# N331DL: 1984 Boeing 737-232, registration cancelled 2009-05-26 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 26, 2009 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 737-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-232) (registry code 1384475) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053) - Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 23103 - Year built: 1984 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: November 5, 1984 - Certificate issued: December 6, 1984 - Last registry action: June 20, 2006 - Mode S code: A399DC - Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Co Owner Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20OWNER%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N331DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=331DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331DL-2009-05-26 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 (34) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DL73S050399](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S050399), Jul 23, 2005: DUCT. PERFORATED. ON T/O AT 3500FT, NR 2 ENG OVHT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THRUST LEVER PULLED TO IDLE IAW QRK PROCEDURE LIGHT WENT OUTMADE RETURN LANDING AT CVG. REPLACED BLOWN A - [SDR DL73S050154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S050154), Mar 9, 2005: APU. SMOKE. DURING APU START CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. RAN PACKS USING EXT CART, NO SMELL NOTED. STARTED ENGINES, NO SMELL WITH PACKS ON / OFF. FWD APU MCO PLACARD MEL 49-00 - [SDR DL73S041071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S041071), Nov 30, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. A 1 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE BONDED SKIN ASSY AND UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP AT THE UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE L2 DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AN - [SDR DL73S040401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S040401), May 4, 2004: HOUSING. CRACKED. LOST A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON TAXI IN TO GATE AT ORD. FOUND NR 8 GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR BODY CRACKED. REPLACED NR 8 GROUND SPOILER PER AMM 27-62-101, PB 401. LEAK - [SDR DL73S030688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030688), Jul 20, 2003: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF INSPECTIONS IAW SB 737-55-1028 (DAL EO 3-85220-3), CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FIVE (5) VERT STABILIZER CLEVIS LUGS AND THREE (3) VERT STABI - [SDR DL73S030681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030681), Jul 18, 2003: SKIN. DENTED. A SCRATCH AND DENT WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST BELOW THE C1 CARGO DOORWAY EXTENDING FROM FS 460 TO FS 500. AN EXISTING REPAIR WAS FOUND AT THE FORWARD L - [SDR DL73S030680](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030680), Jul 18, 2003: SPAR. GOUGED. RT WING / MLG AFT SUPPORT FITTING / WBL 157, TOOLING DAMAGE. THE MLG AFT SUPPORT FITTING ON THE RT WING SUFFERED TOOLING DAMAGE DURING REMOVAL OF FASTENERS FOR - [SDR DL73S030674](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030674), Jul 18, 2003: FLOORBEAM. DAMAGED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EO 03-062982-03AD, MTC ADDED ADDITIONAL FASTENER HOLES THROUGH THE UPPER CAP AND SPLICE ANGLES OF THE CENTER WING BOX FLOORBEAMS FROM B - [SDR DL73S030666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030666), Jul 18, 2003: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. FUSELAGE STA 727 BLKHD, MLG WW, UPPER CHORD - REPAIR: A 0.5 INCH CRACK WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN TEH UPPER CHORD OF THE SUBJECT BULKHEAD NEAR BL 0. THE CRACK W - [SDR DL73S030665](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030665), Jul 18, 