# N541DA: 1980 Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 2010-07-20 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 20, 2010 - 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-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (registry code 52051) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 22387 - Year built: 1980 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 16, 1980 - Certificate issued: June 29, 2004 - Last registry action: June 15, 2010 - Mode S code: A6DBEF - Owner when cancelled: [Dodson International Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20INTERNATIONAL%20PARTS%20INC) - Location: [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 38.5420° N, 95.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66079, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N541DA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=541DA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N541DA-2010-07-20 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 (32) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DL72S011085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S011085), Jun 27, 2001: MODULE. DEFECTIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP AT ROW 27 AND BACK. THE L-2 AND R-2 DOORS LWR LIGHTS ARE INOP. REPLACED MODULE M0027 TO FIX. - [SDR DL72S010657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010657), Apr 21, 2001: FIRE LOOP. SHORTED. ON TAXI OUT NR 1 ENG FIRE WARNING SOUNDED. FOUND B LOOP SHORTED. ALSO FOUND THE LOOPS MISWIRED AT THE FIRE WALL DISCONNECT. CORRECTED WIRING AND REPLACED THE LO - [SDR DL72S010654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S010654), Apr 20, 2001: SIGN. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN OVER AISLE AT OVERWING EXITS BROKE LOOSE FROM MOUNTING. CREW WAS UNABLE TO SECURE SO THEY CUT WIRES TO REMOVE LIGHT. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, CA - [SDR DL72S001750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001750), Sep 11, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTIONS OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 480 & 680 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. INTERNAL MFEC INSPE - [SDR DL72S001739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001739), Sep 8, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP AT R-1 DOOR. REPLACED RACK, CKS OK. - [SDR DL72S001675](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001675), Aug 28, 2000: BEAM. CRACKED. THE RT VENTRAL STAIR CUTOUT TORQUE BOX FWD, UPPER HORIZONTAL BEAM AT STA 1263 WAS FOUND WITH AN APPROX 2 INCH CRACK. ERA 378352-14AD REPLACED THE DAMAGED PART A - [SDR DL72S001069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S001069), May 31, 2000: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. UPON GEAR RETRACTION HEARD LOUD NOISE ACCOMPANIED WITH UNSAFE INDICATION. REPAIRED NOSE GEAR DOORS AND LINKAGE. - [SDR DL72S000200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S000200), Jan 27, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. TWO CUTOUTS WERE MADE IN THE SKIN BETWEEN FS 950F AND 970 ALONG STR 28L DUE TO CORROSION. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT MV AND REPAIRED PER ERA 334022-14. - [SDR DL72S000192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S000192), Jan 26, 2000: STRINGER. CRACKED. THERE WERE CRACKS FOUND IN STRINGER 18A AND THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 946. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT MV AND REPAIRED PER ERA 334023-14. - [SDR DL72S000191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S000191), Jan 26, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. THE FUSELAGE FRAME 1166 HAD CORROSION AT THE SHEAR CLIP BETWEEN STR 29R AND STR 30. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT MV AND REPAIRED PER ERA 334020-14. - [SDR DL72S000190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S000190), Jan 26, 2000: FRAME. DENTED. THE FOLLOWING FRAMES WERE DENTED DUE TO SERVICE DAMAGE BETWEEN STR 23L AND 25L, FS 500, 520, 560, 620, 660 AND 720. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT MV AND WERE REPAIRED - [SDR DL72S991791](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991791), Aug 9, 1999: WINDOW POST. CRACKED. FUSELAGE COCKPIT WINDOW FRAME, E-F WINDOW POST, DENT/CRACK REPAIR. THE E-F COCKPIT WINDOW FRAME POST WAS DENTED AT THE LOWER SILL OF THE R3 COCKPIT WINDOW WHEN - [SDR DL72S991793](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991793), Jul 9, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE SKIN FS 230-245, R3 COCKPIT WINDOW SURROUND, DENT/TEAR REPAIR. THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST BELOW THE R3 COCKPIT WINDOW BETWEEN FS 230 AND 245 WAS DENTED AND - [SDR DL72S991186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S991186), May 26, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND ON D2 LETTER CK, LOWER COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT NR 2 SLAT I/B STOP PAD. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0. - [SDR DL72S990234](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990234), Feb 3, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE LOWER ROW OF FASTENERS IN THE STR 4R LAP SPLICE GAVE TWO CRACK INDICATIONS. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED ONLY TWO CRACKS, ONE AT FS - [SDR DL72S990080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S990080), Jan 13, 1999: BATTERY CHARGER. FAILED. ON LAYOVER CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP OVER THE RIGHT WING OVER WING EXITS. REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER OPERATION NORMAL DPN 334701744 S/N OFF 10007, O - [SDR DL72S982170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S982170), Oct 20, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. REF SHIP 541 TPA LTR CHK D1, FOUND 1 IN CRACK AT LIGHTNING HOLE STA 1240 RT VERTICAL WEB TORQUE BOX AREA. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-10. - [SDR DL72S980657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S980657), Mar 24, 1998: SPAR. CRACKED. HORIZ STABILIZER RT ELEVATOR REAR SPAR, REPAIR FOR TYPICAL CRACKS. THE RT ELEVATOR REAR SPAR WAS FOUND WITH TWO TYPICAL CRACKS .25 OR SMALLER EXTENDING FROM UND - [SDR DL72S971671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971671), Aug 18, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM STA 344 FROM LBL 47 TO LBL 62. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-8 FIG 11. - [SDR DL72S971670](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971670), Aug 18, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON FLOORBEAM STA 344 FROM LBL 30 TO LBL 45. REPAIRED PER SRM 53010-8 FIG 19. - [SDR DL72S971669](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S971669), Aug 18, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON FLOORBEAM STA 344 FROM LBL3 TO LBL27. REPAIRED PER SRM53-10-8 FIG 11. - [SDR DL72S970939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S970939), May 17, 1997: WIRE. NOT GROUNDED. FLOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP FROM ROW 28 BACK. REPAIRED BAD GRD WIRE, LIGHTS WORKED NORMAL. - [SDR DL72S970174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S970174), Jan 24, 1997: TRANSVERSE BEAM. CRACKED. THE AFT CHANNEL (P/N 65-17517-37) AND THE UPPER FORWARD ANGLE (P/N 65-17517-38) OF THE TRANSVERSE BEAM AT STA 1263 WERE FOUND CRACKED. SIMILAR DAMAGE WAS FOUND - [SDR DL72S970134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S970134), Jan 23, 1997: TORQUE BOX WEB. CRACKED. RT VERT TORQUE BOX WEB LIGHTENING HOLE AT STA 1240 HAS .25 INCH CRACK AT LOWER HOLE. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0. - [SDR DL72S962137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S962137), Sep 19, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. AFT CABIN EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY M9027 AND INSTALLED NEW BATTERIES, OPS CK NORMAL. - [SDR DL72S961532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S961532), Jun 26, 1996: PWR CONTL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. A/C PORPOISED AND VIBRATES ON CLIMB/CRUISE WITH A/P OFF. FEELS LIKE THERE IS PLAY IN CONTROL COLUMN IN PITCH. CONTROL COLUMN KICKS BACK OCCASIONALLY. REPLACED E - [SDR DL72S954733](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954733), Dec 19, 1995: PBE. DEFECTIVE. PBE, LOCATED IN FIRST CLASS COAT CLOSET, HAS UNSERVICEABLE INDICATOR PROTRUDING PAST CONTAINER. REPLACED PBE. - [SDR DL72S954604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954604), Dec 2, 1995: APU. SMOKING. DEPARTURE TIME WITH APU, EITHER PACK PUTS SMOKE IN CABIN. FOUND APU PUTTING SMOKE IN CABIN DEACTIVATED APU PER MEL. - [SDR DL72S954364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954364), Nov 13, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND ON A2 LETTER CK, .5 INCH VISIBLE CRACK ON COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE BELOW THE OUTBOARD STOP PAD NUMBER 5 SLAT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0. - [SDR DL72S954363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S954363), Nov 13, 1995: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND ON A2 LETTER CK, TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED .5 INCH AT FASTENER UPPER ROW OF RIVETS LT SIDE STA 1223. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0. - [SDR DL72S953317](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S953317), Aug 7, 1995: COMPRESSOR BLADE. FRACTURED. DURING CRUISE, FL 370, NR 1 ENGINE STALLED AND FLAMED OUT. THERE WAS SOME SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN FOLLOWING FLAME-OUT. LANDED SLC. FOUND METAL IN TAILPIPE AND BLEED - [SDR DL72S952131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72S952131), May 6, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. THE RT TORQUE BOX FORWARD TRANSVERSE BEAM GUSSET ANGLE AT FS 1273 WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE AFT TRANSVERSE BEAM WAS ALSO FOUND CRACKED. THIS DAMAGED AREA OF THE TO ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 19821213066309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821213066309I), Dec 13, 1982: Boeing 727200 (N541DA), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. On climb out pilot had a bird strike. 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