# N420DA: Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 2001-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (registry code 1384082)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21273
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 10, 1997
- Last registry action: February 16, 2000
- Mode S code: A4FBEB
- Owner when cancelled: [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=420DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420DA-2001-02-16

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 727-232: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232.md

## Service difficulty reports (37)

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

- [SDR DL72S001844](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001844), Sep 22, 2000: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. 1L DOOR LIGHT WILL NOT DISARM. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY/BATTERY PACK. OPS CKS GOOD.
- [SDR DL72S001692](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001692), Sep 1, 2000: VALVE. FAILED. RAPID DECOMPRESSION AT FLIGHT LVL 350. AC FERRIED TO ATL ON FLT NR 9931. REPLACED NR 1PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND NR 1 ENGINE HPSOV. ADJUSTED AFT CARGO DOOR DUE
- [SDR DL72S001690](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001690), Aug 31, 2000: LATCH. DIRTY. DURING RAPID DECOMPRESSION AT FL350, O2 MASK DID NOT DROP AT SEAT 20DEF. CLEANED FLANGES ON PSM DOOR AND PERFORMED DROP CHECK PER M/M. CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR DL72S001597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001597), Aug 19, 2000: OVEN. ODOR. DURING PUSHBACK STRONG SMELL OF FUMES FROM FORWARD GALLEY AREA. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. REPLACED F/C OVEN, COFFEE DISPENSER AND GALLEY LIGHT BULB ,PRECAUTIONARY. S
- [SDR DL72S000939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S000939), May 11, 2000: BRACKET. CRACKED. FOUND ON F2 LETTER CK, INBOARD ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED NR 8 SLAT ACTUATOR. REPAIR PER MM 57-20-21.
- [SDR DL72S000359](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S000359), Feb 23, 2000: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. ON PRE-FLT, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY RACK AND BATTERY PACK, OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DL72S992190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992190), Oct 2, 1999: ACTUATOR. FAILED. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED NLG LOCK ACTUATOR.
- [SDR DL72S992186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992186), Oct 1, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND ON F1 LETTER CK, .25 INCH CRACKS AT LIGHTENING HOLES LT LOWER TORQUE BOX WEB AT STA 1223 AND 1235. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
- [SDR DL72S991204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991204), May 29, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT CABIN DOOR EMERGENCY EXCAPE LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR DL72S990449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990449), Mar 3, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND ON E2 LETTER CK, LT VERTICAL TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED AT RIVET ALONG UPPER EDGE AT STA 1266. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
- [SDR DL72S982206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982206), Oct 16, 1998: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. WEB AT STA 970 LOWER BULKHEAD WEB CRACKED RBL 10. REMOVED DAMAGED WEB AS PER SRM 51-40-2. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-10-9 FIG 4. OK TO INSTALL. STARTED 
- [SDR DL72S981602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S981602), Aug 4, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. A 1 INCH CRACK FUSELAGE FRAME FWD SIDE AFT RT SVC DOOR UPPER STOP PAD. REPAIR PER M/M 53-13-0.
- [SDR DL72S980350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980350), Jan 9, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FWD OVERWING EMERG EXIT SIGN, LOWER INOP. FOUND ON NR 2 L/O. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
- [SDR DL72S980016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980016), Jan 4, 1998: CONE BOLT. BROKEN. NR 1 ENG IDLES AT 1.2 EPR IN FLT. FOUND AFT ENG MOUNT CONE BOLT BROKEN. MTC IN PROGRESS REPLACING CONE BOLT AND ISOLATOR.
- [SDR DL72S972747](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972747), Dec 29, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND DURING D-2 LETTER CHECK, .75 INCH CRACK FUSELAGE SKIN AT MAIN ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 33.
- [SDR DL72S972745](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972745), Dec 29, 1997: SKIN. HOLE. NR 1 SLAT HAS HOLE IN TAI BAFFLE. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 P. 804A.
- [SDR DL72S972744](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972744), Dec 29, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON D2 LETTER CHECK, .75 INCH CRACK EXTENDING FROM ACCESS PANEL 9524 RT SIDE. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0.
- [SDR DL72S972743](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972743), Dec 29, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND NON D2 LETTER CHECK, 1 INCH CRACK 'S' DUCT HOUSING LT SIDE STA 1243. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0.
- [SDR DL72S972746](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972746), Dec 27, 1997: FRAME. CRACKED. .25 INCH CRACK FROM UPPER END OF RADIUS BLOCK MLG UPLOCK 913 FRAME. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 P. 834.
- [SDR DL72S971696](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971696), Aug 29, 1997: ACTUATOR. FAILED. LOST TOTAL QTY IN A SYS HYD. REPLACED NR 5 SLAT ACT.
