# N490DA: Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 2001-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2001
- 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: 21020
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 25, 1975
- Last registry action: May 20, 1998
- Mode S code: A61064
- 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/N490DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=490DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N490DA-2001-02-16

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 (79, newest 50)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR DL72S002229](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S002229), Nov 14, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT CABIN O/H EMERGENCY LIGHT BETWEEN LAVS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR DL72S000758](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S000758), Apr 19, 2000: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. LOSS OF SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC IN FLIGHT. INITIAL 0 QTY INDICATION WITH NO OTHER ABNORMALS. THEN SYS A ENG 1 AND 2 PUMPS FLICKERED AND RECOVERED SEVERAL TIMES. POM 
- [SDR DL72S000693](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S000693), Apr 11, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. RIB NUMBER 7 CRACKED MANUFACTURED DOUBLER. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER 57-54-0 FIG 814 MM.
- [SDR DL72S992700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992700), Dec 9, 1999: SHEAR CLIP. CRACKED. THE SHEAR CLIP FOR THE FS 1263 FRAME BETWEEN STRINGERS 13L AND 14L WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH CRACK IN THE SKIN FLANGE RADIUS. THE SKIN FLANGE WAS TRIMMED OFF TO R
- [SDR DL72S992683](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992683), Dec 8, 1999: BRACKET. CRACKED. NR 1 LEADING EDGE SLAT I/B AND O/B ACTUATOR MOUNT BRACKETS CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
- [SDR DL72S992682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992682), Dec 8, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. A .5 INCH CRACK AT FWD LWR SIDE OF NR 2 MIDFLAP AT I/B AFT FLAP ACTUATING ROD CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0 AND ERA 368899-14.
- [SDR DL72S992680](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992680), Dec 8, 1999: BEAM. CRACKED. C-2 DOOR HORIZONTAL BEAM WEB DAMAGED AT LIGHTNING HOLE AT DOOR HANDLE SNUBBER SRM 52-30-2D FIG 802D.
- [SDR DL72S992679](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992679), Dec 8, 1999: STIFFENER. CRACKED. VERTICAL SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED NR 7 SLAT O/B SIDE OF I/B TRACK. REPLACED SPAR STIFFENER PER MM 57-20-21.
- [SDR DL72S992678](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992678), Dec 8, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. COVE SKIN ANGLE CRACKED 15 INCHES O/B OF NR 7 SLAT ACTUATOR ROD. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
- [SDR DL72S992634](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992634), Dec 1, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. RT FWD EMERG EXIT HATCH EMERGENCY LT INOP. FOUND FUSE BROKEN OFF IN SOCKET OF PWR SUPPLY. REPLACED SAME.
- [SDR DL72S992365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992365), Oct 24, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ON L/O, FOUND L1 EMER EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, RACK AND REFLECTOR.
- [SDR DL72S992364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992364), Oct 24, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ON L/O, FOUND LT OVERWING EMER EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR DL72S991647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991647), Jul 14, 1999: MOUNT. CORRODED. ON HUSHKIT MOD, FOUND NR 2 AFT ENG MOUNT CORRODED. REPLACED MOUNT.
- [SDR DL72S991646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991646), Jul 12, 1999: ANGLE. CORRODED. ON HUSHKIT MODIFICATION, NR 2 ENG AFT MOUNT CHORD ANGLE CORRODED. REPLACED ANGLE WITH NEW MANUFACTURED PART LEFT SIDE.
- [SDR DL72S991053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991053), May 13, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. LT ELEV HINGE SUPPORT RIB CRACKED BETWEEN NR 3 AND 4 BAL BOARDS AT LOWER END. REPAIRED PER MM 55-10-31.
- [SDR DL72S990743](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990743), Apr 3, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 26L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 480 AND 680 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTIO
- [SDR DL72S990714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990714), Mar 30, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 481 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION
