# N646AW: 1992 Airbus Industrie A320-231, registration cancelled 2006-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Airbus Industrie A320-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-231) (registry code 3930325)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A28NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A28NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 271
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 10, 1996
- Last registry action: July 30, 2003
- Mode S code: A87B9A
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N646AW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=646AW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N646AW-2006-05-10

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 Airbus Industrie A320-231: https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-231.md

## Service difficulty reports (61, newest 50)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR AWXA200600414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200600414), Mar 3, 2006: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. PHX - EEL - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE LEFT FORWARD CABIN EPSU BATTERY PACK HAD -LOW CHARGE-. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT FORWARD
- [SDR AWXA200500954](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500954), Aug 12, 2005: BLADES. FAILED. DURING CLIMBOUT, 500 AGL, LOUD BANG ACCOMPANIED WITH ACFT YAWING LT 5-10 FT. ENG RECOVERED IMMEDIATELY. ACFT CONTINUED & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. NO EMERGE
- [SDR AWXA200500750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500750), Jun 24, 2005: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING 8-DAY CHECK, FOUND BOTH LT AND RT OVERWING SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LT (11WL) AND RT (12WL) BATTE
- [SDR AWXA200500594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500594), May 22, 2005: EPSU. FAULTY. PHX - EEL - DURING 8-DAY CHECK, A LT EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT AND BATTERY PACK FAILED TEST. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UN
- [SDR AWXA200500559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200500559), May 14, 2005: FLASHLIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LAS - EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT DURING 8-DAY CHECK, THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT FOLD OUT JUMP SEAT EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED 
- [SDR AWXA200401353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200401353), Nov 30, 2004: SLIDE. DELAMINATED. PHX - EES - DURING 4-DAY CHECK THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE RT OVERWING SLIDE WAS FOUND DELAMINATED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT OVERWING SLIDE ASSEM
- [SDR AWXA200400561](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200400561), May 21, 2004: DEU. FAULTY. PHX - EEL DURING 4-DAY CHECK: FUNCTIONAL TEST OF EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM FAILED AT CIDS PANEL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DECODER ENCODER UNIT (DEU) B (300
- [SDR AWXA200400333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200400333), Apr 1, 2004: FLASHLIGHT. INOPERATIVE. PHX - EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE AFT OUTBOARD EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT OUTBOARD EMERGE
- [SDR AWXA200400302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200400302), Mar 23, 2004: BEARING. FAILED. PHX - EMERGENCY LANDING - FLT 0272 - ON SHORT AND FINAL INTO PHX EN ROUTE FROM SNA ENCOUNTERED SMOKE AND A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN CABIN, DONNED MASKS
- [SDR AWXA200301080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200301080), Sep 12, 2003: DIAPHRAGM. LEAKING. DURING INSPECTION FOUND THE L-2 DOOR EMERGENCY OPERATION CYLINDER PRESSURE GAUGE READING ZERO. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DIAPHRAGM IN PERCUSSION MECH
- [SDR AWXA200301008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200301008), Sep 1, 2003: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. EN ROUTE, AFTER TAKEOFF BLEEDS OFF RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE NR 2 ENG BLEED ABNORMAL PRESS. TURNED OFF APU BLEED SWITCH NR 2 ENG BLEED ONLY AT 24 PSI, DIVERTED FOR 
- [SDR AWXA200300939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300939), Aug 17, 2003: LANYARD. TORN. ON DECENT, EN ROUTE FROM PHX THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A LOUD SQUEAL COMING FROM THE L-2 DOOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE L-2 DOOR SLIDE LOWER LANYARD TORN AND I
- [SDR AWXA200300598](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300598), May 21, 2003: TERMINAL. BROKEN. DURING C-01 CHECK THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BETWEEN THE L/H OVER-WING HATCHES WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED A BROKEN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGH
- [SDR AWXA200300601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300601), May 19, 2003: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. DURING C-01 CHECK CENTER WING FLOOR PANEL 241EF WAS FOUND DELAMINATED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED FLOOR PANEL 241EF; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT PANEL PER DWG
- [SDR AWXA200300600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300600), May 19, 2003: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-01 CHECK CABIN FLOOR PANEL 241FF WAS FOUND DELAMINATED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED FLOOR PANEL 241FF; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMEN
- [SDR AWXA200300599](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300599), May 19, 2003: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-01 CHECK CENTER WING FLOOR PANEL 242FF WAS FOUND DELAMINATED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED FLOOR PANEL 242FF; FABRICATED A NEW REPL
- [SDR AWXA200300571](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300571), May 19, 2003: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. MCN - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C-01 CHECK CABIN FLOOR PANEL 242GF WAS FOUND DELAMINATED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CABIN FLOOR PANEL 242GF; FABRICATED A NEW REPLACEMENT 
- [SDR AWXA200300597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300597), May 15, 2003: TERMINAL. BROKEN. DURING C-01 CHECK THE L-1 DOOR CLASS DIVIDER EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR WAS FOUND DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE L-1 DOOR CLASS DIVIDER EMERG
- [SDR AWXA200300570](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300570), May 15, 2003: FITTING. BROKEN. MCN - EES - DURING C-01 CHECK THE LT OVERWING HATCH SLIDE BOTTLE CABLE FITTING WAS FOUND BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT OVERWING HATCH SLIDE BO
- [SDR AWXA200300096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200300096), Jan 30, 2003: PIPE. LEAKING. LAS - EMERGENCY LANDING - EN ROUTE FROM DFW TO LAS ON DECENT THE GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED. MAINTENANCE FOUND CHAFED HYDRAULIC RETURN LINE IN LT ENGINE PYLO
- [SDR AWXA200200842](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200842), Aug 26, 2002: CABLE. BROKEN. PHX - EEL - DURING INSPECTION THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 26 L/H WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A BROKEN WIRE AND REPLACED CONNECTO
- [SDR AWXA200200675](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200675), Jul 29, 2002: SCAVENGE PUMP. LEAKING. PHX - FLT 0536 - WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO GATE, THE AIRCRAFT TAXIING BEHIND REPORTED SEEING A TAILPIPE FIRE AT NR 1 ENGINE TAILPIPE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED 
- [SDR AWXA200200596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200596), Jul 9, 2002: ENGINE. FIRE. FLT 0279 - AFTER LANDING AT IAH INBOUND FROM PHX, AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT GATE, GROUND CREW OBSERVED FIRE IN THE TAILPIPE OF THE NR 1 ENGINE. FLIGHT CREW MOTOR
- [SDR AWXA200200178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200178), Feb 24, 2002: POWER SUPPLY. DISCHARGED. YWG - EEL -C- DURING C-08 CHECK EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING AT ROWS 13, 17, 19, 24 WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER S
- [SDR AWXA200200129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200129), Feb 12, 2002: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. YWG - MAJOR REPAIR - C - DURING C-8 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FLOOR SUPPORT BEAM Y1292 RT BETWEEN FR 66 AND FR 67. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND MA
- [SDR AWXA200200133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200133), Feb 10, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. YWG - MAJOR REPAIR - "C" - DURING C-8 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FWD & AFT FLOOR SUPPORT SEAT TRACK Y254 L/H FR 20. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORROSION FROM FLOOR S
- [SDR AWXA200200132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200132), Feb 10, 2002: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. YWG - MAJOR REPAIR - "C" - DURING C-8 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FWD & AFT FLOOR SEAT TRACK Y765 R/H FR 16. MAINTENANCE REMOVED FLOOR SEAT TRACK Y765 R/H, FAB
- [SDR AWXA200200131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200131), Feb 10, 2002: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. YWG - MAJOR REPAIR - C - DURING C-8 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FWD & AFT FLOOR SUPPORT BEAM Y1292 RT BETWEEN FR 15 AND FR 19. MAINTENANCE REMOVED FLOOR SUPPOR
- [SDR AWXA200200130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200130), Feb 10, 2002: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. YWG - MAJOR REPAIR - C - DURING C-8 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FWD & AFT FLOOR SUPPORT BEAM Y254 LT BETWEEN FR 15 AND FR 21. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORROSION AND
- [SDR AWXA200200181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200181), Feb 8, 2002: FRAME. DAMAGED. YWG - MAJOR REPAIR - C - DURING C-08 CHECK TOOLING HOLES AT FR 38-40 LT TO RT WERE FOUND TO BE OVERSIZED. COLD EXPANDED THE HOLES PER SRM 51-48-00, MAINTENANCE 
- [SDR AWXA2002TESTI](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA2002TESTI), Feb 2, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. TEST
- [SDR AWXA2002TESTJ](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA2002TESTJ), Feb 2, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. TEST
- [SDR AWXA2002TESTF](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA2002TESTF), Feb 2, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. TEST
- [SDR AWXA2002TESTC](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA2002TESTC), Feb 2, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. TEST