- [SDR DL72S970817](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S970817), May 1, 1997: LIGHT. SMOKING. AT TOP OF DESCENT, FLT ATTENDENT REPORTED SMOKE IN AFT RT LAV. CREW REMOVE BULB FROM LAV MIRROR LIGHT AND PULLED C/B ON P-18-3 PANEL FOR LAV MIRROR, ALL SMOKE S
- [SDR DL72S970428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S970428), Mar 6, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING INOP IN FIRST CLASS SECTION. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK, CKS OK.
- [SDR DL72S962610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S962610), Nov 30, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. F/C EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED CHARGER AND BATTERY.
- [SDR DL72S962556](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S962556), Nov 20, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. FLOOR EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING OUT IN FIRST CLASS AND COACH. REPLACED DIODE IN FWD EMERGENCY LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY, OPS CK GOOD.
- [SDR DL72S962384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S962384), Oct 23, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON C2 LETTER CK, 2.75 INCH CRACK IN THE OUTER SKIN OF THE NR 2 ENGINE INLET 3 O'CLOCK POSITION 16 INCHES AFT OF THE INLET LIP. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0.
- [SDR DL72S962383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S962383), Oct 23, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND ON C2 LETTER CK, R2 DOOR HAS A .375 INCH CRACK AT THE UPPER HINGE CUT OUT LOWER AFT RADIUS ON FWD DOOR FRAME. REPAIRED PER SRM 52-40-2.
- [SDR DL72S961721](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S961721), Jul 11, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. THREE AREAS OF CORRODED SKIN WERE FOUND, ONE AT FS 720 STRINGER 28L, ONE AT FS 720, STRINGER 28R AND ONE AT FS 700 STRINGER 28R. THERE IS AN EXISTING REPAIR AT 
- [SDR DL72S961695](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S961695), Jul 6, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR BEAM STA 344 AT SEAT TRACK ATTACH POINT RBL 21. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-8 FIG 11.
- [SDR DL72S960791](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960791), Apr 7, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND RACK OPN CHECKS NORMAL.
- [SDR DL72S960180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960180), Jan 24, 1996: ODOR. ON TAKEOFF, COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE, DID NOT SMELL LIKE ELECTRICAL. FLIGHT RETURNED TO SEA. MAINT INSPECTED ENGINES INLETS AND EXHAUST APU AREA AND 
- [SDR DL72S954630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954630), Dec 5, 1995: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP C/A REPLACED BATTERY PACK M1089. OPS CHKS GOOD.
- [SDR DL72S954629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954629), Dec 5, 1995: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. BOTH AFT SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP C/A REPLACED BATTERY PACK M983. OPS CHKS GOOD.
- [SDR DL72S954384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954384), Nov 10, 1995: ROD. SHEARED RIVET. AIRFRAME VIBRATION AT 300 KNOTS. FOUND RIVET SHEARED AT RT OUTBOARD AFT FLAP OUTBOARD DRIVE ROD. REPLACED ROD, OPERATION NORMAL.
- [SDR DL72S953552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S953552), Aug 19, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. AT LETTER CHECK IN TPA, THE UPPER CHORD AT RBL 20 RUNNING FORE/AFT IN THE AFT VENTRAL STAIRWAY TORQUE BOX WAS FOUND CRACKED AT STA 1273. THE INBOARD END OF THE 
- [SDR DL72S953432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S953432), Aug 18, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND DURING B-2 LETTER CHECK, NR 3 SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE CRACKED UNDER THERMAL ANTI-ICE DUCT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
- [SDR DL72S950535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S950535), Feb 7, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON LTR CK, .4375 INCH BY .25 INCH SECTION OF FUSELAGE SKIN ROUTED OUT AT AFT CORNER OF ACCESS PLATE 3903. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-30-0 PG 804.
- [SDR DL72S950534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S950534), Feb 7, 1995: WEB. CRACKED. DURING LETTER CHECK, FOUND A .4375 INCH LONG CRACK IN VERTICAL WEB AFT STAIRWELL AREA LEFT SIDE FS 1276. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-11-0 PG 832.

## 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 20000124000089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000124000089I), Jan 24, 2000: Boeing 727232 (N420DA), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-23) On January 24, 2000, at 2220E, a B-727-232, s/n 21273, registered as N420DA, operated by "dala" as flight #495 was enroute from "buf" to "alt" when the…
- [Incident 19921206055779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921206055779I), Dec 6, 1992: Boeing 727277 (N420DA), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Captain hit the tail skid of the aircraft on runway during landing. Tail skid broke off.
- [Incident 19790930049279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930049279I), Sep 30, 1979: Boeing 727 (N420DA), Houston, TX. Engine shut down due to low oil pressure. Compressor section seized.

## Other aircraft with N420DA

- [Cancelled 2020-01-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420DA-2020-01-06): DJI PHANTOM 4, S/N 07DDD2R0A11164. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Agan David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AGAN%20DAVID%20C), [Debary, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Debary)

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