# N491DA: Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 2000-11-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 30, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 21060
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: November 30, 2000
- Mode S code: A6141B
- Owner when cancelled: [Avborne Accessory Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVBORNE%20ACCESSORY%20GROUP%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- 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/N491DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=491DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491DA-2000-11-30

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 (33)

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

- [SDR DL72K001193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K001193), Jun 20, 2000: STIFFENER. CRACKED. RT WING REAR SPAR STIFFENER , WS 543.68 THE RT WING REAR SPAR WAS FOUND WITH A CRACKED STIFFENER AT WS 543.68. THE DAMAGED STIFFENER WAS REMOVED AND A NEW STIFF
- [SDR DL72K001185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K001185), Jun 19, 2000: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. A 2 INCH CRACK IN LOWER ATTACH ANGLE FOR NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR MOUNT FITTING. LOWER SPOILER BEAM CHORD. REPAIRED PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 57-20-22, FIG 806.
- [SDR DL72K001184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K001184), Jun 19, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. A .5 INCH CRACK AT FUSE SKIN, LOWER FWD CORNER OF L-4 WINDSHIELD. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3.
- [SDR DL72K001182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K001182), Jun 19, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. A 1 INCH CRACK ON LT TORQUE BOX VERT WEB AT STA 1213 UPPER SIDE (48 SEC). REPAIR PER M/M 53-11-0 PG 833.
- [SDR DL72K000740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K000740), Apr 17, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. THE LT AFT ENTRY DOOR FRAME ON THE FS 1183 BULKHEAD WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK AT WL 276. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF AD 99-18-05 AND BAC S/B 727-53-0210. THE C
- [SDR DL72K992768](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K992768), Dec 16, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. FORWARD OUTBOARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT FLASHLIGHT NO TEST. REPLACED BATTERY. FLASHLIGHT NOW OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DL72K992653](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K992653), Dec 5, 1999: MOTOR. FAILED. AFTER T/O, O/B FLAPS FROZE AT 15 FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN WENT TO 5. O/B FLAPS DID NOT EXTEND FOR LANDING. PER PILOT REPORT AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. FOUND O/B F
- [SDR DL72K990668](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990668), Mar 26, 1999: SKIN. WORN. NR 3 MIDFLAP/UPPER SKIN WBL 70 TO 106, WEAR DAMAGE FOUND TO NR 3 MIDFLAP UPPER SKIN DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH FOREFLAP. WEAR AREA IS APPROX 37.5 SPAN-WISE X 7.5 
- [SDR DL72K990551](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990551), Mar 15, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING LFEC INSPECTIONS PER SI 4-74176-12AD ON THE S4R LAP JOINT, TWO CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND BETWEEN BS 360 AND BS 481. HFEC INSPECTION VERIF
- [SDR DL72K990555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990555), Mar 11, 1999: COWLING. WORN. WORN, NO 2 ENG COWLING LANDING - FROM 1 O'CLOCK TO 11 O'CLOCK POSITION. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF CHORD, FORMED AND DRILLED REPAIR ANGLES FOR SPLICE. DRILLED N
- [SDR DL72K990590](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990590), Mar 9, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. WEB CRACKED VERTICAL STAB INTERIOR - WEB AT STA 1303 IS CRACKED AT BOTH RT AND LT LOWER CORNERS, MARKED. STOP DRILLED CRACKS AND DYE PENETRATE INSP RT AND LT SI
- [SDR DL72K982607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K982607), Dec 22, 1998: LIGHT. INOP. COCKPIT EMERGENCY LT WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED ASSY, OPS CK NML.
- [SDR DL72K982584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K982584), Dec 18, 1998: LIGHT. INOP. EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST, TRIED RELAMP AND BATT, NO HELP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
- [SDR DL72K982356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K982356), Nov 14, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. INOP. FWD FLOOR EMERG LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
- [SDR DL72K980941](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980941), Apr 30, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING L/O CHECK, EO 4-727622-12 INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK IN THE R-1 DOORWAY UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. A REPAIR WAS MADE TO SATISFY THIS EO PER M/M 53-30-0.
- [SDR DL72K980231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980231), Jan 17, 1998: BEAM. CRACKED. FUSELAGE/VENTRAL STAIRWELL, RT TORQUE BOX. REPLACEMENT OF CRACKED FS 1263 AND 1273 BEAMS AND CHANNELS. THE FS 1263 BEAM AND CHANNEL AND THE FS 1273 BEAM WERE FO
