# N472DA: 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: 20749 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Last registry action: July 30, 1999 - Mode S code: A5C8D4 - Location: [E Hartford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/E%20Hartford) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 41.7804° N, 72.6239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06108, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N472DA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=472DA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472DA-2000-04-18 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (27) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DL72K980989](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980989), May 10, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. RT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. - [SDR DL72K980887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980887), Apr 25, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FWD OVERWING EXTERNAL EMERG LIGHT INOP LT SIDE. REPLACED BATT PACK M654, OPS CHKS GOOD. - [SDR DL72K980834](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980834), Apr 17, 1998: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. LT OVRWING EXIT IDENT EMERG LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATT PACK M1090, OPS CHKS GOOD. - [SDR DL72K980624](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980624), Mar 21, 1998: POSITION IND. FAILED. TRAILING EDGE DEVICES (OUTBOARD) SPLIT BETWEEN 0 DEG AND 2 DEG. ACCOMPLISHED TRAILING EDGE FLAP ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND DIVERTED TO JFK. REPLACED OUTBOARD FLAP P - [SDR DL72K980334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980334), Feb 9, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. SEVERAL OF THE FASTENER HOLES ON THE S18A STRINGER AT FS 940 OF BOTH RT AND LT SIDES WERE FOUND TO HAVE CRACKS AND OR CORROSION IN THEM. REPAIRED PER ERA 331316 - [SDR DL72K980284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980284), Jan 28, 1998: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. ON MV2, FOUND AT STA 870 BLKHD WEB IS CRACKED AT LWR END JUST LEFT OF DELTA BEAM. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF WEB, FABD NEW REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-9 FIG 4, INSTALL - [SDR DL72K980316](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980316), Jan 27, 1998: LIP. GOUGED. AT MV2, FOUND DEEP GOUGE IN NR 2 PYLON LIP 5 O'CLOCK POSITION. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER/FILLER PER MM 53-11-00 PG 801. - [SDR DL72K980315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980315), Jan 22, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. AT MV2, FOUND STRINGER CRACKED FIN ATA 110.4 STR 10 LT STRINGER IS CRACKED INSIDE VERT STAB. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER PER MM 55-30-00 FIG 803. - [SDR DL72K980314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980314), Jan 21, 1998: ACTUATOR MOUNT. CRACKED. AT MV2, FOUND CRACK NR 2 FLAP O/B MOUNT CORRODED. FABRICATED REP AIR DOUBLER PER MM 57-20-21 FIG 807. INSTALLED REPAIRED ACTUATOR MOUNT ON A/C. - [SDR DL72K980285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980285), Jan 21, 1998: COWL RING. WORN. AT MV2, FOUND COWL LANDING RING WORN SEVERAL PLACES AND TEMP REP AIR AT 6 CLOCK POS. INSTALLED NEW REPAIR PER MM 53-11-0 PG 801. - [SDR DL72K980079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980079), Jan 9, 1998: FLAP TRACK SHIM. MIGRATED. DURING INSPECTION PER DAL SI 4-58662-12AD (AD 90-07-05), THE LAMINATED SHIM OF THE RT INBD FLAP TRACK WAS FOUND MIGRATED BEYOND THE .25 ALLOWED LIMIT. THE MIGRA - [SDR DL72K980067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980067), Jan 9, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. ON L/O, FOUND LT FWD ENTRY DOOR EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, OPS CK GOOD. - [SDR DL72K972444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972444), Nov 22, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. A 1 INCH CRACK VERT STAB SKIN BELOW ROUND ACCESS PANEL 9523. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0 PG 803. - [SDR DL72K972443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972443), Nov 22, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. A 1 INCH CRACK AT VERT STAB SKIN BELOW ROUND ACCESS PANEL 9524. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0 PG 803. - [SDR DL72K972442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972442), Nov 22, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. A .25 INCH CRACK PAST ROUTE OUT AT RT VERT TORQUE BOX WEB STA 1283. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0. - [SDR DL72K972441](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972441), Nov 22, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. A 1.375 INCH CRACK UPPER LT TORQUE BOX WEB LIGHTENING HOLE STA 1293. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0 PG 828. - [SDR DL72K971619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K971619), Apr 15, 1997: ANGLE. CRACKED. NR 3 MIDFLAP LOWER AFT CHORD WAS FOUND CRACKED. THIS CHORD ANGLE WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A DOUBLER PER 727 MM 57-52-0. - [SDR DL72K962633](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K962633), Dec 4, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT O/B END. REPAIRED SKIN PER M/M 57-54-00 FIG 801. - [SDR DL72K962105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K962105), Sep 12, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LT AND RT FWD EMERGENCY SLIDE ILLUM LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATT PACK-CKS NML. - [SDR DL72K960342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K960342), Feb 12, 1996: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FOUND ON MV1 CHECK, CORROSION SEVERAL PLACES FLOORBEAM STA 344. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-8 FIG 11. - [SDR DL72K960334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K960334), Feb 11, 1996: BLKHD STIFFENER. CRACKED. FOUND ON MV1 1183 BULKHEAD VERTICAL STIFFENER CRACKED 1 INCH AT LOWER END, BL 8L WL 185. REPAIR: REPAIRED PER M/M 55-11-0, PAR 9. - [SDR DL72K952654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K952654), Jun 16, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, ANGLE AT STA 910 CRACKED. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 PAR 20. - [SDR DL72K952653](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K952653), Jun 16, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, NR 4 L/E SLAT LOWER COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT O/B END. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 PAR 5A. - [SDR DL72K952652](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K952652), Jun 16, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, NR 2 L/E SLAT LOWER COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT O/B END. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 PAR 5A. - [SDR DL72K952651](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K952651), Jun 16, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, NR 1 L/E SLAT LOWER COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT I/B STOP PAD. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 PG 12. - [SDR DL72K952650](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K952650), Jun 16, 1995: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, 2 CRACKS TORQUE BOX WEB UPPER ROW OF RIVETS FWD SIDE RT. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0 PAR 19. - [SDR DL72K952125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K952125), May 11, 1995: EEL RACK. FAILED. ON LAYOVER, FOUND RT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOP DURING TEST. REPLACED RACK ASSEMBLY OPERATION NORMAL. ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 19871125077889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871125077889I), Nov 25, 1987: Boeing 727232 (N472DA), Chicago, IL. While taxiing away from the gate the jet blast blew a parked britt aircraft into another gate. - [Incident 19810319021449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810319021449I), Mar 19, 1981: Boeing 727232 (N472DA), Houston, TX. Enroute had electrical and yaw damper loss. Continued flight and had airdata computer changed. - [Incident 19791124046989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124046989I), Nov 24, 1979: Boeing 727232 (N472DA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Windshield cracked en route. Landed safely. Replaced windshield. Cause unknown. - [Incident 19780906017959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780906017959I), Sep 6, 1978: Boeing 727200 (N472DA), Dallas, TX. Engine shut down due to loss of oil pressure. Flight returned. Replaced engine. ## Other aircraft with N472DA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N472DA): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1788, built 2007 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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