# N531DA: 1979 Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 2006-11-08 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 8, 2006 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported - Airframe: [Boeing 727-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (registry code 1384082) - Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 21814 - Year built: 1979 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 5, 1979 - Last registry action: September 20, 2006 - Mode S code: A6B470 - Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 25.6544° N, 80.4122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33186, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N531DA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=531DA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N531DA-2006-11-08 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 (59, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DL72S020493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S020493), Apr 29, 2002: WEDGE. DELAMINATED. OUTBOARD MIDFLAP TRAILING EDGE DELAMINATION. REPAIRED PER ER/A 417248-14. - [SDR DL72S020181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S020181), Feb 13, 2002: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING L/O FOUND 1ST CLASS OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY. - [SDR DL72S020149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S020149), Feb 7, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE SEAT 3B INOP. REPLACED BATTERY. - [SDR DL72S011661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011661), Oct 12, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LT FWD O/W SLIDE LIGHT INOP. REPLCD BATT PACK. OPS CKS GOOD - [SDR DL72S011659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011659), Oct 12, 2001: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. AT APPROX 80 KTS WITH POWER STABILIZED, AT45 (194/197/194) WINDS 170/17, AIRSPEED AT 90 KTS NR 2 ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED. EPR DROPPED TO APPROX 1.70 AND RECOVERE - [SDR DL72S011522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011522), Sep 9, 2001: MODULE. DAMAGED. ON LANDING ROLLOUT HYD SYS -A- PRESS AND QTY WENT TO ZERO. FOUND -A- SYS ELEV CONTROL MODULE DAMAGED. SOLENOID BLEW OUT OF THE TOP OF MODULE. REPLACED MODULE. - [SDR DL72S011513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011513), Sep 9, 2001: FILTER. DIRTY. SYSTEM A O-HEAT LIGHT CAME ON JUST PRIOR TO CRUISE. REPLACED A-SYSTEM RETURN FILTER MODULE. - [SDR DL72S011061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011061), Jun 25, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. RIGHT EXT OVERWING EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY, OP CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR DL72S010780](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010780), May 16, 2001: LINE. LOOSE. DURING CRUISE AND DESCENT NR 2 ENG OIL QTY SLOWLY DECREASED FROM 3.2 TO 0 GAL. OIL TEMP AND PRESS IN GREEN ARC. ON FINALOIL PRESS BEGAN TO FLUC AND DROPPED OUT - [SDR DL72S010551](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010551), Apr 3, 2001: INDICATOR. STUCK. UPON FLAP RETRACTION OUTBOARD FLAPS REMAINED AT 5 DEG. INBOARD WENT TO 2 DEG. AND L/E FLAP LIGHT REMAINED AMBER. RAN CHECK LIST. REPLACED OTBD FLAP INDICATOR. R - [SDR DL72S001694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001694), Sep 1, 2000: WIRE. SHORTED. AFTER TAKEOFF INBOARD FLAPS FROZE AT 15. ACCOMPLISHED T/E FLAP ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. THE INBOARD RIGHT NEEDLE GRADUALLY SPLIT AND WENT DOWN TO 38 DEGREES. AIRTURN - [SDR DL72S001099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001099), Jun 6, 2000: STRINGER. CRACKED. THE LEFT STRINGER 18A WAS FOUND CRACKED AT FS 940. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF THE STRINGER WAS REMOVED AND AN HFEC WAS OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS ACCOMPLISHED REVEALI - [SDR DL72S001053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001053), May 30, 2000: FLAP TRACK. CORRODED. NR 4 I/B FLAP TRACK OF THE I/B FLAP WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION AND WEAR WHICH MEASURED BEYOND SRM AND OHM LIMITS. THE MLG BEAM ATTACH BOLT HOLES AND SPOTFACES, TH - [SDR DL72S001028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001028), May 25, 2000: FLAP TRACK. CORRODED. INBOARD FLAP, NR 5 INBOARD TRACK CORROSION FOUND ON MLG BEAM ATTACH BOLT HOLES AND SPOTFACES, THE SPACER BAR ATTACH BOLT HOLE, AND THE TOGGLE DETENT HOLE. REPAI - [SDR DL72S001031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001031), May 23, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. AT HMV2, CONTIN OF N/R 519. CHEM TREAT PER PIS 900-2-4-1 NR 2, PAINTED PER PS 900-3-6 NR 3, OK TO INSTALL LT & RT REPAIRS, INSTALLED LT & RT DOUBLERS PER SRM 53 - [SDR DL72S001011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001011), May 23, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE STR 4L LAP JOINT BETWEEN FS 460 AND FS 480 AT HMV. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED SIMILIARLY TO THAT OF SRM 53-30-3, FIG 5 PER ERA 334481-14AD. - [SDR DL72S001010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001010), May 23, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. SEVERAL CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE STR 4R LAP JOINT BETWEEN FS 700 AN DFS 720. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED SIMILIARLY TO THAT OF SRM 53-30-3, FIG 5 PER ERA 334480-14A - [SDR DL72S001009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001009), May 23, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. MULTIPLE CRACK LOCATIONS WERE FOUND ALONG THE STR 4R LAP JOINT BETWEEN FS 481 AND 681. THE LAP JOINT WAS REPLACED PER ERA 334469-14AD AT HMV. - [SDR DL72S001019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001019), May 16, 2000: FLANGE. GOUGED. AT HMV, THE NR 2 FIREWALL AFT FLANGE WAS FOUND TO BE WORN/GOUGED AT THE 6 O''CLOCK POS. IT WAS CHEMICALLY TREATED PER PS 900-2-4-1 NR 2 AND REPAIRED PER MM 53-1 - [SDR DL72S001020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001020), May 15, 2000: COWLING. WORN. AT HMV, THE NR 2 FIREWALL COWL LANDING WAS FOUND TO BE WORN. IT WAS REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0 PG 801. - [SDR DL72S001061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001061), May 12, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. AT HMV STRINGER 14RT STA 920 FRAME WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION FORMED ANGLE PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 806D. CHEM TREATED PER PS 900-2-4-1. INSTAL - [SDR DL72S001057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001057), May 12, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. AT HMV2 FOUND AFT B/B SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT FS 1166 FROM STR 28L TO 28R. REMOVED FASTENERS TO GAIN ACCESS TO CORRODED AREA, CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE FROM STR 29-2 - [SDR DL72S001001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001001), May 10, 2000: SPAR. CRACKED. SPAR CRACKED. NR 8 L/E SLAT, FWD SPAR AT TAI DUCT. REPAIRED SLAT PER MM. - [SDR DL72S992367](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992367), Oct 25, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. NR 8 SLAT ACTUATOR O/B ATTACH ANGLE WAS CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21. - [SDR DL72S992366](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S992366), Oct 25, 1999: BRACKET. CRACKED. TPA LTR CHK F-2, 1 VISIBLE CRACK O/B ATTACH BRACKET NR 1 SLAT ACTUATOR. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21. - [SDR DL72S991985](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991985), Sep 7, 1999: ROD. BROKE. AFTER T/O, DURING GEAR RETRACTION, GOT A LOUD SNAP WITH A VIBRATION AND A RED GEAR DOOR ON FWD PANEL AND NLG DOOR LIGHT ON S/O PNL. REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACT ROD. - [SDR DL72S991854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991854), Aug 18, 1999: ACCESSORY UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. ON SHORT FINAL, THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED AS FLAPS WERE SET TO 30 DEG. GEAR DOWN AND INDICATION NORMAL. SPEED BRAKE STOWED. HORN STOPPED DURING GO-A - [SDR DL72S990667](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990667), Mar 26, 1999: CLAMP. BROKEN. AFTER PUSHBACK, HEARD LOUD BANG AND EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN CABIN. FOUND CLAMP OFF DUCT IN AREA OF FLOW MULT REF IPC 21-10-0-4 ONLY AFFECTS AIR FROM APU. PUT APU A - [SDR DL72S990577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990577), Mar 16, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING LFEC INSPECTIONS PER SI 4-74176-12AD ON THE S26L LAP JOINT, CRACK INDICATIONS WERE NOTED BETWEEN BS 480 AND BS 681. HFEC INSPECTIONS CONFIRM - [SDR DL72S990552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990552), Mar 16, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. THE UPPER CHORD ANGLE OF THE LEFT WING RIB AT WS 171.5 WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED AT A FASTENER HOLE ON THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF THE CHORD ANGLE U - [SDR DL72S990529](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990529), Mar 12, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND UNDER S28L AT BS 1010 AT THE SKIN BUTT JOINT. REPAIRED PER ERA 332920-14. - [SDR DL72S990528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990528), Mar 12, 1999: STRINGER. CRACKED. FUSELAGE STRINGER 29R WAS FOUND CRACKED 2 FWD OF BS 950E. ADDITIONALLY, CORROSION WAS NOTED 2 AFT OF BS 950D. A SECTION OF STRINGER FROM BS 950D+10 TO BS 950E+1 - [SDR DL72S990527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990527), Mar 12, 1999: FRAME. WORN. STATION 1148 FRAME WAS FOUND WORN ON THE I/B HORIZ FLANGE AT S22L DUE TO CONTACT WITH A HYD LINE. REPAIRED PER ERA 332918-14. - [SDR DL72S990485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990485), Mar 9, 1999: SKIN. WORN. THE UPPER SKIN OF THE S19R LAP SPLICE WAS FOUND TORN AT BS 720E-5 DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OF THE WING TO BODY FAIRING UPON INSTALLATION. REPAIRED PER ERA 332901-14A - [SDR DL72S990451](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990451), Feb 26, 1999: BEAM. CRACKED. CRACK IN L-1 LOWER BEAM AFT CORNER HFEC TO CONFIRM CRACK MARK ENDS. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER PER M/M 52-11-01 FIG 803. STOP DRILLED CRACK AT MARKED ENDS. INSTA - [SDR DL72S990448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990448), Feb 26, 1999: STRINGER. CRACKED. RT WING STR-TO-RIB INSP AT WS 686.5 STRINGER 8 SHOWS CRACK INDICATION, MARKED (AFT UPPER STR). LOOSENED FUEL DUMP LINE FOR ACCESS, BEGAN DRILLING UP REPAIR PER - [SDR DL72S990446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990446), Feb 26, 1999: STRINGER. CRACKED. LT WING UPPER STR-TO-RIB HOLE INSP, SHOWS CRACK INDICATION WS 686.5 STRINGER 11. CUT ACCESS HOLE IN STRINGER, BEGAN DRILLING UP RADIUS BLOCKS. STOP DRILLED CRAC - [SDR DL72S990044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990044), Jan 8, 1999: WIRE. SHORTED. FOUND DURING L/O CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING BETWEEN ROWS 19 AND 26 INOP. REPAIRED WIRING. - [SDR DL72S982627](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982627), Dec 25, 1998: BULB. FAILED. 5 LIGHTS BAD AT AFT STAIR CASE, RELAMPED. - [SDR DL72S972726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972726), Dec 24, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERG LIGHT ABOVE AFT AIRSTAIRS INOP. REPLACED BATTS AND CKS GOOD. - [SDR DL72S972587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S972587), Dec 4, 1997: BEAM. CRACKED. THE AFT GUSSET AND HORIZONTAL BEAM AT FS 1273 ON THE VENTRAL STAIRWAY TORQUE BOX WERE FOUND CRACKED PER INSPECTIONS OF S/B 53-0129 AS MANDATED BY AD 94-07-08. T - [SDR DL72S971788](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971788), Sep 12, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT MOUNTED ON CEILING OF CABIN IN BETWEEN OVERWING EMERGENCY EXITS BLINKS INTERMITTENTLY DURING TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. - [SDR DL72S970883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S970883), May 8, 1997: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND ON D2 LETTER CHECK, .25 INCH CRACK RT LOWER TORQUE BOX WEB AT A LIGHTING HOLE STA 1246. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0. - [SDR DL72S961988](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S961988), Aug 10, 1996: WIRE. CHAFED. ON SERVICE CHECK, FOUND MID-FRONT EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS AND ALL FOUR OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT IDENT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. FOUND WIRE SHORTED AT SIDEWALL WHERE TRA - [SDR DL72S961579](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S961579), Mar 7, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. THERE IS A ONE INCH CRACK IN THE ANGLE OF THE AFT TRANSVERSE BEAM OF THE RT TORQUE BOX AT FS 1273. THE REPAIR REPLACES THE DAMAGED PARTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH S/B - [SDR DL72S960508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960508), Mar 6, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND DURING C-2 LETTER CHECK - 2 INCH CRACK NR 4 L/E SLAT COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE BELOW TAI DUCT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 PAR 5A. - [SDR DL72S960311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960311), Feb 9, 1996: IDENTIFIER. INOPERATIVE. DURING LAYOVER CHECK, AFT CABIN DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT IDENTIFIER INOP ON TEST. REPLACED AFT CABIN DOOR IDENTIFIER AND REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT D9069P. - [SDR DL72S960310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960310), Feb 9, 1996: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING LAYOVER CHECK, FOUND FWD AND AFT BULLNOSE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT FWD 1088 AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT AFT 1089, NOW C - [SDR DL72S960021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S960021), Dec 20, 1995: SKIN. CORROSION. THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 500 STR 28R WAS DAMAGED BY CORROSION AND A 13.5 INCH BY 3.5 INCH SECTION WAS CUTOUT. A SKIN REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER B727 SRM 53-30- - [SDR DL72S954731](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954731), Dec 12, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. FOUND ON CV2 CHECK TRANSFERRRED FROM N/R 33 ITEM NR 2, .4375 INCH CRACK AT NR 6 SLAT NOSE RIB INBD SIDE OF ACTUATOR. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0 AND ID PER PS 900- All 59: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N531DA-2006-11-08/reports.md ## Other aircraft with N531DA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N531DA): Airbus A321-271NX, S/N 11329, built 2023 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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