# N471DA: Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 2000-04-18 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 18, 2000 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported - 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: 20748 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Last registry action: November 9, 1999 - Mode S code: A5C51D - Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 25.8050° N, 80.3151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33122, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N471DA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=471DA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N471DA-2000-04-18 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 (22) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DL72K981247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K981247), Jun 9, 1998: STRAP. CRACKED. THE R1 DOOR SURROUND DOUBLER (BEAR STRAP) WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK AT THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. THE SKIN WAS CUT TO ACCESS THE BEAR STRAP UNDERNEATH. THE CR - [SDR DL72K981207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K981207), Jun 7, 1998: DOUBLER. CRACKED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SI 4-72762-12 ME-03, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN EXISTING DOUBLER. A REPAIR IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED PER ERA 364990-14 FILE CODE 53-31-20. - [SDR DL72K981230](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K981230), Jun 6, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT RT SLIDE LIGHT ON AFT CARGO DOOR INOP. REPLACED ASSOCIATED BATTERY RACK, OP CK OK PER MM. - [SDR DL72K981144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K981144), May 28, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ON L/O, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT ON AFT CARGO DOOR INOP. REPLACED BATT PACK AS PER M/M. OPS CHK NML. - [SDR DL72K980722](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980722), Apr 2, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CARGO DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK FAILED ON TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. - [SDR DL72K980394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980394), Feb 16, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT R2 FLASHES THEN GOES OUT WHEN TESTED. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CKS NML. - [SDR DL72K980295](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980295), Feb 3, 1998: SKIN. DAMAGED. LOWER SKIN DAMAGED 58 INCHES FROM O/B END. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-20-3. NR 2895. - [SDR DL72K980046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980046), Jan 7, 1998: QUICK DISCONNECT. LEAKING. IN FLIGHT SYSTEM 'B' HYDRAULIC FAILURE AT 10,000 FT. TOTAL LOSS OF SYSTEM 'B' FLUID. AIRBORNE DIVERT TO IAD. REPLACED QUICK DISCONNECT 'B' RES TO PRESSURE SIDE - [SDR DL72K972685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972685), Dec 19, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON B2 LETTER CK, SEVERAL 1 INCH CRACKS 'S' DUCT HOUSING FWD OF ACCESS PANEL 9501 LT LOWER CORNER. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0. - [SDR DL72K971936](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K971936), Sep 30, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT FWD ENTRY OVERHEAD WILL NOT ILLUM, WHEN TESTED. REPLACED BATT'S IN LIGHT ASSY, CKS NML. - [SDR DL72K970318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K970318), Feb 17, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. THE LOWER SKIN SECTION WAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. INSTALLED SPLICE SECTION REPAIR PER M.M.57-54-O. - [SDR DL72K970310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K970310), Sep 26, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE TIA DUCT CUTOUT AREA. INSTALLED A DOUBLER PER MM 57-54-00, PG 814. - [SDR DL72K962196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K962196), Sep 20, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND DURING MV1 CHECK, .5 INCH CRACK AT R2 DOOR FWD FRAME UPPER HINGE CUTOUT LWR CORNER. REPAIRED PER SRM 52-40-2. - [SDR DL72K962175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K962175), Sep 18, 1996: STRINGER. CRACKED. CRACK IN VERTICAL STAB STRINGER AT RIB CHORD ATTACH POINT RT SIDE STR 8 FIN STA 157.2, REF EO 4-59253-12. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER M/M 55-30-0. - [SDR DL72K960517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K960517), Mar 7, 1996: POSITION SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. UPON NOSE GEAR EXTENSION, HAD AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. INDICATED WERE TWO GREEN MAIN GEAR LIGHTS AND ONE RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT. NO DOOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMUM - [SDR DL72K960371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K960371), Jan 11, 1996: SKIN. DENTED. DURING INSPECTION, THE LOWER RT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 259.5 AND STA 294.5 WAS FOUND DENTED JUST ABOVE STR 19R. THE FRAME SHEAR TIE AT STA 277 BETWEEN S-19R - [SDR DL72K961588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961588), Dec 1, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. THERE IS A 3 INCH CRACK IN THE ANGLE OF THE AFT TRANSVERSE BEAM OF THE RT TORQUE BOX AT FS 1273. THESE AREAS OF THE TORQUE BOX ARE THE SUBJECT OF AIRWORTHINESS - [SDR DL72K954602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K954602), Dec 1, 1995: COVE SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, NR 7 SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE CRACKED I/B OF TAI DUCT AND UNDER STOP PAD. ALSO, NR 8 COVE SKIN ANGLE CRACKED UNDER TAI DUCT. REPAIRED - [SDR DL72K951306](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K951306), Mar 22, 1995: SKIN. DENTED. DURING A SHOP INSPECTION, A DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE WAS FOUND TO BE BEYOND ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER SRM 57-50-3. RT WING NR 6 L/E SL - [SDR DL72K951305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K951305), Mar 22, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A SHOP INSPECTION, TWO RIBS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED. ITEM NR 1 RIB NR 16 RIB CRACKED, A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER SRM 57-50-3. ITEM NR 2 RIB NR 17 CRACKE - [SDR DL72K951304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K951304), Mar 22, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, A RIB WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN RT WING NR 6 L/E SLAT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-00. - [SDR DL72K951284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K951284), Mar 22, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, ITEM NR 1 AND NR 2 CRACKS WERE FOUND IN RIBS OF NR 6 SLAT. REPAIRS WERE INSTALLED PER MM 57-54-0. ## FAA accident and incident reports (5) 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 19890211009079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890211009079I), Feb 11, 1989: Boeing 727232 (N471DA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff due to failure of NR1 engine. Found turbine blades failure. Engine had 8 write ups in last 60 days. - [Incident 19880405021689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880405021689I), Apr 5, 1988: Boeing 727232 (N471DA), West Palm Beach, FL. Trailing edge flap fairing fell off on runway during landing. Bolts had backed out from vibration. - [Incident 19800716061369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716061369I), Jul 16, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N471DA), Houston, TX. Tire rubber came off during takeoff. - [Incident 19790822032259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790822032259I), Aug 22, 1979: Boeing 727232 (N471DA), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. NR2 main tire failed at rotation. Lost b system hydraulics from debris damage. - [Incident 19780802047959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802047959I), Aug 2, 1978: Boeing 727232 (N471DA), Boston, MA. Bird strike above cockpit windshield during takeoff roll. No damage found. ## Other aircraft with N471DA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N471DA): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1787, built 2007 --- 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.