- [SDR DL72S990713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990713), Mar 30, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 680 AND 740 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION
- [SDR DL72S990712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990712), Mar 30, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 480 AND 680 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION
- [SDR DL72S990169](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990169), Jan 26, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH AN AREA OF CORROSION AT FS 485 AND STRINGER 28R. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED WITH A 7 X 3.5 CUTOUT. THERE WERE THREE OTHER REPAIR
- [SDR DL72S990159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990159), Jan 21, 1999: ANGLE. CORRODED. FOUND DURING MV-1 CHECK, CORROSION ON SUPPORT ANGLE AT STA 740 STR 27 RT. REPLACED ANGLE PER M/M 53-11-0 FIG 826.
- [SDR DL72S990149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990149), Jan 18, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FOUND DURING MV-1 CORROSION VISIT NRC 46, CORROSION AT FLOORBEAM STA 344 RBL 5 TO LBL 60 UPPER AND LOWER SIDES. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-8 FIG 11.
- [SDR DL72S990148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990148), Jan 18, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND DURING MV-1 CORROSION VISIT NRC 16, .25 INCH CRACK VISIBLE AT AFT ENTRY DOOR FRAME UPPER LT LOCATION. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-9 FIG 11.
- [SDR DL72S982596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982596), Dec 21, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LT MID WING SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY RACK M954, OPS CHKS GOOD.
- [SDR DL72S982595](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982595), Dec 21, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. BOTH FWD EXIT SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY ON RACK M982, OPS CHKS GOOD.
- [SDR DL72S981409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S981409), Jul 5, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. FLASHLIGHT NOT BLINKING. REPLACED FLASHLIGHT BATTERY, BULB, AND PLAC. OPS CKS GOOD.
- [SDR DL72S980816](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980816), Apr 16, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT SECTION IN CABIN INOP. REPLACED PWR SUPPLY, SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL.
- [SDR DL72S980526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980526), Mar 6, 1998: SPAR. CRACKED. THE LT ELEVATOR REAR SPAR WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK AT THE SECOND FROM THE OUTBD END HINGE. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF BOEING S/B 7
- [SDR DL72S980527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980527), Mar 5, 1998: CHANNEL. CRACKED. THE FS 1263 UPPER CHANNEL ON THE LT AFT VENTRAL STAIRWELL TORQUE BOX WAS FOUND WITH A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN THE TYPICAL LOCATION PER S/B 727-53-0129. THE DAMAGED CH
- [SDR DL72S972515](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972515), Dec 2, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. ON PREFLIGHT, FWD EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED BATT.
- [SDR DL72S972318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972318), Nov 10, 1997: BALLAST. FAILED. SMOKE IN AFT 48 SECTION. REPLACED AFT LAV LIGHT BALLAST M276.
- [SDR DL72S971509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971509), Jul 30, 1997: STIFFENER. CRACKED. WING L/E SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED NR 4 SLAT INBD TRACK INBD SIDE. REPLACED ANGLE PER M/M 57-20-21.
- [SDR DL72S971508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971508), Jul 30, 1997: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND ON B1 LETTER CK, .5 INCH CRACK FWD LOWER RT INBD VERTICAL KEEL BEAM ANGLE AT STA 870. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-9.
- [SDR DL72S971173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971173), Jun 17, 1997: WATER HEATER. OVERHEATED. SMOKE REPORTED IN AFT CABIN BY F/A, CONFIRMED BY SECOND OFFICER. BOTH AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTORS ALARMED, DID SMOKE CLEARANCE CHECKLIST. REPLACED AFT LAV WATER HEA
- [SDR DL72S970162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S970162), Jan 27, 1997: POWER CONTL UNIT. LEAKING. ATB - DUE TO HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS FROM THE LEFT ELEVATOR, POWER CONTROL UNIT LEAKS.
