# N485DA: Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 2000-02-14 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 14, 2000 - 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: 20865 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: September 11, 1974 - Last registry action: May 20, 1998 - Mode S code: A5FB78 - 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/N485DA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=485DA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N485DA-2000-02-14 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 DL72S991979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991979), Sep 6, 1999: PACK BATTERY. DISCHARGED. FOUND MID LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CKS GOOD. - [SDR DL72S991758](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991758), Aug 6, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. LT MID OVERWING EMERG LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY AT RACK M654. OPS CHKS GOO. - [SDR DL72S991693](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991693), Jul 28, 1999: ENGINE. FAILED. NR 2 ENG OIL PRESS SLOWLY DECREASED TO ZERO WITH ASSOCIATED LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT ON. GOOD QTY AND TEMP. REPLACED ENGINE. - [SDR DL72S991559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991559), Jul 11, 1999: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING THE ROTATION AND INITIAL CLIMBOUT OF THE TAKEOFF FROM FLL, (OAT 32 DEG CELSIUS USING NORMAL PWR/EPR 2.06). ENG NR 3 EGT EXCEEDED THE TAKEOFF LIMIT. A MAX - [SDR DL72S982298](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982298), Nov 8, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS L2 DOOR DID NOT TEST ON LAYOVER. REPLACED BATTERIES, NOW TESTS NORMAL. - [SDR DL72S982032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982032), Oct 2, 1998: SKIN. MISDRILLED. RT ELEVATOR, REAR SPAR MOD, OS HOLES: AD 96-06-05. DURING REAR SPAR MOD PER EO 4-70183-3AD, SEVERAL HOLES IN THE UPPER SKIN WERE OVERSIZED. REPAIR BONDED AN INT - [SDR DL72S981553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S981553), Jul 9, 1998: BULB. FAILED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP OVERWING EXIT. REPLACED LIGHT BULBS. - [SDR DL72S981376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S981376), Jun 30, 1998: SKIN. DELAMINATED. T/E OF RT ELEVATOR WAS DELAMINATING. INSTALLED ADDITIONAL TACK RIVETS BETWEEN FACTORY RIVETS AS PER M/M 55-20-0. - [SDR DL72S980088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980088), Jan 12, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. THE UPPER RUDDER WAS FOUND WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE RT SKIN PANEL BETWEEN RS 220 AND 242. THE PANEL WAS ORIGINALLY A BONDED ALUMINUM ASSEMBLY WITH BEADED STI - [SDR DL72S980034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980034), Jan 6, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. .5 INCH CRACK EXTENDING FROM NR 2 ENG DUCT HOUSING ACCESS PANEL 9524R. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0 P 803. - [SDR DL72S971740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971740), Sep 6, 1997: SWITCH. FAILED. DURING ROTATION JUST AFTER V1 THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE AFTER WEIGHT CAME OFF HTE WHEEL THE INDICATION TURNED TO SAFE. REPLACED NOSE SWITCHES S93 AND S96 A - [SDR DL72S971464](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971464), Jul 26, 1997: CONTROLLER. FAILED. SMOKE IN THE CABIN WITH SMOKE DETECTORS GOING OFF. EMERGENCY RETURN INITIATED. SMOKE IN THE CABIN WITH TWO PACKS OPERATING. COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE TEMP LESS THAN - [SDR DL72S971109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971109), Jun 3, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORROSION. CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 344 AND RBL 1. REPLACED SECTION OF BEAM PER SRM 53-10-8 FIG 11. - [SDR DL72S970278](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S970278), Feb 13, 1997: VALVE. CRACKED. DURING CLIMBOUT, LOST ALL A-SYS HYDRAULIC QTY. FOUND RT MLG LOCK OPERATED SEQUENCE VALVE CASE SPLIT. REPLACED VALVE ASSY AND A-SYS HYDRAULIC FILTERS. - [SDR DL72S962452](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S962452), Nov 5, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK ON THE EXTERNAL SKIN AT R-1 DOOR LWR FWD CORNER. REPAIRED PER M/M 52-12-0, PAR. 10. - [SDR DL72S962276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S962276), Oct 9, 1996: WINDOW. SMOKING. WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF R-1 WINDOW WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 27,000 FT. NO OVERHEAT LIGHT, WINDOW WAS HOTTER TO TOUCH THAN R-2, L-1, L-2. SE - [SDR DL72S960899](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960899), Apr 16, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON B1 LETTER CHECK, UPPER RUDDER OUTER SKIN CRACKED 3 INCH RT SIDE, 1 FT FROM TOP CENTER. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 55-40-2 FIG 1. - [SDR DL72S960886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960886), Apr 16, 1996: STIFFENER. CRACKED. FOUND ON B-1 LETTER CHECK, VERT SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED AT NR 3 SLAT INBD TRACK O/B SIDE. REPLACED PER M/M 57-20-21. - [SDR DL72S960885](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960885), Apr 16, 1996: ACT MOUNT BOX. CRACKED ANGLE. FOUND ON B-1 LETTER CHECK, NR 5 L/E FLAP ACT MOUNT BOX I/B LWR ANGLE CRACKED. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-20-21 PG 811. - [SDR DL72S960884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960884), Apr 16, 1996: STIFFENER. CRACKED. FOUND ON B-1 LETTER CHECK, 1 INCH CRACK VERT SPAR STIFFENER AT NR 7 O/B SLAT TRACK O/B ANGLE. REPLACED STIFFENER PER M/M 57-20-21 PG 813. - [SDR DL72S960883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960883), Apr 16, 1996: ACT ATTACH BOX. CRACKED. FOUND ON B-1 LETTER CHECK, 1 INCH CRACK NR 2 L/E FLAP ACT ATTACH BOX O/B SIDE. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-20-21. - [SDR DL72S960882](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960882), Apr 16, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON B-1 LETTER CHECK, THREE .5 INCH CRACKS EXTENDING FROM FASTENERS FWD OF PANEL 9501 RT SIDE AND TWO .5 INCH CRACKS EXTENDING FROM FASTENERS BELOW PANEL 9 - [SDR DL72S960880](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960880), Apr 16, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON B-1 LETTER CHECK, 1 INCH CRACK VERT WEB OF TORQUE BOX TOP ROW OF RIVETS LT SIDE AT STA 1233. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 PG 832. - [SDR DL72S960243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960243), Jan 31, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT R1 AND R2 DOOR INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVER R1 AND R2 DOORS AND OPERATION NORMAL. - [SDR DL72S960221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960221), Jan 29, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVER DOOR INOP AT R1 AND R2. REPLACED LIGHT ASSYS. - [SDR DL72S953674](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S953674), Sep 11, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND ON A2 LETTER CHECK, NUMBER 2 SLAT COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED AT INBD STOP PAD. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0. - [SDR DL72S953673](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S953673), Sep 11, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND ON A2 LETTER CHECK, NR 2 L/E SLAT COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED AT OUTBD STOP PAD. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0. - [SDR DL72S951113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S951113), Mar 4, 1995: TRANSVERSE BEAM. CRACKED. DURING LETTER CHECK INSPECTION, THE RT TORQUE BOX UPPER TRANSVERSE BEAM AT FS 1263 WAS FOUND CRACKED. PER THE B727 S/B 53-0129, REV 4, THE PART WILL BE REPLACED - [SDR DL72S950795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S950795), Feb 22, 1995: SKIN. DENTED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND NR 6 SLAT WITH CRACKED L-ANGLE UNDER UP-STOP. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0. ## 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 19991111035219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991111035219I), Nov 11, 1999: Boeing 727232 (N485DA), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On Thursday, November 11, 1999, delta airlines flight 916 landed on runway 4 during a crosswind and the #3 and #4 main landing gear tires blew out. The… - [Incident 19931127049009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931127049009I), Nov 27, 1993: Boeing 727277 (N485DA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Out of service aircraft being taxied by maintenance personnel struck a step van. Damage to right wing. - [Incident 19800807066529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807066529I), Aug 7, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N485DA), Chicago, IL. Landed with low oil quantity. Replaced seal in fuel pump. - [Incident 19800806066509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806066509I), Aug 6, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N485DA), Chicago, IL. Engine shut down due to loss of oil quantity. Replaced starter drive shaft seal. ## Other aircraft with N485DA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N485DA): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1830, 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. 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