# N524DA: 1979 Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 2003-08-29 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 29, 2003 - Exported to: Indonesia - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - 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: 21584 - Year built: 1979 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: May 8, 1979 - Certificate issued: April 21, 2003 - Last registry action: August 6, 2003 - Mode S code: A69816 - 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/N524DA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=524DA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N524DA-2003-08-29 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 (46) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DL72S011774](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011774), Nov 7, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. BOTH AFT SERVICE DOOR SLIDE LIGHTS INOP. RELAMPED BOTH BULBS AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR M983. - [SDR DL72S011727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011727), Oct 28, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FWD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY. - [SDR DL72S011446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011446), Aug 31, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 1150 / STRG. 29R : CORROSION REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A SMALL AREA OF CORROSION JUST AFT OF THE FS 1150 FRAME AND JUST OUTBD - [SDR DL72S011445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011445), Aug 31, 2001: SILL. CORRODED. FUSELAGE C2 DOOR OPENING LOWER SILL OUTER CHORD WAS FOUND WITH AN AREA OF CORROSION ON THE OUTBD SKIN FLANGE NEAR FS 950E+10. THE CORROSION WAS MACHINED AWAY AN - [SDR DL72S011444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011444), Aug 31, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 1070-1090 / STRG. 27R-29R : CORROSION CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN FS 1070 & 1090 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 27R & - [SDR DL72S011416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011416), Aug 24, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME AT FS 970 STR 26L-27L. THE FS 970 FRAME INNER CHORD WAS FOUND CRACKED AT A FLOOR ATTACH LOCATION BETWEEN STRINGERS 26L AND 27L. THE CRACK IS TYPI - [SDR DL72S010967](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010967), Jun 14, 2001: FLAP. STUCK. INBD FLAPS WONT RETRACT STUCK AT 15 DEGREES - LUBED AND RAN FLAPS - UNABLE TO DUPLICATE - [SDR DL72S010719](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010719), May 5, 2001: WIRE. BROKEN. CAPT O2 MASK MICROPHONE WIRE BROKEN. REPLACED MASK. - [SDR DL72S010462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010462), Mar 21, 2001: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. NBR 2 ENG OIL PRESSURE READ IN RED ON CLIMBOUT FROM OMA. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER - [SDR DL72S010378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010378), Mar 5, 2001: SKIN. TORN. THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND UNDERLYING TRIPLER WERE BADLY DAMAGED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT AT AN OUTFLOW VALVE CUTOUT BETWEEN FS 1166 & 1183 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 26R & 21 - [SDR DL72K001249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K001249), Jul 2, 2000: DOOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKE-OFF, WHEN GEAR LEVER WAS MOVED TO -OFF- POSITION RT MAIN GEAR DOOR RE-OPENED. LEVER WAS MOVED TO -UP- AND DOOR CLOSED. RETURNED LEVER TO -OFF- AND DO - [SDR DL72K001064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K001064), May 30, 2000: SIGN. INOPERATIVE. L2 SVC DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOP. REPLACED LIGHT RACK. - [SDR DL72K000872](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K000872), May 2, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. THE FS 1183 BULKHEAD WAS FOUND WITH A 1.5 INCH LONG TYPICAL CRACK IN THE WEB JUST BELOW THE LBL & RBL 8 STIFFENERS AT WL 182. THE CRACKS ARE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B - [SDR DL72K000868](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K000868), May 1, 2000: STIFFENER. CRACKED. A 2 INCH CRACK IN NR 3 SLAT O/B TRACK O/B SPAR STIFFENER. REPLACED STIFFENER PER M/M 57-20-21. - [SDR DL72K000866](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K000866), May 1, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND ON B1 LETTER CK, .5 INCH CRACK AT RT TORQUE BOX VERTICAL WEB UPPER LIGHTENING HOLE STA 1323. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0. - [SDR DL72K000522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K000522), Mar 15, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP AT R2 DOOR DURING SVC CHECK. REPLACED BATT PACK, OPS CKS OK. - [SDR DL72K991878](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K991878), Aug 22, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. L1 EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR LIGHT BATTERY WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED BATTERY. - [SDR DL72K991000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K991000), May 5, 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 PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSP - [SDR DL72K990999](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990999), May 5, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 481 AND 681 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTIO - [SDR DL72K990770](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990770), Apr 8, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN BETWEEN OVERWING EXITS INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY. - [SDR DL72K990295](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990295), Feb 15, 1999: SLIDE. DISLODGED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, L1 SLIDE PACK DISLODGED FROM DOOR. ACFT RETURNED TO BLOCK. RESECURED SLIDE PACK, CKS NORMAL. - [SDR DL72K990976](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990976), Feb 4, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, A HOLE WAS FOUND IN COVE SKIN PANEL AT 2ND FROM I/B AFT FLAP TRACK. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0, FIG 809. - [SDR DL72K990226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990226), Feb 1, 1999: STRINGER. DAMAGED. S7L WAS GOUGED DURING INSTALLATION OF NEW GALLEY, DAMAGE IS IN INNER RADIUS AT BS 1018. REPAIRED PER ERA 332697-14. - [SDR DL72K990225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990225), Feb 1, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. EXISTING TRIM OUTS AND ADDITIONAL GROUND DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AT THE AFT EDGE OF THE C2 DOOR CUTOUT AT BS 990. THE DAMAGED AREAS ARE NEAR S24R. REPAIRED - [SDR DL72K990224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990224), Feb 1, 1999: BULKHEAD RING. DAMAGED. DURING INITIAL INSPECTION, A FASTENER AFT OF BS 1183 AT RBL 24 WAS FOUND LOOSE. DURING REMOVAL OF THE FASTENER, TOOLING DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE TENSION FITTING A - [SDR DL72K991370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K991370), Jan 20, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, THE COVE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED AT 35 FROM THE I/B END. THE COVE SKIN WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A DOUBLER PER MM 57-52-0 FIG 809. - [SDR DL72K990977](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990977), Jan 20, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, THE AFT COVE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH TOOL DAMAGE 60 FROM O/B END. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A DOUBLER PER MM 57-52-0 PAGE 819. - [SDR DL72K990975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990975), Jan 20, 1999: SKIN. WORN. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, THE COVE SKIN WAS FOUND WORN 35 FROM O/B END OF FLAP. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED PER MM 57-52-0, FIG 809. - [SDR DL72S990060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990060), Jan 11, 1999: BLKHD STIFFENER. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LBL 36.83 VERT STIFFENER ON THE FWD SIDE OF THE BS 1183 BLKHD. CRACK IS LOCATED APPROX AT WL 238 AND IS APPROX 2 IN LENGTH. REPAIRED PE - [SDR DL72K991006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K991006), Jan 11, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, THE COVE SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED 31 INCHES FROM I/B END. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED PER MM 57-52-0, FIG 809. - [SDR DL72K991005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K991005), Jan 11, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION THE COVE SKIN WAS FOUND TO HAVE A TEMPORARY REPAIR INSTALLED 34 FROM I/B END OF FLAP. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A PERMANENT REP - [SDR DL72K990580](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990580), Jan 5, 1999: SPAR. CRACKED. CRACKS AT AFT SPAR RAIL AT 18, 32 & 61 FROM I/B END OF FLAP. REPAIRED ON N/R'S 010525, 010526 & 010527. REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED PER M/M 57-52-0 FIG 802 . ON SHOP - [SDR DL72K990299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72K990299), Jan 4, 1999: SKIN. WORN. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, THE LEADING EDGE WAS FOUND WORN AT THE O/B END OF FLAP. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND A DOUBLER AND FILLER INSTALLED PER MM 57-52-0, FIG 80 - [SDR DL72S981094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S981094), May 21, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND AT A-1 LETTER CHECK, VERT TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED .625 AT UPPER LIGHTENING HOLE STA 1285 RT. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0. - [SDR DL72S972073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972073), Oct 16, 1997: CHORD. CRACKED. FOUND ON F-2 LETTER CK, LT ATTACH CHORD CRACKED .75 INCH AT VERTICAL STAB S-7L. REPAIRED PER MM 55-30-0. - [SDR DL72S972072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972072), Oct 16, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND ON F2 LETTER CK, .75 INCH CRACK LOWER RT CORNER OF WEB STA 1303 ABOVE NR 2 ENGINE S-DUCT. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-4. - [SDR DL72S971979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971979), Oct 6, 1997: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. AFTER T/O AT 5,000 FT, A-SYS HYD QTY WENT TO ZERO. REPLACED NR 3 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR. - [SDR DL72S971693](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971693), Aug 28, 1997: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 1L DOOR INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY AT 1L DOOR, CKS OK. FOUND ON L/O CK. - [SDR DL72S970474](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S970474), Mar 12, 1997: SKIN. DAMAGED. THE L-1 DOOR HINGE CUT-OUTS WERE FOUND TO HAVE EXISTING DOUBLER REPAIRS INSTALLED. THE DOUBLERS WERE INSPECTED AND IDENTIFIED AS PERMANENT PER BACO S/B 727-53-0 - [SDR DL72S970516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S970516), Mar 11, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOO BEAM CAP CORRODED STA 344 AT RBL 6. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-8 FIG 11. - [SDR DL72S970498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S970498), Mar 11, 1997: BULKHEAD SUPPORT. WORN. FOUND DURING MV2 F1 - STA 720D VERTICAL BULKHEAD SUPPORTS WORN AT UPPER ATTACH POINTS LT ABOVE STRINGER 26 LT AND RT ABOVE STR 26 RT. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 5 - [SDR DL72S970522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S970522), Mar 10, 1997: MOUNT BRACKET. CRACKED. FOUND DURING MV2F1, TOP I/B CORNER CRACKED ON NR 5 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR MOUNT BRACKET. FABRICATED REPAIR PER M/M 57-20-21 AND LEAK CHECKED. - [SDR DL72S960727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960727), Mar 27, 1996: CLOSING MECH. BROKEN. ON ARRIVAL AT GATE, THE FWD LT ENTRY DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. FOUND SEVERAL BROKEN PARTS JAMMING UPPER HINGE AND LOWER CAM PLATE, UPPER HINGE WAS LOOSE IN AT FUSELA - [SDR DL72S954331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954331), Nov 10, 1995: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. AFT AISLE EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES IN AFT AISLE EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT, CHECKS NORMAL. - [SDR DL72S953077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S953077), Jul 14, 1995: NOSE RIB. CRACKED. FOUND DURING D-2 LETTER CHECK, NR 4 L/E SLAT ACT ATTACH RIB CRACKED 1.75 INCH I/B SIDE. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0. - [SDR DL72S950288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S950288), Jan 2, 1995: RIBS. CRACKED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, LEFT WING NR 3 SLAT WAS FOUND WITH NR 3, NR 7, NR 9 AND NR 10 RIBS CRACKED. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-3 AND SRM 57-54-0 FIG 804. ## 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 19911015054539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911015054539I), Oct 15, 1991: Boeing 727277 (N524DA), Oceanside, CA. Received TCAS alert on descent. Slowed descent. Was being controlled by ATC. No loss of separation or conflict. - [Incident 19900711040019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900711040019I), Jul 11, 1990: Boeing 727232 (N524DA), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Bird strike on co-pilots forward windshield on descent. Impact shattered the glass but window held pressurization. ## Other aircraft with N524DA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N524DA): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 4259, built 2015 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.