# N642DL: 1988 Boeing 757-232, registration cancelled 2018-03-29 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 29, 2018 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 757-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (registry code 1384965) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW2037](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (registry code 52117) - Data sheets: [TCDS A2NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2NM), [TCDS E17NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E17NE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 23996 - Year built: 1988 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 16, 1988 - Certificate issued: January 26, 1989 - Last registry action: April 8, 2016 - Mode S code: A86CFF - Owner when cancelled: [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC) - Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 33.6604° N, 84.3865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30354, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=642DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N642DL-2018-03-29 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 757-232: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232.md ## Service difficulty reports (30) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA1307270642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1307270642), Mar 21, 2013: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. DURING SERVICE CK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW 38 DOWN INOPERATIVE. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTOR AT BATTERY PACK M9102. TIGHTENED CONNECTOR AND PERFORMED OPS TEST - [SDR DALA1306200642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1306200642), Mar 5, 2013: WIRE. LOOSE. DURING S/C FOUND EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS FROM SEAT 38-45 INOPERATIVE. FOUND WIRE LOOSE FROM CONNECTOR AT SEAT 39DEF. REPAIRED WIRE SWPM 20-10. OPS CHECK GOOD. - [SDR DALA1304300642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1304300642), Feb 12, 2013: CONNECTOR. BROKEN. SEAT ROW 4C, EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERTIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN LIGHT CONNECTOR. - [SDR DALA1302460642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1302460642), Jan 29, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. SHIP 642 C/W EA 06-089732-12 AD REV D ME 04 NR 1 LEFT PASSENGER DOOR CUT OUT -UPPER FORWARD CORNER SKIN AND BEAR STRAP INSPECTION. C/W PRI 497909-14 AD, REV A, - [SDR DALA1304210642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1304210642), Nov 14, 2012: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. WHILE AT PSV, MX FOUND A REPAIR DOUBLE INSTALLED BY ER/A 381611-14, REV 0 TO BE CORRODED AND CRACKED AT THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. REMOVED THE DOUBLER, INSP AND FA - [SDR DALA1250910642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1250910642), Oct 15, 2012: WIRE. DAMAGED. MX DISCOVERED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 6C/D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN WIRE, OPS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR DALA1164350642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1164350642), Nov 23, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. REF NR7 L-1 DOOR BEAR STRAP CRACKED UPPER FWD CORNER OF L-1 DOOR. REPAIR KIT INSTALLED PER ERA497909-14 REV ORIG. ALSO REF BOEING SB757-53-0094. - [SDR DALA1164340642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1164340642), Nov 23, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. REF NR2 AND ERA 497907-14 REV ORIGINAL TWO DENTS IN THE FUSELAGE BETWEEN STATIONS 1681 AND 1690, STRINGERS 15L AND 16L. THE TWO DAMAGE DENTS WERE CUT OUT AND A - [SDR DALA1143760642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1143760642), Jul 14, 2011: WIRE. BROKEN. FLIGHT CREW FOUND THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 35F TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN WIRE UNDER SEAT 35F AND REPLACED THAT SECTION OF IT. OPERATIONAL - [SDR DL757081288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757081288), Oct 3, 2008: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING A SKIN REPAIR PER THE SRM, SEVERAL FASTENER HOLES WERE MISDRILLED IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS AS NOTED IN ER/A 06-362852-14. THE ER/A PROVIDED REPAIR INSTRUCTIO - [SDR DL757071588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757071588), Dec 6, 2007: CHIP DETECTOR. LOOSE. AT CRUISE ALT NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESS WAS IN THE RED AND HAD A LOSS OF OIL QTY, CREW WENT THRU CHECKLIST AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN. OPENED RT ENG FAN COWL. FOUND NR 5 - [SDR DU4R2007174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DU4R2007174), Sep 22, 2007: FRAME. GOUGED. FOUND GOUGE IN RT AFT CARGO BS 1240 AND S-23R. REPAIRED BY BLENDING, HFEC IAW D634N301-6-51-00-19, NO CRACK INDICATIONS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER - [SDR DU4R2007173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DU4R2007173), Sep 13, 