- [SDR DL72K980126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980126), Jan 16, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. 1 CRACK ACROSS RIVET HOLE AT VERT. STAB SKIN FWD OF R/H LWR CORNER OF SADDLE PANEL CUT OUT. FOUND ON B-2 LETTER CHECK INSTALLED DOUBLER PER M/M 54-30-0 #1
- [SDR DL72K980125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980125), Jan 16, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. A .3125 INCH CRACK LT TORQUE BOX VERT WEB LIGHTENING HOLE ADJACENT TO PREVIOUS REPAIR. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0 P 828.
- [SDR DL72K980124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980124), Jan 16, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. A .375 INCH CRACK PAST ROUT OUT AT LIGHTENING HOLE LT TORQUE BOX VERT WEB STA 1303. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0 P 828.
- [SDR DL72K980049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K980049), Jan 8, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. RT WING FWD EMERGENCY EXTERIOR LIGHT INOP. REPLACED PWR SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK CKS GOOD.
- [SDR DL72K972461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972461), Nov 24, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. L1 DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN WILL NOT ILLUM. REPLACED BATT'S IN LIGHT ASSY, CKS NML.
- [SDR DL72K972138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K972138), Oct 23, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ON LAYOVER, FOUND RT OVERWING FWD EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPS CKS GOOD.
- [SDR DL72K971600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K971600), Aug 15, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT ON NR 2 CARGO DOOR INOP. REPLACED BATT PACK, CKS NML.
- [SDR DL72K971106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K971106), Jun 7, 1997: HYD SYST. LEAKING. A-SYSTEM HYDRAULICS OVERHEAT CAME ON. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE, LIGHT STAYED ON.
- [SDR DL72K962537](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K962537), Nov 12, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND CRACK ON CORNER END OF NR 3 L/E FLAP. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-53-0, PG 804.
- [SDR DL72K962438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K962438), Oct 29, 1996: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TOP OF FLOORBEAM BS 344 RBL 6 TO LBL 36 CORRODED. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-8.
- [SDR DL72K962296](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K962296), Oct 11, 1996: PWR SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. AFT 3 SECTIONS OF E PATH LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUM IN ARM POS. REPLACED FWD E PATH SLED, OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DL72K961603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961603), May 15, 1996: FAIRING. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LEFT HAND OUTBOARD FLAP TRACK FAIRING. THE CRACK IS .75 IN LENGTH AND IS LOCATED ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE
- [SDR DL72K960621](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K960621), Mar 20, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP ABOVE AFT AIRSTAIR. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL, OPS TESTS OK.
- [SDR DL72K960541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K960541), Mar 10, 1996: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. ENGINE FAILURE, NR 3, AT LIFT-OFF - FUEL TO ZERO WITH NORMAL WIND DOWN INDICATIONS. REPLACED FCU AND ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP.
- [SDR DL72K961463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K961463), Mar 9, 1996: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. THE BS 1183 BULKHEAD WEB WAS FOUND CRACKED AT RBL 26. THERE IS A 1 INCH CRACK AT WL 166.5. REPAIRED PER ER/A 303276-14.
- [SDR DL72K960743](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K960743), Mar 9, 1996: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. A .5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE 1183 BULKHEAD AT LBL 8 AND WL 168 AS A RESULT OF INSPECTIONS PER SI 4-59275-12. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 303278-14AD.
- [SDR DL72K960531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K960531), Mar 8, 1996: BLKHD BEAM. CRACKED. FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK - 1.50 INCH CRACK VERTICAL BEAM BS 1183 BLKHD AT RBL 8. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0, PG 811.

## 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 19890706036709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890706036709I), Jul 6, 1989: Boeing 727232 (N491DA), San Antonio, TX. High EGT and compressor stall on NR3 engine. Engine fail light on. Returned. Had engine turbine failure.
- [Incident 19800113012219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800113012219I), Jan 13, 1980: Boeing 727232 (N491DA), East Boston, MA. Turbine engine failed in compressor section. Blew out 13th stage duct.

## Other aircraft with N491DA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N491DA): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1837, built 2007

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