# N480DA: Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 1999-11-23 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 23, 1999 - 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: 20860 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Last registry action: November 23, 1999 - Mode S code: A5E8E5 - 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/N480DA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=480DA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480DA-1999-11-23 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 (26) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DL72K991269](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K991269), Jun 6, 1999: BY PASS SWITCH. FAILED. WHILE FL300, PWR 2.06 EPR ON NR 2 ENG. THE FILTER BY-PASS LIGHT CAME ON DIM. ONCE THROTTLE RETARDED TO IDLE, LT REMAINED ON. SHUTDOWN IAW V LIST. ALL OTHER INDI - [SDR DL72K990666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990666), Mar 26, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTIONS PER SI 4-74176-12AD, RESULTED IN FINDING 15 CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE S4R LAP JOINT BETWEEN BS 681 AND BS 740. THE 15 CRACK INDICATIONS WERE LOCATED - [SDR DL72K990664](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990664), Mar 26, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION PER SI 4-74176-12AD, RESULTED IN 24 CRACK INDICATIONS FOUND IN THE S4R LAP JOINT BETWEEN BS 481 AND BS 681. THE 24 CRACK INDICATIONS WERE LOCATED IN - [SDR DL72K990663](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990663), Mar 26, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF INSPECTIONS PER SI 4-74176-12AD SIX CRACK INDICATIONS WERE NOTED AT THE S4R LAP JOINT FROM BS 360 TO 480. THE SIX CRACKS WERE LOCATED I - [SDR DL72K990662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990662), Mar 26, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SI 4-74176-12AD, SEVERAL CRACK INDICATIONS WERE NOTED IN THE S4L LAP JOINT BETWEEN BS 360 AND 480. FOUR CRACKS WERE CONFIRMED, IN THREE - [SDR DL72K990282](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990282), Feb 12, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND AT C-1 LETTER CHECK, .5 INCH VISIBLE CRACK ON AFT ENTRYWAY LT FRAME APPROX 6 INCHES BELOW UPPER STOP PAD. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-9. - [SDR DL72K981694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K981694), Aug 16, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ON L/O, FOUND AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT AT ROW 9. REPLACED BATTERY. - [SDR DL72K981338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K981338), Jun 21, 1998: SPAR WEB. CRACKED. WING, CENTER SECTION, REAR SPAR WEB, RBL 10.75 AND LBL 14.5. REPAIR FOR WEB CRACKS. THE CENTER WING REAR SPAR WEB WAS FOUND WITH THE TYPICAL CRACKS NEAR THE UPP - [SDR DL72K981274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K981274), Jun 15, 1998: STRAP. CRACKED. FUSELAGE R1 DOOR SURROUND UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. REINFORCEMENT DOUBLER : REPAIR FOR CRACKED BEAR STRAP. THE R1 DOOR OPENING REINFORCING DOUBLER (BEAR STRAP) WAS FO - [SDR DL72K980598](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980598), Mar 17, 1998: BULB. FAILED. FORWARD EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHT BURNT OUT. FWD GALLEY OVERHD, RELAMPED. - [SDR DL72K972436](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972436), Nov 21, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. RT VENTRAL STAIR WEB LIGHTENING HOLES : NR 1, .25 INCH CRACK UPPER HOLE FWD OF STA 1243. NR 2, .75 INCH AND .25 INCH CRACKS IN UPPER HOLE AFT OF STA 1243. NR 3, - [SDR DL72K972435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972435), Nov 21, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. A .75 INCH CRACK LT VENTRAL STAIR WEB UPPER JUST AFT STA 1243. FOUND DURING B-2 LETTER CHECK TPA. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER M/M 53-11-0 NR 16. - [SDR DL72K972434](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972434), Nov 21, 1997: CHORD. CRACKED. A 2 INCH CRACK BEYOND PREVIOUS STOP DRILL AT CHORD BS 1342 LT SIDE ABOVE NR 2 ENG INLET. STOP DRILLED PER M/M 53-11-0 F 807. - [SDR DL72K972432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972432), Nov 21, 1997: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND ON B2 LETTER CK, .75 INCH CRACK NR 6 L/E FLAP O/B ACTUATOR ATTACH BRACKET. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21. - [SDR DL72K972431](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972431), Nov 21, 1997: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND ON B2 LETTER CK, .75 INCH CRACK AT NR 5 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR O/B ATTACH ANGLE. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21. - [SDR DL72K972430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972430), Nov 21, 1997: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND ON B2 LETTER CK, NR 1 LE FLAP ACTUATOR O/B ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21. - [SDR DL72K971865](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K971865), Sep 8, 1997: DOUBLER. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE RT F-N WINDOW POST INTERNAL DOUBLE ON X-RAY INSPECTION PER SI 4-35207-12AD. THE CRACK IS LOCATED AS SHOWN ON SHEET 2, APPROXIMATELY 5 A - [SDR DL72K971664](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K971664), Aug 27, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMER LIGHT AFT OF LT WING INOP. REPLACED BATT PACK. OPS CK GOOD. - [SDR DL72K962048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K962048), Aug 21, 1996: BULKHEAD BEAM. CRACKED. INSPECTING PER SI 4-58630-12, A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND OUT OF A LIGHTENING HOLE IN VERTICAL BEAM AT LBL 26.83 ON AFT SIDE OF BS 1183 BULKHEAD. THIS IS TYPICAL O - [SDR DL72K962043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K962043), Aug 21, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. A .5 CRACK FOUND IN THE LOWER BOLT HOLE ON THE LT EMERGENCY EXIT FRAME AT STA 783.95. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BAC S/B 727-53- - [SDR DL72K960443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K960443), Feb 21, 1996: RIB. CRACKED. UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE I/B ACTUATOR RIB WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER THE 727 M/M 57-54-0 FIG 804, FOR NR 8 L/E SLAT. - [SDR DL72K960338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K960338), Feb 14, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, NR 8 L/E SLAT WAS FOUND WITH CRACKED TAI SKIN. REPAIRED SKIN PER MM 57-54-0 FIG 803. - [SDR DL72K960337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K960337), Feb 14, 1996: RIB. CRACKED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, NR 8 L/E SLAT WAS FOUND WITH CRACKED RIB. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0. - [SDR DL72K960333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K960333), Dec 5, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND NR 8 L/E SLAT WITH CRACKED SUPPORT RIB. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0. - [SDR DL72K961587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961587), Nov 28, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. THERE IS A 2.5 CRACK IN THE ANGLE OF BOTH THE FWD AND AFT TRANSVERSE BEAMS OF THE RT TORQUE BOX AT FS 1273. THESE AREAS OF THE TORQUE BOX ARE THE SUBJECT OF AIR - [SDR DL72K954537](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K954537), Nov 27, 1995: HYD MODULE. CRACKED. FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK - CHECK VALVE BROKEN/BLOWN AT BASE OF A-SYSTEM PRESSURE MODULE. REPLACED A-SYSTEM MODULE, P/N 294001002. ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CHI84IA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84IA052), Nov 27, 1983: Boeing 727-232 (N480DA), Columbus, OH, incident, minor damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 19921110048839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921110048839I), Nov 10, 1992: Boeing 727232 (N480DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Heard a loud bang on takeoff roll. Aborted. Returned to gate. No abnormalities found. Continued flight. - [Incident 19831126068911I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831126068911I), Nov 26, 1983: Boeing 727232 (N480DA), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Collided with a Cessna 421 N41097 at the intersection of 28L and 31. Both aircraft were on landing rollouts. ## Other aircraft with N480DA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480DA): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1822, 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.