2003: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN STA 663, S2R TO S1 - MISALIGNMENT: DURING INSPECTION OF THE FS 663 FRAME, MTC FOUND CRACKS IN THE FRAME AT S2R AND S1R. THESE WERE WITHIN THE AREA - [SDR DL73S030664](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030664), Jul 18, 2003: SKIN. DAMAGED. FUSELAGE SKIN STA 255, S-23R TO S-24R - CUTOUT: EXISTING TEMPORARY (BLIND FASTENER) SRM REPAIR REMOVED AND PERMANENT SKIN REPAIR INSTALLED IAW DAL ER/A 385263-1 - [SDR DL73S030658](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030658), Jul 16, 2003: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. HORIZ STAB LT, RT, AND CENTER SECTIONS ATTACH FITTINGS :LUG CORROSION, INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH LUGS ON THE LT, RT, AND CENTER SECTIONS OF - [SDR DL73S030623](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S030623), Jul 10, 2003: SILL. CRACKED. FUSELAGE C-2 DOOR UPPER SILL FS 818 WEB CORROSION. DURING INSPECTION OF A TIME LIMITED REPAIR TO THE C-2 DOORWAY UPPER SILL WEB, CRACKING OF THE WEB WAS NOTED A - [SDR DL73K030517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K030517), Jun 4, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. FS 661 - 727, KEEL BEAM SKIN PANEL FABRICATION: DURING INSPECTIONS PER EO 3-58542-3, THE SUBJECT PANEL WAS FOUND CRACKED. BAC SB 737-53-1104 PROVIDES REPAIR INS - [SDR DL73K010980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K010980), Jun 15, 2001: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. THE UPPER SILL BEAM OF THE C2 DOOR CUTOUT SURROUND STRUCTURE WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE BEAM WEB AT FS 818. - [SDR DL73K010795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K010795), May 18, 2001: ANTENNA. FAILED. WX RADAR ANTENNA FAULT. REPLACED WX RADAR ANTENNA, TEST GOOD. THIS WAS AN AIR TURNBACK. - [SDR DL73K002275](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K002275), Nov 20, 2000: WIRE. SHORTED. NR 2 ENG OIL TEMP IN YELLOW BAND. FOUND NR 2 FUEL HEAT VALVE C/B POPPED. FOUND WIRE 058-20 INSIDE FIREWALL CANNON PLUG SHORTED TO GROUND. REPAIRED SAME. - [SDR DL73K001897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001897), Sep 29, 2000: COFFEEMAKER. SHORTED. FLT ATT REPORTED STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN AFT GAL. TURNED OFF AFT GALLEY PWR IN COCKPIT SMELL WENT AWAY. FOUND SHORTED AFT NR 1 COFFEE DISPENSER. REPLACED SAM - [SDR DL73K001755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001755), Sep 9, 2000: SKIN. GOUGED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE C1 DOOR CUTOUT FWD EDGE (FS 440) WAS FOUND WITH SEVERAL GOUGES AND SCRATCHES BETWEEN STRINGERS 21R & 25R. THE SKIN WAS CUT OUT TO REMOV - [SDR DL73K001689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001689), Sep 1, 2000: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. THE COCKPIT FLOOR WEBS AT WL 207 THAT EXTEND FROM FS 178 TO FS 188 O/B OF LBL AND RBL 24 WERE FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACKS WERE FOUND DURING INSPECTION AND MODIFIC - [SDR DL73K001037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K001037), May 26, 2000: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. ON T/O ROLL, LT ENG WOULD ONLY ACHIEVE 2.02 EPR. DISCONTINUEDT/O ROLL AT 60 KTS. TRIMMED 01/02 ENGS PER PFHB. PART PWR AND T/O PWR CHECKS GOOD. ALL ENG PARAMETE - [SDR DL73K990454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73K990454), Mar 4, 1999: BALLAST. FAILED. SMOKE AND FUMES IN FWD CABIN AND FLT DECK. DIVERTED TO ATL. REPLACED FWD GALLEY CEILING LIGHT BALLAST. - [SDR DL73S981396](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S981396), Jul 2, 1998: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. 