# N518DA: 1978 Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 2013-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (registry code 1384082)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21469
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 26, 2004
- Last registry action: January 2, 2008
- Mode S code: A67F73
- Owner when cancelled: [Aventura Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVENTURA%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Aventura, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Aventura)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9660° N, 80.1399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33180, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=518DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518DA-2013-10-23

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 (76, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DL72S021391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S021391), Nov 30, 2002: ACTUATOR. FAILED. AFTER T/O AMBER LED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT FLAPS 2. POSITION TEST SHOWED NR 4 L/E DEVICE NOT RETRACTED. REPLACED NR 4 SLAT ACTUATOR.
- [SDR DL72S021252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S021252), Oct 27, 2002: LIGHT. BROKEN. SEAT 20DEF EMERGENCY LIGHT BROKEN, (FWD,RED) CA RPLD LIGHT.
- [SDR DL72S020069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S020069), Jan 19, 2002: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ILLUM, INOP SEAT LOC 22A. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
- [SDR DL72S020020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S020020), Jan 1, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON E2 LETTER CK 3/8 INCH CRACK VERT STAB OUTER SKIN APPROX 6 INCHES ABOVE 3RD FROM TOP VORTEX GENERATOR R/H SIDE. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-30-3.
- [SDR DL72S011886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011886), Dec 2, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. FOUND FWD CLOSET, ROW 1-4, ROW 10-11 EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK CKS GOOD
- [SDR DL72S011829](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011829), Nov 19, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY/CHARGER.
- [SDR DL72S010593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010593), Apr 9, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP SPLICE YIELDED CRACK INDICATIONS. INTERNAL MFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED A CRACK IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN 
- [SDR DL72S002252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S002252), Nov 19, 2000: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. COMPRESSOR STALL ON T/O ROLL NR 2 ENG. ABORT AT 30 KTS RETURN TO GATE. INSP INLET AND EXAUST. RAN ENG PER PFHB. ALL CK NORMAL, 13 KNT CROSS WIND GUSTING TO 19 K
- [SDR DL72S001724](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001724), Sep 7, 2000: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. BATTERY CHARGER INOP DAL (P/N 334701744) (S/N 7744).
- [SDR DL72S001567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001567), Aug 16, 2000: MEGAPHONE. INTERMITTENT. CABIN MEGAPHONE INTERMITTANT OPS. REPLACED SAME.
- [SDR DL72S001548](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001548), Aug 11, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION BETWEEN FS 1010 & 1070 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 26L & 26R. THE SKIN WAS CUT NEAR FS 1070 FROM THE SKIN 
- [SDR DL72S001530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001530), Aug 11, 2000: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. A .75 INCH CRACK AT I/B UPPER CORNER OF NR 5 LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR ATTACH ANGLE. REPAIRED SAME.
- [SDR DL72S001543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001543), Aug 2, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. FOUND DURING MV4 VISIT CORROSION INSIDE STR 27L STA 950B TO 950C. DRILLED UP NEW STR 27L STA 950 TO STA 1010.
- [SDR DL72S001542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001542), Aug 2, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION AT O/B VERT LEG OF STR 26L STA 1010 - 1030. REMOVED AND REPLACED STR SECTION FROM STA 1010 TO STA 1183.
- [SDR DL72S001541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001541), Aug 2, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION AT STR 26L O/B VERT LEG STA 950D - 950E. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER FROM STA 950 - 1010.
- [SDR DL72S001540](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001540), Aug 2, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION INSIDE STR 29L STA 1110 - 1130. REMOVED AND REPLACED STR 29L FROM STA 1010 TO 1183 PER SRM 53-10-1.
- [SDR DL72S001539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001539), Aug 2, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. FOUND DURING MV4 VISIT CORROSION INSIDE STR 30 STA 970 - 990. REMOVED AND REPLACED STR 30 FROM 950 TO 1010 PER SRM 53-10-1.
