# N643DL: 1989 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: 23997 - Year built: 1989 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 10, 1989 - Certificate issued: February 11, 1989 - Last registry action: July 25, 2016 - Mode S code: A870B6 - 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/N643DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=643DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N643DL-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 (65, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA13053240643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13053240643), Oct 6, 2013: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. R2 AND R4 EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. CLEANED SOCKET. OPS NORMAL. - [SDR DALA1317400643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1317400643), Aug 15, 2013: LIGHT. UNSECURE. LAVATORY AFT RIGHT EMERGENCY LIGHT DAMAGED OR INOPERATIVE. SECURED AFT RT LAVATORY EXTERIOR FWD EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. - [SDR DALA1316860643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1316860643), Jul 20, 2013: WIRE. DISCONNECTED. EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING DAMAGED OR INOPERATIVE. CONNECTED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY IAW SWPM 20-30. - [SDR DALA1316790643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1316790643), Jul 13, 2013: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LAV AFT RT LAVATORY M EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING DAMAGED OR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BASE OPS NORMAL. - [SDR DALA1316780643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1316780643), Jul 13, 2013: LENS. DAMAGED. JUMPSEAT RT AFT ENTRY R4 DOOR FOR MX EMERGENCY EXIT COVER DIFFUSER LENS DAMAGED OR MISSING. INSTALLED NEW LIGHT ASSY BASE OPS NORMAL IAW AMM 33-51. - [SDR DALA1316020643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1316020643), Jun 22, 2013: LINE. LOOSE. DOOR ASSIST ACTUATOR DID NOT OPERATE. TROUBLESHOT SYS FOUND LOOSE LINE CONNECTION AT DOOR ASSIST ACTUATOR. RESECURED SAME AND TESTED OK OPS CHECK COMPLETED. - [SDR DALA1309780643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1309780643), Apr 17, 2013: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING PSV22 FLOORBEAMWAS FOUND WITH CORROSION STA 1681, LBL 24.5. CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND FLOORBEAM WAS REPAIRED IAW ERA513699-14. - [SDR DALA1310020643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1310020643), Apr 3, 2013: DECK PLATE. CORRODED. FOUND SUBFLOOR PANEL CORRODED ALONG AFT EDGES, LT EDGES, AND RT EDGES UNDER THE AFT GALLEY UPPER SURFACE FS180 TO FS1720, RT BL 48 TO RT BL 48. CLEANED CORROSSI - [SDR DALA1249270643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1249270643), Sep 21, 2012: UNKNOWN. ODOR. EXPERIENCED FUMES DURING CRUISE, F/A REPORTED FAINT PLASTIC BURNING ODOR AT ROW 42 RT. IAW MCC RT UTILITY BUSS WAS TURNED OFF AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE ODOR - [SDR DALA1400410643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1400410643), Dec 2, 2011: SUPPORT FITTING. CORRODED. THE CENTER MLG SUPPORT FITTING WAS FOUND CORRODED ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LOWER RETENTION PIN LUG. REPAIRED IAW ERA 497084-14. - [SDR DALA1163820643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1163820643), Nov 15, 2011: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING LINE CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFT CABIN INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERIES ON M736 &M737 POWER SUPPLIES. EMERGENCY LIGHTS NO - [SDR DALA1400420643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1400420643), Oct 30, 2011: SUPPORT FITTING. CORRODED. CENTER MLG SUPPORT FITTING WAS FOUND CORRODED ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LOWER RETENTION PIN LUG. REPAIRED IAW ERA 497305-14. - [SDR DALA1400390643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1400390643), Sep 23, 2009: SKIN. DENTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A DENT ALONG THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1500 S28L. REPAIRED IAW ERA 477218-4. - [SDR DL757090444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757090444), Mar 16, 2009: LINE. LEAKING. LOST LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE AND SYSTEM FLUID ON TAKEOFF ROLL. FOUND STEERING LINE NOSE WHEEL WELL BURST. REPLACED LINE. FOUND NOSE STEERING LINE BURST. - [SDR DL757081304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757081304), Oct 6, 2008: SILL. CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE C1 DOOR CUTOUT LOWER SILL REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE LOWER SILL OUTER CHORD. THE STA 620 FRAME WEB AND LOWER CHORD WERE ALSO CUT AN - [SDR DL757080352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080352), Mar 11, 2008: SKIN. DENTED. DURING HMV, SEVERAL DENTS AND TWO EXISTING SKIN