- [SDR DL72S962058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S962058), Sep 5, 1996: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. CENTER AISLE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BETWEEN AFT LAVS DID NOT COME ON DURING TEST. REPLACED BATTERIES AND BULBS OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DL72S962057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S962057), Sep 5, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE L-2 DOOR DID NOT COME ON DURING TEST. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DL72S961273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S961273), May 24, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED 1 INCH AT ANTI-ICE TUBE CUTOUT, NR 2 SLAT. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0.
- [SDR DL72S961287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S961287), May 22, 1996: SKIN. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK BY A GROUND SERVICE TRUCK, DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A DENTED SKIN, A BROKEN STRINGER AND A CRACKED SHEAR CLIP. THE DENT WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AT 
- [SDR DL72S961249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S961249), May 21, 1996: SKIN. DENTED. FROM AC LOG 759101001, FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED FS 1080 THROUGH 1100 STR 23L. STR 23L AND SKIN REPAIRED PER ERA 303624-14.
- [SDR DL72S954494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954494), Nov 14, 1995: DOUBLER. CRACKED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, NR 4 MIDFLAP WAS FOUND WITH CRACKED DOUBLER AT AFT CLOSE OUT RIB LOWER AFT CORNER. REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0.
- [SDR DL72S954729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954729), Nov 9, 1995: LE SKIN. WORN. L/E EDGE SKIN WORN AT I/B END OF NR 1 MIDFLAP. REPAIRED PER MM 57-53-00.
- [SDR DL72S954453](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954453), Nov 6, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EO 4-58560-3AD, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE LBL 70.5 WING RIB CHORD. THE CRACK RAN FROM ONE OF THE UPPER FASTE
- [SDR DL72S960426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960426), Nov 3, 1995: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND EMANATING FROM THE CORNER OF THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT ON THE FWD FRAME OF THE LT AFT SERVICE DOOR. IN ACCORDANCE WITH 
- [SDR DL72S954493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954493), Nov 1, 1995: DOUBLER. CRACKED. NR 2 MIDFLAP WAS FOUND TO HAVE CRACKED DOUBLER AT AFT LOWER SPAR ANGLE REPAIR AT I/B QUADRANT CUTOUT. REPAIR WAS PERFORMED PER M/M 57-52-0 FIG 802. FOUND DURING
- [SDR DL72S954145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954145), Oct 30, 1995: STRINGER. CRACKED. FOUND DURING HMV, RT OUTER WING UPPER STRINGER TO RIB SHOWS CRACK INDICATION ON FASTENER HOLE AT W.S. 656.5, STRINGER 10. MANUFACTURED REPAIR DOUBLER PER M/M 57
- [SDR DL72S954143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954143), Oct 30, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. FOUND ON HMV, RIGHT WING STRINGER TO RIB FASTENER HOLE HAS CRACK INDICATION AT STA. 629, 3RD STRINGER FWD FROM AFT SPAR. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER M/M 57-13-0.
- [SDR DL72S954134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954134), Oct 30, 1995: SKIN. PUNCTURED. DURING INSPECTION, C-3 CARGO DOOR WAS FOUND WITH INNER SKIN PUNCTURED, REPAIRED PER SRM 52-00-3.
- [SDR DL72S954129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954129), Oct 29, 1995: SKIN. DENTED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON WITH DENTS IN UPPER SKIN. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER SRM 57-50 -5.
- [SDR DL72S954495](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954495), Oct 28, 1995: DOUBLER. DISBONDED. FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR AT AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL CUTOUT, FS 1158 TO FS 1183, BETWEEN S-20L AND S-24L. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EO 4-69078-3AD, THE INTERNAL BO

All 79: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N490DA-2001-02-16/reports.md

## 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 19921105048039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921105048039I), Nov 5, 1992: Boeing 727232 (N490DA), Las Vegas, NV. Lost cabin pressure on climb. Descendent to 1000 feet. Proceeded to Las Vegas. Found safety relief valves faulty.

## Other aircraft with N490DA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N490DA): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1836, built 2007

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