# N516DA: 1978 Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 2003-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (registry code 1384082)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21432
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 16, 1986
- Last registry action: August 14, 2001
- Mode S code: A67805
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N516DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=516DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516DA-2003-03-18

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 (78, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DL72S021376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S021376), Nov 23, 2002: SHIM. OUT OF POSITION. REPAIR FOR MIGRATED SHIM, INSPECTION OF LT WING INBD FLAP INBD FLAP TRACK REVEALED A MIGRATED LAMINATED SHIM. THE CONDITION IS TYPICAL OF THAT DOCUMENTED PER BA
- [SDR DL72S021264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S021264), Oct 30, 2002: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTIONED. ATB, WX RADAR C/B POPPED TWICE. REPLACED WX RADAR R/T TEST PATTERN NORMAL - OPERATED IN WX MOD OBTAINED TARGETS, ALL OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DL72S021208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S021208), Oct 16, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 681-740 / STRG. 4R / SKIN LAP SPLICE : CRACK REPAIR LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 681 & 740 REVEALED CRACK 
- [SDR DL72S021207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S021207), Oct 16, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 481-681 / STRG. 4R / SKIN LAP JOINT : CRACK REPAIR LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP JOINT REVEALED CRACK INDICATIONS BETWEEN FS 
- [SDR DL72S021198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S021198), Oct 15, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 1070-1090 / STRG. 4R / SKIN LAP JOINT: CRACK REPAIR LFEC INSPECTIONS OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP JOINT REVEALED A CRACK INDICATION. INTERNA
- [SDR DL72S020422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S020422), Apr 9, 2002: MOUNT. CRACKED. INSPECTION OF THE FWD ENGINE MOUNT SUPPORT FITTING ON THE NR 3 ENGINE PYLON PER AD 97-05-08 REVEALED A CRACK IN HOLE LOCATION -D-. THE HOLE WAS OVERSIZED TO REM
- [SDR DL72S020401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S020401), Apr 3, 2002: CASTING. CRACKED. NR 7 SPOILER LWR CASTING REPAIR CRACKED AT LWR WING ATTACH. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-022-8.
- [SDR DL72S020398](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S020398), Apr 3, 2002: STIFFENER. CRACKED. NR 7 SLAT I/B TRACK I/B SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED. REPLACING STIFFENER PER M/M 57-20-021-8.
- [SDR DL72S011902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011902), Dec 6, 2001: SWITCH. INTERMITTENT. L/E FLAP LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN WING ANTI ICE SELECTED ON. REPLACED NR 4 AND NR 5 L/E FLAP POSITION XMITTERS.
- [SDR DL72S011793](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011793), Nov 12, 2001: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. LOST A SYSTEM HYDRAULICS ON CLIMBOUT FROM ABQ. LOST PRESSUREAND QUANTITY BOTH TO ZERO. _REPLD NBR 3 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR
- [SDR DL72S011518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011518), Sep 6, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. FUSELAGE / BULKHEAD / FS 351.2 / LBL 5 : WEB CRACK REPAIR THE FS 351.2 BULKHEAD WEB WAS FOUND CRACKED AT LBL 5 AT A DAMAGED NLG UPLOCK FITTING ATTACH POINT. THE
- [SDR DL72S011501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011501), Aug 27, 2001: SUPPORT. CRACKED. ON FINAL WHEN LDG GEAR EXTENDED -A-SYS HYD FAILURE-COMPLETE-GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED FLAPS 30DGS-RAISED FLAP ELEC. TO 15DGS AND LANDED A/C- FOUND NOSEGEAR UPLCKACT.
- [SDR DL72S011422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011422), Aug 27, 2001: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. ON LANDING COMPLETE A SYSTEM HYD FAILURE. FOUND OVER CENTER ACTUATOR BULKHEAD FITTING BROKEN AND ACTUATOR LEAKING. CA REPLACED SAME.
- [SDR DL72S011307](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011307), Aug 9, 2001: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. ON FINAL APPROACH PRIOR TO GEAR EXT WITH FLAPS 5 DEG AND HAD INDICATION OF A LOSS OF A SYSTEM HYD. REPLACED A SYSTEM FILTERS. REPLACED LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATO
- [SDR DL72S011225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011225), Jul 24, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LEFT AFT OVERWING LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CHECKS NORMAL.
- [SDR DL72S010419](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010419), Mar 13, 2001: LIGHT. WILL NOT TEST. EMERG LIGHT AT REAR EXIT WOULD NOT TEST - REPLACED LIGHT RACK
- [SDR DL72S010212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010212), Feb 7, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER COCKPIT DOOR INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERIES, OPS CKS OK.
