [SDR DL73K972176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K972176), Oct 27, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. LT AFT OVER DOOR EMERG EXIT SIGN AND AFT OVERHEAD CENTER AISLE EMERG EXIT SIGN WILL NOT TEST. REPLACED PWR SUPPLY L1076 AT STATION 975L LIGHTS TEST NORMAL. - [SDR DL73K972194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K972194), Oct 22, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN L2 DOOR SURROUND, LWR FWD HINGE CUT OUT. REPAIR FOR CRACK. 1.5 INCH CRACK FOUND IN SKIN AND BEAR STRAP AT THE LOWER HINGE CUT OUT OF THE L2 DOOR S - [SDR DL73S962117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S962117), Sep 6, 1996: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, 2 CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE FWD. FACEOF THE STA. 178 BULKHEAD WEB. FIRST CRACK CUTOUT MEASURES 1 1/8 X 1 AND IS LOCATED AT RBL 5.7 VERTIC - [SDR DL73S962051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S962051), Aug 30, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. RIGHT WING OUTBOARD AFT SUPPORT FITTING FOR THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BEAM WAS FOUD CRACKED. THE FITTING WAS INSPECTED PER BACO S/B 737-57-1216, BUT THIS DAMAGE IS - [SDR DL73S960904](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S960904), Apr 16, 1996: BOLT. LOOSE. ON ARRIVAL, A/C HAD NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, NO HELP. A/C MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FOUND OVER CENTER MECH STOP BLOCK ATTACH BOLT BACKE All 51: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N308DL-2009-10-01/reports.md ## 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 19940607022809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940607022809I), Jun 7, 1994: Boeing 737232 (N308DL), Buffalo, NY. A system hydraulic failure on approach. Used emergency gear extenion. Replaced. Defective nose gear supply line. - [Incident 19890120006119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890120006119I), Jan 20, 1989: Boeing 737200 (N308DL), Memphis, TN. Thumping noise on climbout. Returned found air condition duct loose in forward bin. Repaired and flight continued. - [Incident 19880121004949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880121004949I), Jan 21, 1988: Boeing 737232 (N308DL), Kansas City, MO. Engine overheat illuminated. Returned to Kansas City. System test was normal. Unable to duplicate overheat problem. ## Other aircraft with N308DL - [Cancelled 2025-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N308DL-2025-03-27): Xag P100, S/N 1863FPEG82182S0K66W. Assigned, pending cancellation --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.