# N474DA: 1973 Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 2003-08-21 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 21, 2003 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 727-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (registry code 1384082) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 20751 - Year built: 1973 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 3, 1974 - Certificate issued: January 21, 1974 - Last registry action: May 15, 2001 - Mode S code: A5D042 - 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/N474DA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=474DA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N474DA-2003-08-21 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 (29) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DL72K972733](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972733), Dec 27, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. FWD LT WING OUTSIDE EMERG LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY, CKS OK. - [SDR DL72K972143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972143), Oct 23, 1997: HYD LINE. LEAKING. AFTER TAKEOFF 'B' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QTY WENT TO ZERO. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LEAK OR LOSS AND B SYSTEM LEAK OR LOSS FOLLOW UP PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED. MAI - [SDR DL72K971956](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K971956), Sep 29, 1997: SKIN. CORROSION. THE SKIN JUST FWD OF THE BUTT SPLICE AT STA 80 WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED AND WAS CUT OUT. THE RESULTING CUT OUT MEASURES 4.25 X 3. THIS CUT OUT IS 3 AWAY FROM AN - [SDR DL72K971895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K971895), Sep 26, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. A 2 INCH CRACK NR 7 SLAT COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE AT I/B UPSTOP PAD. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0. - [SDR DL72K971894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K971894), Sep 26, 1997: SKIN. DENTED. FOUND DURING B-2 LETTER CHECK, LT ELEV HAS DENT AT L/E FWD OF O/B END OF TAB. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 55-20-3 FIG 5. - [SDR DL72K971893](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K971893), Sep 26, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND DURING B-2 LETTER CHECK, SKIN CRACKED AT S-DUCT INLET 12 O'CLOCK POSITION 3.5 IN AFT OF LIP. INSTALLED REPAIR PER M/M 54-30-0 PG 802. - [SDR DL72K971733](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K971733), Sep 4, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LT FWD OVRWING EMERG LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATT AND RACK\M654, OPS CHKS GOOD. - [SDR DL72K971051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K971051), May 30, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. RIGHT OVERWING EMERGEMCY EXIT SIGNS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CHECKS NORMAL. - [SDR DL72K971050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K971050), May 30, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. R1 EMERGENCY OVHD EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR DL72K970570](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K970570), Mar 27, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. OVERWING EMERGENCY HATCH LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATT PACK. - [SDR DL72K961909](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961909), Aug 16, 1996: FUEL PUMP. FAILED. NR 3 ENGINE LOST THRUST SHORTLY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THERE WERE NO ACCOMPANYING SOUNDS HEARD IN COCKPIT. ENGINE INSTRUMENTS INDICATED ENGINE FAILURE. NORMAL D - [SDR DL72K961854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961854), Aug 6, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SIGNS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CKS NORMAL. - [SDR DL72K961761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961761), Jul 19, 1996: WINDOW POST. CRACKED. FOUND A CRACK IN THE LT SIDE F-N COCKPIT WINDOW POST. REPAIRED PER S/B 737-53-0086, REV 11 IN ACCORDANCE WITH A.D. 93-05-17 AND 90-06-09. - [SDR DL72K961728](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961728), Jul 18, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. 1L EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. - [SDR DL72K961733](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961733), Jul 8, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. A .25 INCH CRACK EXTENDING FROM NR 2 SLAT O/B TRACK UPSTOP PAD IN COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER M/M 57-54-0 PG 816. - [SDR DL72K961717](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961717), Jul 8, 1996: STIFFENER. CRACKED. FOUND 1 CRACK IN WING L/E SPAR STIFFENERS OF NR 2 O/B TRACK. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-20-21 PG 813. - [SDR DL72K961716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961716), Jul 8, 1996: BRACKET. CRACKED. FOUND NR 7 SLAT ACTUATOR CRACKED I/B BRACKET UPPER LOBE. REPAIRED PER ERA 303841-14. - [SDR DL72K961715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961715), Jul 8, 1996: STIFFENER. CRACKED. FOUND 1.25 INCH CRACKS AT WING L/E SPAR STIFFENERS AFT OF NR 3 SLAT I/B TRACK TWO EACH. REPAIRED BY REPLACING STIFFENERS PER M/M 57-20-21 PG 813. - [SDR DL72K961714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961714), Jul 8, 1996: COVE SKIN ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND .25 INCH CRACK EXTENDING FROM NR 2 SLAT O/B TRACK UP STOP PAD, IN COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0 PG 816. - [SDR DL72K960962](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K960962), Apr 22, 1996: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. AFT 3 SECTIONS OF EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS REMAIN ON WITH SWITCH IN OFF POSITION. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY L622 OVER AFT STAIRS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED-OPS NML. - [SDR DL72K961608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961608), Nov 2, 1995: TRANSVERSE BEAM. CRACKED. CRACKS ON THE LOWER TORQUE BOX AT FS 1263. THE CRACKS ARE ON THE FORWARD RT SIDE TRANSVERSE BEAM AND THE RT VERTICAL WEB. THE RT VERTICAL WEB HAS A 1 INCH CRACK - [SDR DL72K954265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K954265), Nov 2, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. AT LETTER CHECK IN TPA, CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE UPPER SKIN AT THE S-24R LAP JOINT THAT WARRANTED A 12.5 INCH BY 3 INCH CUT OUT, BETWEEN STA 294.5 AND ST - [SDR DL72K954264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K954264), Nov 2, 1995: SIDE WALL. CRACKED. DURING LETTER CHECK AT TPA, TWO .25 CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE .040 2024-T3 CLAD RIGHT SIDE WALL OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL APPROX STA 277.0. THIS E - [SDR DL72K954219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K954219), Nov 1, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON A2 LETTER CK, 1 INCH CRACK AT FASTENER NUMBER 2 ENGINE INLET OUTER SKIN LT SIDE FWD OF SADDLE PANEL. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0. - [SDR DL72K954218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K954218), Nov 1, 1995: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND ON A2 LETTER CK, 1 INCH CRACK IN TORQUE BOX WEB LT SIDE FWD END ALONG UPPER ROW OF RIVETS. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0. - [SDR DL72K954217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K954217), Nov 1, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND ON A2 LETTER CK, .25 INCH CRACK NR 2 SLAT TAI DUCT CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0. - [SDR DL72K954150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K954150), Oct 30, 1995: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LEFT LOWER AFT BODY FAIRING E-PATH LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT APPROX ROW 23ABC. E-PATH LIGHT CKS NORMAL. - [SDR DL72K953019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K953019), Jul 10, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. A CRACK IN NR 3 L/E FLAP I/B EDGE, 1 INCH FROM LIP. FOUND DURING A-2 LTR CK TPAMM. REPAIRED PER MM 57-53-0 PG 804. - [SDR DL72K952948](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K952948), Jun 13, 1995: BLKHD WEB. CRACKED. SEVERAL CRACKS WERE FOUND IN FS 1183 BULKHEAD WEB AND STIFFENERS AFTER AIRCRAFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE IN BOS. A 4 INCH LONG L-SHAPED CRACK WAS FOUND IN FS 1183 B ## 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 19930315009229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930315009229I), Mar 15, 1993: Boeing 727277 (N474DA), Albany, NY. NR1 engine fire warning. Shut engine down. Returned. Found NR1 engine fuel heater manifold ruptured. - [Incident 19801112079519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801112079519I), Nov 12, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N474DA), Chicago, IL. Takeoff aborted due to loud engine noise. P and d valve changed, engine washed, checked ok. - [Incident 19800618055319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618055319I), Jun 18, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N474DA), Chicago, IL. Flight returned due to fire warning. Found bleed air duct blown. ## Other aircraft with N474DA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N474DA): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1799, 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.