# N646DL: 1989 Boeing 757-232, registration cancelled 2018-10-30 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 30, 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: 24217 - Year built: 1989 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: March 31, 1989 - Certificate issued: May 1, 1989 - Last registry action: February 16, 2017 - Mode S code: A87BDB - 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/N646DL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=646DL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N646DL-2018-10-30 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 (37) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR DALA13070820646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13070820646), Dec 23, 2013: LENS. DAMAGED. CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT SEAT ROW 26 DEF DAMAGED. REPLACED LENS AT SEAT ROW 26 DEF. OPS CK GOOD. - [SDR DALA13054960646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA13054960646), Oct 24, 2013: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 40 INOPERATIVE. INSTALLED NEW LIGHT ASSY, OPS NORMAL. - [SDR DALA1309830646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1309830646), Apr 15, 2013: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT ID SIGNS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMPS. OPS CKS GOOD. - [SDR DALA1131060646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1131060646), May 1, 2011: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING A LAYOVER CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS AT SEAT 40DEF INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GO - [SDR DALA1121650646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1121650646), Mar 21, 2011: WIRE. DAMAGED. DURING A LAYOVER CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY PATHLIGHT AT ROW 5 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A DAMAGED WIRE. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. - [SDR DALA1104210646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1104210646), Jan 17, 2011: WIRE. DAMAGED. DURING A LAYOVER CHECK, MX FOUND THE EMERGENCY PATHLIGHT AT SEAT 33DEF INOPERATIVE. MX REPAIRED A WIRE. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. - [SDR DALA1011530646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1011530646), May 19, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. NR4 SLAT LOWER SURFACE HAS 2 EA DENTS. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED DOUBLER AND BONDED AT ST AEROSPACE SAT REF NON ROUTINE CARD 175296. (DL757101334). - [SDR DALA1011920646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1011920646), Apr 30, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE HAS DENT W/GOUGE STA 486 INBD STR 27L. ACCOMPLISHED ER/A 482422-14, REF NON ROUTINE CARD 154263. (DL757101330) - [SDR DALA1011540646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1011540646), Apr 27, 2010: SKIN. DAMAGED. ACCOMPLISH PERM REPAIR IAW ERA 378611-14, CODE 6-53-31-20, REV F, ACTL LINE 2105" LIGHTNING STRIKES ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 720 BETWEEN 20L AND 22L" (REF.OMI LO - [SDR DALA1011550646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA1011550646), Mar 7, 2010: SEAT TRACK. GOUGED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK GOUGED STA 440-640 RBL 45. REMOVED DAMAGED SEAT TRACK AND INSTALLED REPAIR AT ST AEROSPACE SAT REF NON ROUTINE 158931 - [SDR DL757081690](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757081690), Dec 3, 2008: START VALVE. INTERMITTENT. PUSHED UP THROTTLES FOR TAKEOFF AND BEFORE REACHING 60 KTS THE "R STARTER CUTOUT" LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN PULLED POWER BACKFOR ABORT, LIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED RT ST - [SDR DL757080643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080643), Apr 25, 2008: FITTING. DAMAGED. DURING HMV, AN ELONGATED HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE AFT BULKHEAD FITTING OF THE NR 2 PYLON. THE HOLE WAS REPAIRED PER BOEING INSTRUCTIONS. - [SDR DL757080641](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080641), Apr 25, 2008: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. DURING HMV AT SAA, THE NR 1 PYLON INBOARD SIDE HAD AN ELONGATED HOLE IN THE UPPER CHORD AT N STA 128. THE ELONGATED HOLE WAS REPAIRED PER BOEING INSTRUCTIONS. - [SDR DL757080640](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080640), Apr 25, 2008: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. HMV AT SAA, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE UPPER CHORD OF THE NR 1 PYLON, RT SIDE, AT NACELLE STA 136. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED PER BOEING INSTRUCTIONS. - [SDR DL757080631](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080631), Apr 24, 2008: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING HMV AT SAA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE STA 1640 FRAME AT WL 210. THE CORRODED SECTION WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER BOEING DIRECTIONS. - [SDR DL757080630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757080630), Apr 23, 2008: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING HMV AT SAA, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE SKIN LAP JOINT AT STA 532, S-26L. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED AND A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER BOEING INSTRUC - [SDR DL757060511](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757060511), Jun 19, 2006: COMPRESSOR. DAMAGED. NR 1 ENGINE HAD COMPRESSOR STALL ON TAKEOFF OUT OF LGA. BORO OF COMPRESSOR SHOWED NUMEROUS BLADES DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS. ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. - [SDR DL757050716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757050716), Sep 14, 2005: FAIRING. MISINSTALLED. DURING MODIFICATION OF THE NR 2 PYLON FAIRING PER EO 06-075080-03AD THE MOD DOUBLER FOR THE NR 1 PYLON WAS INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED. INCORRECT DOUBLER WAS REPLAC - [SDR DL757020599](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757020599), May 28, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 1720 / STRG. 19R-20R : DENT CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND DENTED NEAR THE SKIN BUTT LINE AT FS 1720 JUST ABOVE THE SKIN LAP JOI - [SDR DL757020604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757020604), May 25, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. THE OUTER CHORD OF THE C2 DOOR OPENING LOWER SILL WAS FOUND CORRODED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE LOWER SECTION OF CHORD AND WEB WERE REMOVED. A NEW SILL CHORD - [SDR DL757020603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757020603), May 25, 2002: SKIN. GOUGED. FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 1455-1478 / STRG. 28R-29R : GOUGE CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A LONG GOUGE BETWEEN STRINGERS 28R & 29R FROM FS 1455-1478 - [SDR DL757020602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757020602), May 25, 2002: SKIN. GOUGED. FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 722 / STRG. 26L-27L : GOUGE REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND GOUGED AT FS 722 BELOW THE STRINGER 26L SKIN LAP JOINT. THE GOUGE WAS REMOVE - [SDR DL757011945](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757011945), Dec 16, 2001: BULB. OPEN. BULL NOSE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 45D INOP. RELAMPED. OP CK GOOD - [SDR DL757011795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757011795), Nov 12, 2001: BRAKE ASSY. FIRE. UPON ARRIVAL AT GATE C08 NR 4 MLG BRAKE ASSY ON FIRE. EXTINGUISHED WITH DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER. BRAKE TEMP IN COCKPIT READS 3 WITH BLUE BOX. NR 8 MAIN TEMP R - [SDR DL757010395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757010395), Mar 11, 2001: GIRT BAR. BROKEN. L 4 DOOR GIRT BAR BROKEN AND GUST ASSIST BOTTLE ACTIVATED C/A REPLACED L 4 DOOR GIRT BAR AND DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE. REPLACED L4 DOOR SLIDE PRECAUTIONARY. (IT DID N - [SDR DL757002011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757002011), Oct 15, 2000: CONNECTOR. SHORTED. ODOR REPORTED IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. FOUND L1 WINDOW TERMINAL PLUG SHORTED. REPLACED WINDOW, CONTROLLER, AND TERMINAL PLUG. - [SDR DL757992242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757992242), Oct 9, 1999: OVEN. STEAMING. AFT F/A REPORTED SMOKE NEAR CEILING JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. FOUND EXCESSIVE MOISTURE/STEAM COMING FROM MEALS IN THE OVENS. - [SDR DL757992164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757992164), Sep 27, 1999: WIRE. CHAFED. VIDEO MONITOR BY 2L DOOR SPARKED ON LANDING. FOUND CHAFED WIRES ON MONITOR. REPAIRED SAME. - [SDR DL757980684](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757980684), Mar 27, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. THE UPPER CAP OF THE STA 1681.8 FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND CORRODED ALONG ITS ENTIRE LENGTH LBL 61.95 TO RBL 61.95. THE UPPER CAP WAS TRIMMED OFF AND AN EXTRUDED CAP I - [SDR DL757971592](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757971592), Aug 14, 1997: WEDGE. DELAMINATED. TRAILING EDGE WEDGE DELAMINATED. REPLACED WEDGE PER SRM 57-43-02. - [SDR DL757971128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757971128), Jun 12, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT BATTERY IN F/C INOP. REPLACED SAME. - [SDR DL757962612](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757962612), Nov 30, 1996: AIR DISTR. ODOR. RETURNED DUE TO SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER ON TAKEOFF IN COCKPIT AND MID PORTION OF CABIN. CKD E/E COMP, CARGO COMP AND WHEEL WELL AREAS AND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED - [SDR DL757961792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757961792), Jul 23, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. IRREG: FOUND ON L/O R2 SLIDE LIGHT INOPERATIVE. CORR: REPLACED LIGGT ASSY. SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD. - [SDR DL757960136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757960136), Jan 18, 1996: TE WEDGE. DELAMINATED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND THE TRAILING EDGE WEDGE ON THE NR 4 SLAT DELAMINATED IN THE UPPER SKIN. THERE IS A PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER THAT MEASURES 2 INCHES FORE/ - [SDR DL757960121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757960121), Jan 17, 1996: BULB. FAILED. R2 DOOR OUTSIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT AT ROW 1, 28 INOP. RELAMPED AND OPERATION NORMAL. - [SDR DL757952371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757952371), Jun 1, 1995: TE WEDGE. DELAMINATED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, NR 5 L/E SLAT WAS FOUND WITH DELAMINATION TO TRAILING EDGE WEDGE. REPLACED WEDGE PER SRM 57-43-02. - [SDR DL757952280](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL757952280), May 24, 1995: TE PANEL. SEPARATED. ON CLIMBOUT FROM CVG HAD AIRFRAME VIBRATION, RETURNED CVG. FOUND A 4 FOOT SECTION OF LEFT WING NR 5 L/E SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SLAT PAN ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA93LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA110), Apr 27, 1993: Boeing 757-232 (N646DL), Miami, FL, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ANTICIPATE TURBULENCE IN OBSERVED WEATHER AND REQUEST THAT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS BE SEATED, BEFORE ENCOUNTERING THE OBSERVED WEATHER. ## 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. - [Accident 19930426037469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930426037469A), Apr 26, 1993: Boeing 757232 (N646DL), Miami, FL. On descent to Miami encountered severe clear air turbulence. Stewardess received broken ankle. Thunderstorms nearby --- 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.