- [SDR DL72S010138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010138), Jan 24, 2001: SKIN. GOUGED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST FWD OF THE FWD EDGE OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND GOUGED MIDWAY BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER HINGE CUTOUTS. BOTH HINGE CUTOUTS WERE PREV
- [SDR DL72S010137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010137), Jan 24, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. INSPECTIONS OF THE INNER CHORD, OUTER CHORD AND THE WEB OF THE C1 DOOR OPENING AFT FRAME REVEALED A 1.25 INCH CRACK IN THE OUTER CHORD BELOW THE NR 6 DOOR STOP,
- [SDR DL72S010010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010010), Jan 2, 2001: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND ON MV2 CHECK, .75 INCH CRACK NR 8 SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE BELOW THE ANTI-ICE DUCT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-000-8.
- [SDR DL72S001559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001559), Aug 14, 2000: DUCT. RUPTURED. ENG NR 1 STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CLIMB PASSING FL 250. COMPLETED WITH POM PROCEDURES, LIGHT REMAINED EXTINGUISH WITH THROTTLE AT IDLE. NR 1 BLEED SW
- [SDR DL72S000971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S000971), May 16, 2000: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. FOUND RT AFT CARGO DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED M957 BATTERY PACK. EMERGENCY LIGHTS OPS GOOD.
- [SDR DL72S000838](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S000838), Apr 8, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING SHOP VISIT, THE AFT LOWER CHORD ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED 55 INCHES FROM THE I/B END. THE ANGLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING A SECTION AND SPLICING PER MM 57-
- [SDR DL72S000837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S000837), Apr 8, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING SHOP VISIT, THE AFT LOWER CHORD ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED 37 INCHES FROM THE I/B END. THE ANGLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING A SECTION OF THE ANGLE AND SPLICI
- [SDR DL72S992593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992593), Nov 21, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN OVERHEAD INOP DURING LIGHTS TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS GOOD.
- [SDR DL72S992545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992545), Nov 17, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. 3/4 CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN STR 22R STA 1233. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 25.
- [SDR DL72S992543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992543), Nov 17, 1999: FSLG SKIN. CRKD. FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED FS1090 BELOW STRINGER 17L. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 26.
- [SDR DL72S992542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992542), Nov 17, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. FOUND ON D1 LETTER CK, 1 INCH CRACK NR 2 SLAT NOSE RIB I/B SIDE OF ACTUATOR. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
- [SDR DL72S992512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992512), Nov 14, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ON L/O, FOUND LEFT EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT STROBING. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CKS OK.
- [SDR DL72S992197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992197), Oct 4, 1999: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. OUTBOARD FLAPS SPLIT WHEN FLAPS RETRACTED FROM 5 DEGS. REPLACED RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP TRANSMITTER.
- [SDR DL72S992077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992077), Sep 16, 1999: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN FLAPS WERE POSITIONED TO FLAPS 2, THE LEFT AND RIGHT OUTBOARD SHOWED SLIGHT ASYMMETRY (ABOUT 1 NEEDLE WIDTH) RAN CHECKLIST AND LOWERED FLAPS WITH ALTERNATE
- [SDR DL72S991920](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991920), Aug 28, 1999: TIRE. FAILED. NR 1 TIRE BLOWN. REPLACED NR 1 WHEEL AND BRAKE. ALSO REPLACED NR 2 WHEEL.
- [SDR DL72S991039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991039), May 11, 1999: SWITCH. DIRTY. TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED DURING POWER UP AND TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT 10 KTS. WARNING HORN ITEMS CYCLED AND SOUNDED AGAIN ON SECOND ATTEMPT. FOUND UPPER STAB 
- [SDR DL72S982625](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982625), Dec 25, 1998: DUCT. BROKEN. LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ON. REPLACED BLOWN DUCT UNDER APU IN KEEL BEAM.
- [SDR DL72S982577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982577), Dec 11, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE SKIN FS 950C-950D, STRINGER 28L : REPAIR FOR CORROSION CUTOUT. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND CORRODED AT STRINGER 28L BETWEEN FS 950C AND 950D. THE DAMAG
- [SDR DL72S982494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982494), Dec 1, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON FLOORBEAM STA 1070 AT LBL 55 SEAT TRACK ATTACH POINT (MARKED). REPAIRED PER SRM 53-20-11 FIG 804A.