REPAIRS WERE FOUND BETWEEN STA 1621 AND STA 1661, S19R TO S23R. THE DENTS AND EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLERS WERE REMO - [SDR DL757080322](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080322), Mar 6, 2008: SKIN. DENTED. DURING HMV, THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1690 BETWEEN S-14R AND S-15R WAS FOUND DENTED. THE DENT WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED PER BOEING INSTRUCTIONS. - [SDR DL757080285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080285), Feb 25, 2008: FITTING. DAMAGED. DURING HMV AT SAA, TWO OF THE NR 1 ENGINE PYLON SIDE LOAD FITTING FASTENER HOLES WERE OVERSIZED TO CLEAN UP TOOLING DAMAGE. THE HOLES WERE REAMED UP TO TRANSITI - [SDR DL757080335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080335), Feb 17, 2008: GATE. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER GATE OF L2 DOOR. REPLACED GATE IAW MM 52-11-38. - [SDR DL757080332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080332), Feb 11, 2008: DOUBLER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON TRANSITION PANEL SPLICE DOUBLER STATION 1530 LT SIDE IS OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-05 AND SRM 51-20-01. - [SDR DL757080337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080337), Feb 9, 2008: STRINGER. CORRODED. STRINGER 520R REPAIR SPLICE AT STA 1644-1654 IS CORRODED SEVERAL PLACES WITH A MISDRILLED HOLE. FABRICATED SPLICE IAW SRM 51-10-02. - [SDR DL757080340](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080340), Feb 6, 2008: PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION EXIST ON FWD CARGO RT CATWALK PANEL STA 620 RBL 29. REPLACED WITH FABRICATED PANEL IAW SRM 51-40-02. - [SDR DL757080351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080351), Feb 5, 2008: SLIDE. NO TEST. RIGHT OFF WING SLIDE FAILED OPS TEST FOR MANUAL DEPLOYMENT OF CARRIER. READJUSTED CARRIER HOOK LOCK AND PERFORMED OPS TEST FOR MANUAL DEPLOYMENT OF CARRIER IAW - [SDR DL757080350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080350), Feb 5, 2008: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. FWD CARGO FLOOR PANEL 121BF HAS CORROSION ON UPPER AND LOWER SURFACE. FABRICATED FLOOR PANEL IAW SRM 51-20-01 AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-02. - [SDR DL757080347](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080347), Feb 5, 2008: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT AFT CABIN STA 1650-1670 RBL 60. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-40-02. - [SDR DL757080345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080345), Feb 5, 2008: SLIDE. NO TEST. LEFT OFF WING SLIDE FAILED AMNUAL BACK-UP SYSTEM TEST. REPLACED BOTTLE BACK-UP CABLE IAW MM 25-65-06. - [SDR DL757080343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080343), Feb 5, 2008: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO FLOOR PANEL 161AF HAS CORROSION AND REPAIR DOUBLER BUCKLED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FLOOR PANEL IAW 53-60-53. - [SDR DL757080342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080342), Feb 5, 2008: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO FLOOR PANEL 153AF HAS CORROSION. FABRICATED FLOOR PANEL IAW SRM 53-60-53 FIG 1 AND INSTALLED. - [SDR DL757080341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080341), Feb 5, 2008: FLOORBEAM. DAMAGED. MAIN CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT STA 329 RBL 23 HAS ELONGATED FASTENER HOLE. REFABRICATED FLOOR SUPPORT IAW DWGJ141N5150. - [SDR DL757080336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080336), Feb 5, 2008: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO PANEL 153CF CORRODED, PUNCTURED. FABRICATED PANEL IAW SRM 53-60-53. - [SDR DL757080331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080331), Feb 5, 2008: SILL. CORRODED. CORROSION AROUND SEVERAL FASTENER HOLES AT AFT CARGO ENTRY DOOR LOWER SILL UPPER SURFACE. REMOVED CORR IAW SRM 51-10-02 AT AFT CARGO ENTRY DOOR LOWER SILL "T" C - [SDR DL757080344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080344), Feb 4, 2008: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON MAIN CABIN FLOORBEAM STA 1640 RBL 2. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-51. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED BEAM IAW SRM 53-00-51. - [SDR DL757080349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080349), Feb 3, 2008: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO PIT WEB INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STA 1480-1500 LBL 27 CORRODED. FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 53-60-04 AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-02. - [SDR DL757080339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080339), Feb 3, 2008: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO PIT BS 1480, LBL 29; AREA CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-40-02, MEASURED AREA IAW NDTM PT 4, 51-00-00. CHECKED GOOD. TREATED AND PRIMED AREA I - [SDR DL757080338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080338), Feb 3, 2008: FRAME. CORRODED. SURFACE CORROSION ON FRAME AT FS 690 RBL 13. FABRICATED "U" CHANNEL IAW B757 DRAWING 453N1853 AND SRM 51-70-11. INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-02. - [SDR DL757080334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080334), Feb 3, 2008: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. FWD CARGO FLOOR PANEL 121BF CORRODED UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES AND CRACKED IN CUTOUT. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-30-53 FIG/SHT 7 AND SRM 51-20-01. - [SDR DL757080333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080333), Feb 3, 2008: SPLICE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO PIT-STA 1500, LBL 28 HAS SEVERE CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-03 FIG 201 AND DRAWING NR 146N3110. - [SDR DL757080348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080348), Feb 1, 2008: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT AFT CABIN STA 1650-1670 RBL 60. FABRICATED AND REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-40-02. - [SDR DL757080346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080346), Feb 1, 2008: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN STA 365-440; SEAT TRACK AT RBL 24 HAS SECTION OF SEVERE COROSION. FABRICATED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK SECTION IAW SRM 53-10-52. - [SDR DL757070099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757070099), Feb 9, 2007: UNKNOWN. SMOKE. ON LAND ROLLOUT, SMOKE VISIBLE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. POSSIBLE SULPHUR SMELL. ALSO NOTICED OUTSIDE A/C BY GROUND CONTROL. NO UNUSUAL ODOR NOTED. INSPECTED ENGS A - [SDR DL75K060817](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL75K060817), Aug 25, 2006: SKIN. BULGED. THE SKIN IS BULGED FROM STA. 437-440 AND S-22L TO S-25L. THE DAMAGED SKIN WAS CUT OUT AND A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED. - [SDR DL75K050790](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL75K050790), Dec 15, 2005: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. FOUND L1 CABIN EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT CHARGE LOW. REPLACED FLASHLIGHT BATTERY. - [SDR DL75K040264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL75K040264), Mar 24, 2004: FUSE. FAILED. SEATS 2-8 EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BAD FUSE. - [SDR DL757030703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757030703), Jul 29, 2003: TIRE. DAMAGED. LT NOSE TIRE HAS FOD DAMAGE - REPLACED SAME - [SDR DL757030639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757030639), Jul 13, 2003: RESERVOIR. DISCHARGED. FOUND L1 DOOR ASSIST RESERVOIR LOW ON PRESSURE. SERVICED SAME. - [SDR DL757020480](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757020480), Apr 23, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 1715.5 / STRG. 15L-17L : DENT CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH 2 DENTS NEAR FS 1715.5 BETWEEN STRINGERS 15L & 17L. THE DENTS - [SDR DL757020468](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757020468), Apr 19, 2002: SKIN. GOUGED. A LONG GOUGE WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FS 390 & 435 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 14L & 15L. THE GOUGE WAS CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED PER ER/A 382877- - [SDR DL757020467](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757020467), Apr 19, 2002: SILL. CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE OUTER CHORD OF THE LOWER SILL BEAM OF THE C1 DOOR OPENING. - [SDR DL757020451](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757020451), Apr 16, 2002: SKIN. GOUGED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND GOUGED AT FS 460 BETWEEN STRINGERS 16L & 17L. THE GOUGE WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL DOUBLERS PER ER/A 382910-14. - [SDR DL757020395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757020395), Mar 2, 2002: SPOILER. DAMAGED. SPOILER WAS FOUND WITH ELONGATED HOLE IN THE OUTBOARD VERTICAL FLANGE COMMON TO THE SPAR. REPAIR PER ER/A 411144-14 AND NORDAM EWO E0037096. All 65: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N643DL-2018-03-29/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 20000801027139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000801027139I), Aug 1, 2000: Boeing 757232 (N643DL), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23)On August 2, 2000, at 1931Z, registered at N643DL and operated as delta (dala) flight #1776, diverted into "pit" enroute from "slc" to "bos" due to an… - [Incident 19911204061409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911204061409I), Dec 4, 1991: Boeing 757232 (N643DL), Edmonton, CN, Minor damage. Tail pipe fire on NR1 engine start. Passenger opened aft overwing exit. Deployed slide and exited. --- 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.