8 CRACKS FOUND IN THE BS 178 BULKHEAD WEB. REPAIRED PER ERA 331867-14. - [SDR DL73S981392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S981392), Jul 2, 1998: SKIN. DAMAGED. LWR AFT CORNER OF THE C2 DOOR CUTOUT WAS ROUTED OUT TO REMOVE DAMAGE. REPAIRED PER ERA 331876-14. - [SDR DL73S981391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S981391), Jul 2, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. C2 DOOR CUTOUT FWD FRAME LWR CORNER AT FS 800 WAS FOUND CORRODED IN THE UPPER RADIUS NEAR S25R. REPAIRED PER ERA 331884-14AD. - [SDR DL73S981390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S981390), Jul 2, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. LT AND RT INBD CHORD OF THE FS 616 FRAME BOTH HAVE A CRACK IN THE LOWEST FASTENER HOLE BELOW THE FLOOR LINE. REPAIRED PER ERA 331885-14. - [SDR DL73S981388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S981388), Jun 30, 1998: FRAME. DENTED. THE STA 747 FRAME WAS FOUND DENTED ON THE INBOARD FLANGE BETWEEN STR 24L AND 25L. THE STA 827 FRAME WAS FOUND DENTED ON THE INBOARD FLANGE AT STR 24L. THE DAMAG - [SDR DL73S981153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S981153), May 31, 1998: LINE. RUPTURED. SYS 'A' LOSS INDICATIONS LOW HYD QTY AND NR 2 SYS 'A' LOW PRESS LIGHT. FOUND PRESSURE LINE ON RT ENG HYD PUMP RUPTURED. REPLACED LINE. SERVICED SYS BLEED SYS. A - [SDR DL73S972356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S972356), Nov 11, 1997: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. THE R1 DOOR SURROUND AFT FRAME INTERCOSTAL AT STR 8A WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK PER S/B 737-53A1108. THE INTERCOSTAL WAS REPAIRED PER THE S/B AND ER/A 36317 - [SDR DL73S971459](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S971459), Jul 26, 1997: FAN. FAILED. DURING DESCENT, A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR STARTED, VERY STRONG IN COCKPIT. FLT ATT REPORTED STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR ROW 14. REPLACED GASPER FAN AND BOTH WATER SEP - [SDR DL73S970262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S970262), Feb 12, 1997: HYDRAULIC FLUID. LOST. LOSS OF A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QTY AND PRESSURE. ACCOMPLISHED SYSTEM A-HYDRAULIC LOSS PROCEDURES PER POM. RETURNED TO ATL, LANDING WEIGHT 102,000 POUNDS. - [SDR DL73S960620](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S960620), Mar 20, 1996: DOOR. JAMMED. DURING EVAC OF AIRCRAFT, THE LEFT NR 1 DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN ALL OF THE WAY. DOOR CHECKS GOOD PER MM 52-11-00, OPENED DOOR DEPLOYED AND INFLATED SLIDE OPS NORMAL. - [SDR DL73S960031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S960031), Jan 4, 1996: RELAY. INOPERATIVE. AT ALTITUDE MAIN STAB TRIM MOTOR WOULD NOT WORK, A/P MOTOR WORKS OK. APPLICABLE C/B WERE CYCLED TO NO AVAIL, RETURNED TO ATL PER DISPATCH. INSPECTED STAB TRIM A - [SDR DL73S954032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL73S954032), Sep 14, 1995: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. THE BL 0.07 FLOORBEAM OF THE WING CENTER SECTION IS CRACKED AT STA 661 AND THE UPPER CAP OF THE BEAM IS COMPLETELY CRACKED THROUGH, INCLUDING TWO FASTENER HOLES ## 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 19981215045589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981215045589I), Dec 15, 1998: Boeing 737232 (N331DL), Rochester, NY. (-5) On 12/15/98 N331DL, B-737-232, s/n: 23103 declared an emergency and landed at Rochester international airport (kroc). The crew noted a fluid loss in… - [Incident 19960320018119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960320018119I), Mar 20, 1996: Boeing 737232 (N331DL), Atlanta, GA. Narrative: during taxiing smoke was detected in cabin and cockpit while on delta ramp emergency evacuation of cockpit and cabin. Slides were deployed and… - [Incident 19880624042139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880624042139I), Jun 24, 1988: Boeing 737232 (N331DL), Salt Lake City, UT. Airport authority received anonymous call stating bomb set to explode on takeoff. Aircraft searched. Found no bomb. --- 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.