2007: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND CHAFED NR 2 PYLON AFT WEB FITTING CHAFED AT BOTTOM LT CORNER. REPAIRED BY FABRICATING AND INSTALLED REPAIR HFEC NO RELEVANT INDICATIONS, FABRICATING AND I - [SDR DU4R2007168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DU4R2007168), Sep 13, 2007: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND DENT/CRACK ON FRAME BS 1560 BETWEEN S-24L AND S-23L IN AFT PIT. REPAIRED BY CUTTING OUT DENT/CRACK SECTION OF FRAME, HFEC NO RELEVANT INDICATION. FABRICAT - [SDR DU4R2007167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DU4R2007167), Sep 13, 2007: FITTING. WORN. FOUND DEEPLY WORN CORNER FITTING OF NR 1 PYLON LT AFT LOWER CORNER AT AFT ENGINE MOUNTS. REPAIRED BY BLENDING, HFEC NO RELEVANT INDICATIONS, FABRICATING AND INS - [SDR DU4R2007169](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DU4R2007169), Sep 11, 2007: SKIN. DAMAGED. PERMANENT REPAIR TO NR 2 PYLON FWD SKIN REQUIRED. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR IAW DELTA EA 06-074338-03 REV B DATED 01-30-2003 IAW DELTA ERA 362852-14 REV E D - [SDR DU4R2007171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DU4R2007171), Sep 5, 2007: SKIN. DAMAGED. NR 1 PYLON I/B SKIN HAS TEMPORARY REPAIR. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR TO NR 1 PYLON O/B SKIN IAW DELTA EA 06-074338-03 REV B DATED 01/30/2003 IAW DELTA ERA 45 - [SDR DU4R2007172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DU4R2007172), Sep 5, 2007: SKIN. DAMAGED. TEMPORARY REPAIR TO NR 1 PYLON O/B SKIN. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR TO NR 1 PYLON O/B SKIN REPAIR IAW DELTA EA 06-074338-03 REV B DATED 01/30/2003 IAW DELTA - [SDR DU4R2007170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DU4R2007170), Sep 5, 2007: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND TEMPORARY REPAIR NR 1 PYLON I/B SKIN. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR TO NR 1 PYLON I/B SKIN IAW DELTA EA 06-074338-03 REV B DATED 01/30/2003 IAW DELTA ERA - [SDR DL757070529](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757070529), May 12, 2007: UNKNOWN. ODOR. DURING DESCENT, F/A ADVISED US OF A HOT PLASTIC ODOR TOWARD THE MIDCABIN AREA, SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER APPROX 4 MIN. CHECKED LIGHTS IN CABIN AND PERFORMED CABIN - [SDR DL757060651](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757060651), Aug 11, 2006: BEARING. LEAKING. LT ENG OIL TEMP PEAKED IN RED BAND 193 DEG PASSING 20000 FT SHUT DOWN LEFT ENG PER QRH. VERIFIED NR 4 BRG LEAKING REPLACED NR 1 ENG ON 6T103. - [SDR DL757060083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757060083), Jan 28, 2006: HOSE. RUPTURED. ATB ON DEPARTURE LOST ALL LEFT HYD SYS FLUID. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. REPLACED RUPTURED HOSE. - [SDR DL757031051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757031051), Nov 24, 2003: OVEN. MALFUNCTIONED. DIVERSION INTO DEN FOR SMOKE AND SMELL IN CABIN. REPLACED MID GALLEY OVEN. - [SDR DL757010046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757010046), Jan 9, 2001: UNKNOWN. ODOR. AT CRUISE ALT FL 390 3 HRS AFTER DEPARTURE THERE WAS A FAINT SMELL OF A/C SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND FWD CABIN. AFTER APPROX 10 - 15 MINS FWD LAV SMOKE ALARM SOUN - [SDR DL757001429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757001429), Jul 29, 2000: ENGINE. DAMAGED. A/C 642 HAD A NR 1 ENGINE TAILPIPE FIRE. RAMP DISCOVERED AND REPORTED FIRE AT AROUND 1350M WHILE DOING ROUTINE ARRIVAL WALKAROUND INSPECTION FOR INBOUND DAMAGE - [SDR DL757000694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757000694), Apr 11, 2000: UNKNOWN. ODOR. ODOR AND HAZE IN CABIN AROUND ROW 35 WHEN ENG ANTI ICE ON. ODOR AND HAZE GONE WHEN ENG ANTI ICE TURNED OFF. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. - [SDR DL757960761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757960761), Feb 13, 1996: TE WEDGE. DELAMINATED. NR 3 SLAT T/E WEDGE DELAMINATED. REPLACED T/E WEDGE PER SRM 57-43-02. - [SDR DL757960161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757960161), Jan 23, 1996: SOLENOID. FAILED. RIGHT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY, USED ALT EXTENSION AND GOT NORMAL INDICATION. REPLACED RT GEAR DOOR INTERLOCK SOLENOID AND OPS NORMAL. - [SDR DL757950629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757950629), Feb 2, 1995: CONTROLLER. FAULTY. DURING CRUISE, HAD RIGHT GENERATOR AND DRIVE LIGHT, APU FAILED TO START, DIVERTED DFW. REPLACED APU BATTERY, CONTROLLER, AND IGNITION PLUG, OPERATION NORMAL. CO - [SDR DL757950328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757950328), Jan 22, 1995: IDG. FAILED. DURING CRUISE, RIGHT GENERATOR DRIVE LIGHT COME ON. DISCONNECTED GENERATOR PER POM. APU FAILED REPEATED START ATTEMPTS, DIVERTED MCO. REPLACED RT IDG, AND APU F ## 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 20060128000499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060128000499I), Jan 28, 2006: Boeing 757232 (N642DL), Salt Lake City, UT. (-23) Following landing gear retraction after takeoff, the landing gear warning light illuminated on the left hydraulic system. 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