- [SDR DL72S982065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982065), Oct 6, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. EMER TRACK LTS DAMAGED AT 26C. RELAMPED AND REPLACED LENS. ON TEST FOUND AFT FLOOR TRACK LTS INOP. FOUND AFT TRACK LIGHTING PWR SUPPLY BAD. REPLACED PWR SUPPLY.
- [SDR DL72S981737](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S981737), Aug 22, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CK GOOD.
- [SDR DL72S980246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980246), Jan 28, 1998: FITTING. LOOSE. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RT ELEVATOR, REPAIR FOR LOOSE HINGE FITTING. THE STA 81.44 HINGE FITTING ON THE RT ELEVATOR WAS FOUND. LOOSE DURING INSPECTIONS REQUIRED 
- [SDR DL72S971350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971350), Jun 24, 1997: DOORFRAME. CRACKED. THE C-1 CARGO DOOR OPENING AFT FRAME AT STA 620 WAS FOUND CRACKED JUST BELOW THE CARGO FLOOR LINE. THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF AN APPROX 3.0 CRACK IN THE WEB AND A 
- [SDR DL72S970286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S970286), Feb 16, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. LT WING AFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED.
- [SDR DL72S962498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S962498), Nov 11, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND A .50 INCH CRACK NR 6 L/E SLAT COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE AT OUTBOARD UPSTOP PAD. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0, PAR. 12.
- [SDR DL72S962497](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S962497), Nov 11, 1996: ANGLE. CORROSION. FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER ATTACH ANGLE FOR ACCESS PANEL 3448R. REPAIRED PER MM 53-30-1.
- [SDR DL72S961212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S961212), May 18, 1996: LIGHT. MISSING. EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT FIXTURE MISSING. REPLACED SAME, NOW OK.
- [SDR DL72S960974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960974), Apr 23, 1996: RIB. CRACKED. FOUND ON A-1 LETTER CHECK, CRACK IN NR 4 L/E SLAT NOSE RIB RADIUS OUTBOARD SIDE OF OUTBOARD TRACK. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0.
- [SDR DL72S960973](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960973), Apr 23, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON A-1 LETTER CHECK, FORWARD SERVICE DOOR SKIN CRACKED AT UPPER FORWARD CORNER .50 INCH AT 2 RIVETS. REPAIRED PER M/M 52-12-0.
- [SDR DL72S960972](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960972), Apr 23, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON A-1 LETTER CHECK, NR 7 SLAT COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED .25 INCH AT TIA DUCT. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0.
- [SDR DL72S960326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960326), Feb 10, 1996: RETRACT MECH. OUT OF RIG. AFTER TAKEOFF WITH GEAR HANDLE IN OFF POS, FELT AND HEARD LOUD THUMP 4 OR 5 TIMES AT APPROX 2 MIN INTERVALS. PROBLEM WENT AWAY WITH HANDLE IN UP POSITION. RIGGE
- [SDR DL72S954687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954687), Nov 18, 1995: SPAR CHORD. CRACKED. DURING SHOP VISIT, THE NR 2 MIDFLAP AFT CHORD WAS FOUND CRACKED AT CUTOUT FOR INBOARD AFT FLAP DRIVE ROD. THE CHORD WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57520.
- [SDR DL72S954686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954686), Nov 18, 1995: SPAR CHORD. CRACKED. DURING SHOP VISIT, THE NR 2 MIDFLAP AFT LOWER CHORD WAS FOUND CRACKED AT INBOARD AFT FLAP TRACK. THE CHORD WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57520.

All 78: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516DA-2003-03-18/reports.md

## 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 LAX00IA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00IA127), Mar 14, 2000: Boeing 727-232 (N516DA), San Francisco, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: failure of the right main landing gear to fully extend for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Accident 20000314013049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000314013049A), Mar 14, 2000: Boeing 727232 (N516DA), San Francisco, CA, No damage. (-23) Received report of accident approx 2320 hrs. Spoke with lax ops center duty officer, bruce nelson. No preliminary accident report. Unable to ascertain…
- [Incident 19930120002589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930120002589I), Jan 20, 1993: Boeing 727277 (N516DA), Salt Lake City, UT. Gear door red warning light on during approach. Landed safely. Replaced defective door actuator switch.
- [Incident 19900717039839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900717039839I), Jul 17, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N516DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Nose wheel vibrating after gear retraction. Later loud noise from area. Nose strut needed to be serviced.

## Other aircraft with N516DA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N516DA): Airbus A321-271NX, S/N 11004, built 2022

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