- [SDR AWXA200200145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200145), Jan 25, 2002: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. YWG - MAJOR REPAIR - C - DURING C-08 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FLOOR SUPPORT Y1292 AT FR 66 RT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORRODED FLOOR SUPPORT, FABRICATED NEW FL
- [SDR AWXA200200167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200167), Jan 25, 2002: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. YWG - MAJOR REPAIR - "C" - DURING C-08 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND AROUND SCREW HOLES ON FLOOR SUPPORT AT Y1162R, BETWEEN FR 68 & 69. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CORRODED
- [SDR AWXA200200166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200166), Jan 22, 2002: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. YWG - MAJOR REPAIR - "C" - DURING C-08 CHECK CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FORWARD AND AFT FLOOR SUPPORT IN FORWARD CABIN AT Y254, FR 15-19. MAINTENANCE CLEANED CORROS
- [SDR AWXA200200007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA200200007), Jan 5, 2002: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. PHX - EEL - C - DURING INSPECTION ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. NOTE: AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE 30 NOVEMBER, 2001. MAINTENANCE REPLACE
- [SDR AWXA0001883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA0001883), Jun 19, 2001: WARNING SYSTEM. FALSE ACTIVATION. PHX- AIR TURNBACK - FLT 752- AFTER TAKEOFF, ECAM MESSAGE AFT CARGO DOOR APPEARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO PHX. IN PHX MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AFT CARG
- [SDR AWXA0001373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA0001373), Feb 19, 2001: FMC. FAILED. PHX - DIVERTED FLIGHT - 2/14/01 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LAS TO BOS THE MCDU FROZE IN THE FLIGHT PLAN MODE; RNAV UNAVAILABLE; THE FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO PHX. IN PHX
- [SDR AWXA0001257](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA0001257), Jan 26, 2001: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. PHX- EMERGENCY LANDING, FLIGHT CREW HAD ECAM MESSAGE FOR YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW LEVEL. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. IN PHX MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT NR 2
- [SDR AWXA0001019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA0001019), Dec 6, 2000: SERVO. MALFUNCTIONED. PHX - AIR TURNBACK - ON CLIMB OUT AND CRUISE AIRCRAFT HAD LEFT WING DOWN 5 TO 7 DEGREES AND RUDDER TRIM 2.8 DEGREES RT. MOST NOTICABLE AT 250 KTS. AND ABOVE; AT
- [SDR AWXA0000091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA0000091), Feb 20, 2000: FIRE DETECTOR. MALFUNTIONED. NR 2 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT AND MASTER FIRE LIGHT INDICATED FIRE, NO ECAM, NO MASTER WARNING. ENGINE 2 SHUTDOWN IN-FLIGHT AND BOTH FIRE BOTTLES FIRED. REMOVED AND RE
- [SDR AWXA9900353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9900353), Oct 11, 1999: WIRE. BROKEN. SEAT 9 RT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPAIRED WIRING, OPS CK NML.
- [SDR AWXA9900345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9900345), Oct 6, 1999: OIL COOLER. LEAKING. DURING DESCENT WITH POWER AT IDLE, NOXIOUS ODORS EMANATED FROM THE LT PACK, CAPABLE OF EYE AND THROAT IRRITATION. ISOLATED TO LEAKING OIL COOLER. REMOVED AND RE
- [SDR AWXA9900343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9900343), Oct 6, 1999: ACTUATOR. FAILED. EMERGENCY DECLARED (NOT BY PILOT) ENG NR 1 COMPRESSOR VANE FAULT ON DESCENT, NO OTHER ABNORMAL ENG INDICATIONS OR FAILURES. FIRST TIME FAULT FADEC CONFIRMS 2.5 
- [SDR AWXA9900298](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9900298), Sep 6, 1999: B NUT. LOOSE. AMBER ECAM MESSAGE, CLASS NR 1. YELLOW HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR LOW QUANTITY. FOUND 'B' NUT LOOSE ON YELLOW HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR. TIGHTENED NUT. SERVICED SYSTEM WIT
- [SDR AWXA9900243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9900243), Jul 14, 1999: PACK. MALFUNCTIONED. NOTICEABLE OFFENSIVE ODOR FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DURING CLIMB AND DESCENT. LT PACK PRODUCING SMELL. PLACED ON MEL 21-52-01.
- [SDR AWXA9900227](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9900227), Jun 22, 1999: COALESCER. DIRTY. ACRID SMELL AFTER TAKEOFF AND INCREASINGLY WORSE THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. SMELL INCREASED FROM SMELL ON GROUND. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 21-00-00-801-810 TO CHECK FOR OIL
- [SDR AWXA9900225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AWXA9900225), Jun 21, 1999: AIR DIST. ODOR. STRONG OILY SMELL AFTER TAKEOFF, BELIEVE TO BE PACK SMELL. STILL COULD SMELL AT CRUISE. INSPECTED APU INLET FOR SIGNS OF OIL, NONE FOUND. RAN ENGINES ALTERNATIN

All 61: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N646AW-2006-05-10/reports.md

## 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 20000914028819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000914028819I), Sep 14, 2000: Airbus A320231 (N646AW), Kansas City, MO. (-23)On 9-14-00, American west airlines flight 2742 enroute from columbus, Ohio to las vegas, Nevada, declared an emergency and diverted to Kansas City…

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