- [SDR DL72S001535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001535), Aug 2, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. FOUND DURING MV4 CORROSION VISIT NRC 375 CORROSION INSIDE STR 30 STA 1110 - 1130. REPLACED STR 30 FROM STA 1010 TO 1183.
- [SDR DL72S001534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001534), Aug 2, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. FOUND DURING MV4 CORROSION VISIT NRC 335 CORROSION INSIDE STR 27L FROM STA 1010 TO 1030. REPLACED STR 27L FROM STA 1010 TO STA 1130.
- [SDR DL72S001462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001462), Aug 2, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. THE FS 950F FRAME WAS FOUND WITH A 3 INCH LONG CRACK AT STRINGER 26L. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-53A0195. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED WITH A B727 SRM REPAIR
- [SDR DL72S001457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001457), Aug 1, 2000: THRESHOLD. CORRODED. THE OUTER CHORD OF THE C2 DOOR CUTOUT LOWER SILL WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION ON THE O/B FLANGE BETWEEN FS 950E AND FS 990. THE CORROSION WAS BLENDED AWAY, ROTO PEE
- [SDR DL72S001439](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001439), Jul 28, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. THE RBL 70.5 WING RIB WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK AT FS 760.96. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-57-0112 AND PROGRESSED BETWEEN TWO FASTENER HOLES. THE HOLES WERE
- [SDR DL72S001360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001360), Jul 18, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION INSIDE STR 25L STA 950D TO 950E AROUND RIVETS. REPLACED STR 25L FROM STA 950 TO 1010 DUE TO OUT OF LIMIT CORROSION ON ENTIRE LENGTH OF STRINGER. (REF 
- [SDR DL72S001359](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001359), Jul 18, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION INSIDE STR 24L STA 950D TO 950E AROUND RIVETS. REPLACED STR 23L FROM STA 950 TO 1010 DUE TO OUT OF LIMIT CORROSION ON ENTIRE LENGTH OF STRINGER. (REF 
- [SDR DL72S001358](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001358), Jul 18, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION INSIDE STR 23L STA 950D TO 950E. REPLACED STR 23L FROM STA 950 TO 1010 DUE TO OUT OF LIMIT CORROSION ON ENTIRE LENGTH OF STR 23L (REF NR''S 99, 206, 2
- [SDR DL72S001538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001538), Jul 10, 2000: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND DURING MV4 VISIT, .75 INCH CRACK AT I/B UPPER CORNER NR 5 L/E FLAP ACT ATTACH ANGLE. REMOVED L/E SUPPORT ROD AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER MM 57-20-21 FIG 807
- [SDR DL72S001364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001364), Jul 10, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. A 2 INCH CRACK IN NR 5 SLAT L/E RIB LWR AFT CORNER I/B OF ACT ROD END. REPAIRED PER 727 M/M 57-54-0 PG 805.
- [SDR DL72S000495](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S000495), Mar 13, 2000: FLAP TRACK. CORRODED. DURING OVERHAUL OF THE I/B FLAP TRACK ASSY, TYPICAL CORROSION WAS FOUND AT THE MLG AND SPOILER BEAM ATTACH PAD AREAS; AND TYPICAL WEAR WAS FOUND AT THE FWD ATTA
- [SDR DL72S992132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992132), Sep 24, 1999: LIGHT. CONTAMINATED. DURING GROUND TRANSFER OF FUEL, THE NR 1 VALVE INDICATOR LIGHT SPARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. DE-POWERED SWITCH AND FIRE EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE FOUND LIGHT ASSY
- [SDR DL72S992082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992082), Sep 16, 1999: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. ON L/O, FOUND MID CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATION NOW NML.
- [SDR DL72S991946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991946), Sep 1, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND ON C2 LETTER CK, .0625 INCH CRACK IN LT TORQUE BOX WEB LT SIDE STA 1266. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
- [SDR DL72S990403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990403), Feb 25, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 481 AND 680 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. HFEC INTERNAL INSP
- [SDR DL72S990402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990402), Feb 25, 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 PANEL. HFEC INTERNAL INSP
- [SDR DL72S990394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990394), Feb 25, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. BATTERY DEAD ON EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT 1L DOOR. REPLACED BATTERY AND BULB.
- [SDR DL72S990393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990393), Feb 25, 1999: LIGHT. INOP. MID CEILING EMER LIGHT WOULD NOT ELIMINATE WHEN CHECKING EMERGENCY LIGHTS. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
