# N483DA: Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 1999-11-23 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 23, 1999 - 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: 20863 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: July 25, 1974 - Last registry action: May 20, 1998 - Mode S code: A5F40A - 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/N483DA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=483DA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N483DA-1999-11-23 From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 DL72S991469](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991469), Jun 29, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. VERTICAL SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED NR 3 L/E SLAT I/B SIDE OF I/B TRACK. REPLACED STIFFENER PER M/M 57-20-21 PG 813. - [SDR DL72S991468](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991468), Jun 29, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. TPA LTR CHK E1, .25 INCH CRACK AT UPPER LIGHTENING HOLE AT RT TORQUE BOX VERT WEB STA 1235. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0. - [SDR DL72S991171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991171), May 24, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 480 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION - [SDR DL72S991170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991170), May 24, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 480 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION - [SDR DL72S991143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991143), May 23, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. L2 SLIDE LIGHT INOP. REPLACED SAME. - [SDR DL72S991125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991125), May 20, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIM. - [SDR DL72S990304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990304), Feb 12, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN FS 481-681 STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE, REPAIR FOR CRACKS. LFEC INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKS IN THE LOWER SKIN OF THE STRINGER 4R LAP SPLICE BETWEEN - [SDR DL72S990303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990303), Feb 12, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN FS 681-740, STRINGER 4R, SKIN LAP SPLICE, REPAIR FOR CRACKS. LFEC INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKS IN THE LOWER SKIN OF THE STRINGER 4R LAP SPLICE BETWE - [SDR DL72S982441](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982441), Nov 23, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE WAS FOUND WITH TWO .5 INCH CRACKS EMANATING FROM LIGHTNING STRIKE MARKS OVER THE FS 228 FRAME JUST BELOW THE STRINGER 19L SKIN LAP SPLICE. THE CRAC - [SDR DL72S982430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982430), Nov 23, 1998: SKIN. SEPARATED. LT ELEV T/E SEPARATING I/B EDGE. LIGHTNING STRIKE LT ELEV O/B EDGE. REPAIRED PER MM 55-20-0 PG 801. - [SDR DL72S982426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982426), Nov 23, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND AT D-2 LETTER CK, .5 INCH VISIBLE CRACK IN LT FRAME OF AFT ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT AT DATA PLATE. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-9. - [SDR DL72S981341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S981341), Jun 25, 1998: BULB. MISSING. EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT JUST FWD OF SEAT 30D MISSING LENS AND BULB. REPLACED BULB AND LENS. - [SDR DL72S980918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980918), Apr 28, 1998: FASTENERS. FAILED. LT ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE SEPARATED/FASTENERS SHEARED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG TRAILING EDGE. INSTALLED FASTENERS PER MM 55-20-0. - [SDR DL72S980917](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980917), Apr 28, 1998: SKIN. SEPARATED. FOUND ON D1 LETTER CHK, TRAILING EDGE OF RT ELEVATOR SEPARATED JUST O/B OF TRIM TAB. INSTALLED FASTENERS PER MM 55-20-0. - [SDR DL72S980916](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980916), Apr 28, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND ON D1 LETTER CHK, .25 INCH CRACK IN VENTRAL STAIR TORQUE BOX UPPER LIGHTENING HOLE STA 1313 LT. ROUTE OUT CRACK PER MM 53-11-0. - [SDR DL72S980915](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980915), Apr 28, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND ON D1 LETTER CHK, .25 INCH CRACK IN VENTRAL STAIR TORQUE BOX AT LWR LIGHTENING HOLE STA 1240. ROUTE OUT CRACK PER MM 53-11-0. - [SDR DL72S980443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980443), Feb 23, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FWD OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT IN CABIN FAILS TO TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. - [SDR DL72S972555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972555), Dec 5, 1997: DUCT. RUPTURED. NR 2 ENG 8TH STAGE DUCT RUPTURED, DAMAGED FIREWALL AND FIRE LOOP. REPLACED DUCT AND FIRE LOOP, MADE TEMPORARY REPAIR TO FIREWALL. A/C MTC FAIRY TO SLC. - [SDR DL72S972497](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972497), Nov 29, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. FRONT CABIN FLASHLIGHT RED LIGHT NOT FLASHING. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. - [SDR DL72S971853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971853), Sep 22, 1997: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND DURING C-2 LETTER CHECK, .5 INCH CRACK IN RADIUS OF R-1DOOR FRAME UPPER AFT CORNER JUST BELOW EXTERIOR SKIN. REPAIR PER M/M 52-12-0. - [SDR DL72S971851](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971851), Sep 22, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. A .25 INCH CRACK IN EDGE OF LOWER TORQUE BOX LIGHTNING HOLE AFT OF STA 1223 RT SIDE. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 NR 16. - [SDR DL72S961713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S961713), Jul 17, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE OVERWING EXITS ON RT SIDE INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS NORMAL. - [SDR DL72S954780](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954780), Dec 27, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND ON B1 LETTER CK, ANGLE CRACKED STA 910 LT SIDE. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0. - [SDR DL72S954779](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954779), Dec 27, 1995: INLET SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON B1 LETTER CK, 1 INCH CRACK IN THE NR 2 ENGINE INLET HOUSING AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF PANEL 9516. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0. - [SDR DL72S954778](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954778), Dec 27, 1995: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND ON B1 LETTER CK, LOWER LT TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED TWO PLACES, 1 INCH AT FORWARD CENTER LIGHTNING HOLE STA 1223 AND .25 INCH CRACK AT THE NEXT LIGHTNING HOL - [SDR DL72S953811](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S953811), Sep 24, 1995: EEL BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING EMERGENCY LIGHTS TEST, FOUND EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE BOTH WING EMERGENCY EXITS WERE INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK M1086 AND LIGHTS NOW TEST GOOD. - [SDR DL72S952612](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S952612), Jun 13, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON A2 LTR CK, 1.125 INCH CRACK VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN LT SIDE STA 110.400 S-9. REPAIR INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 55-30-3. - [SDR DL72S952605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S952605), Jun 13, 1995: NOSE COWL. CRACKED. FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, NOSE COWL AFT WEB CRACKED 6 INCHES AT 5 O'CLOCK POS/AFT WEB DOUBLER CRACKED 2 INCHES 5:30 POS. REPAIRED PER SRM 54-10-3 FIG 3. - [SDR DL72S952604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S952604), Jun 13, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, 7.25 INCH CRACK LT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN ELEVATOR STA 120.00. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-20-3 AND ID PER PS 900-5-1 NR 4. ## 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 IAD76AI059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI059), Mar 3, 1976: Boeing 727 (N483DA), Springfield, MO, no damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 19910909043079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910909043079I), Sep 9, 1991: Boeing 727277 (N483DA), Covington - Cin, OH. APU and NR2 engine bleed light on during climb. Returned. Landed without incident. Replaced bleed valve. ## Other aircraft with N483DA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N483DA): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1825, 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.