- [SDR DL72S990363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990363), Feb 23, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN AT THE STRINGER 4R LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 681 AND 740. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFI
- [SDR DL72S990372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990372), Feb 22, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 4 CRAC
- [SDR DL72S972364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972364), Nov 10, 1997: TEE. CORRODED. AT HMV, FOUND RT DOOR ATTACH TEE CORRODED. SECTION REMOVED FOR MTC ACCESS AT APPROX FUSELAGE STA 865. CUT OUT SECTION OF DOOR ATTACH TEE. FABRICATED REPAIR PART
- [SDR DL72S972284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972284), Nov 7, 1997: SKIN. DENTED. UPPER SKIN HAS A SMALL DENT AT AFT INBD CORNER. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-5 FIG 3.
- [SDR DL72S972283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972283), Nov 7, 1997: SKIN. DAMAGED. IMPROPER SPLICE REPAIR ON LOWER SKIN. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-51-0.
- [SDR DL72S972350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972350), Nov 6, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. WEB CRACKED .5 INCH ON LT VENTRAL STAIR TORQUE BOX AT STA 1213. REMOVED FASTENER, DYE CHECKED AREA, STOP DRILLED ENDS OF CRACK, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER PER M/
- [SDR DL72S972531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972531), Oct 29, 1997: DOUDLER. CRACKED. REPAIR DOUBLER CRACKED ON LOWER AFT CHORD ANGLE 37 FROM I/B END OF FLAP. DAMAGE REPAIRED PER M/M 57-52-0 PAGE 807, ON SHOP ORDER 331063.
- [SDR DL72S972516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972516), Oct 29, 1997: FLAP. DAMAGED. AFT LWR CHORD IS CRACKED AT I/B AFT FLAP TRACK CUT OUT, TWO PLACES. ALSO, AFT LOWER CHORD ANGLE IS CRACKED 57 FROM I/B END. BOTH REPAIRS PER M/M 57-52-0 FIG 807
- [SDR DL72S972349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972349), Oct 28, 1997: FLOORBEAM. WORN. CABIN FLOORBEAM UPPER CAP IS WORN THIN AT FLOOR PNL SCREW HOLE FS 344 RBL 12 TO LBL 45. BLENDED AREAS FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. FOUND BEAM OUT OF LIMITS PER 53-10
- [SDR DL72S972348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972348), Oct 28, 1997: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME CRACKED NR 2 INLET S-DUCT HOUSING FRAME CRACKED ON LT SIDE FS 1233 AT INTERSECTION WITH HORSE COLLAR. REMOVED DAMAGE AND FABRICATED DOUBLERS PER SRM 51-40
- [SDR DL72S972483](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972483), Oct 27, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. VERTICAL STAB SKIN CRACKED. DRILLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 55-30-3, CUTOUT DAMAGE PER SRM 55-30-3. VERIFIED CRACK REMOVAL AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 5
- [SDR DL72S972482](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972482), Oct 27, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. VERTICAL STAB SKIN CRACKED. CUT OUT CRACK PER SRM 55-30-3 AND VERIFIED CRACK REMOVAL. FABRICATED REPAIR AND INSTALLED DOUBLER/REPAIR.
- [SDR DL72S972262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972262), Oct 27, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. WEB - CRACKED VETICAL STAB INTERIOR FS 1303 WEB CRACKED AT STRINGER CUTOUT, RH SIDE FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND DRILLED PE R SRM 53-10-4 FIG 17BEGAN INSTALLIN
- [SDR DL72S972261](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972261), Oct 27, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. WEB - CRACKED VERT STAB INTERIOR FS1303 WEB CRACKED A T LOWER LH CORNER FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND DRILLED PE R SRM 53-10-4 FIG 17DYE CHECKED AND STOP DRILLE
- [SDR DL72S972206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972206), Oct 27, 1997: BULKHEAD BEAM. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE VERTICAL STIFFENER AT LBL 36.83 ON THE FWD SIDE OF THE BS 1183 BULKHEAD. THE CRACK IS APPROX 1 LONG AND IS LOCATED AT APPROX WL237 IN T

All 76: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518DA-2013-10-23/reports.md

## 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 19900228008009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900228008009I), Feb 28, 1990: Boeing 727200 (N518DA), Covington - Cin, OH. Lower aft body overheat light illuminated. Returned. Found a broken wire at right isolation valve.
- [Incident 19790123003489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123003489I), Jan 23, 1979: Boeing 727232 (N518DA), Cross City, FL. Two flight attendants injured when flight encountered turbulence.

## Other aircraft with N518DA

- [Cancelled 2026-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518DA-2026-07-25): Talos Drones T60X, S/N 2104F7EZW2567001WDGZ. Assigned, pending cancellation

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