# N729DA: 1980 Lockheed L-1011-385-1, registration cancelled 2013-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Lockheed L-1011-385-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (registry code 5265010)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce RB-211-22 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-22-series) (registry code 54554)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A23WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A23WE), [TCDS E12EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E12EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 193C-1180
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 7, 1980
- Last registry action: May 3, 2012
- Mode S code: A9C547
- Location: [Palmdale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palmdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4103° N, 118.0600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93550, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N729DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=729DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729DA-2013-08-29

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 Lockheed L-1011-385-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1.md

## Service difficulty reports (40)

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

- [SDR DLL10000817](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10000817), Apr 26, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. L-4 DOOR EXT EMERGENCY LIGHT WON''T ILLUMINATE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR DLL10000816](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10000816), Apr 26, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. L-3 DOOR EXT EMERGENCY LIGHT WON''T ILLUMINATE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR DLL10992767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10992767), Dec 16, 1999: TIRE. FAILED. THUMP HEARD DURING DESCENT THROUGH 15,000 FT, FELT LIKE IT WAS UNDER COCKPIT LT SIDE. FOUND LT NOSE TIRE WITH BLOW OUT UNDER RETREAD CAUSING SEPARATION. REPLACE
- [SDR DLL10991442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10991442), Jun 26, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. L1 FLASHLIGHT BATTERY INOP. REPLACED BATTERY.
- [SDR DLL10991429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10991429), Jun 23, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. L4 EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
- [SDR DLL10990516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10990516), Mar 11, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. L-4 DOOR EMER LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR DLL10990339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10990339), Feb 19, 1999: REGULATOR. INOP. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 60 KNOTS DUE TO FLUCTUATION OF NR 1 ENG INSTRUMENTS. ON STATIC R/U N1 EGT N3 THROTTLE POSTION ALL AT TAKEOFF EPR ONLY REACHED 1.365. REPLACED
- [SDR DLL10982560](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10982560), Dec 13, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. INOP. CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP NEAR R2 DOOR. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, CHECKS OK.
- [SDR DLL10982463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10982463), Nov 30, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FOUND EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 4L DOOR INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR DLL10982447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10982447), Nov 26, 1998: HOSE. CHAFED. LOSS OF C HYDRAULIC QTY DURING DESCENT, QUARTER TANK REMAINING. ENG PUMP AND C2 ATM WOULD NOT PROVIDE PRESS. C3 ELEC PUMP PROVIDED PRESS ONCE ON GROUND. FOUND C
- [SDR DLL10982198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10982198), Oct 23, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. INOP. R2 EXTERIOR EMERGENCY EVAC LIGHT DID NOT ILLUM WHEN TESTED. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, NOW TEST OK.
- [SDR DLL10981580](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10981580), Jul 29, 1998: SPRING. BROKEN. CENTER DOUBLE STEW SEAT AT L2/R2 CROSSOVER SEAT BOTTOM WON'T AUTO RETRACT. FOUND RT SPRING BROKE REPLACED SAME CKS OK REF IPC 25-21-09 FIG 2 PG 0 ITEM 210.
- [SDR DLL10981160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10981160), May 29, 1998: SPAR WEB. CRACKED. THE FS 1103 INTERMEDIATE SPAR WEB WAS FOUND WITH 4 INCH LONG CRACK EMANATING FROM THE LOWER OUTBOARD CORNER OF THE LBL 60 PASS THROUGH HOLE. THE CRACK WAS ROUTE
- [SDR DLL10981118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10981118), May 26, 1998: COUNTERBALANCE. CRACKED. DURING LETTER CHECK, FOUND L-4 DOOR COUNTERBALANCE CASE SEVERELY CRACKED.
- [SDR DLL10980567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10980567), Mar 12, 1998: POWER PACK. INOPERATIVE. 4R LARGE EXIT SIGN DOES NOT ILLUM WITH EMERG LTS. REPLACED EMERG POWER PACK AT 4R LOCATION.
- [SDR DLL10980494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10980494), Mar 1, 1998: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN D-ZONE WILL ONLY STAY ILLUMINATED FOR 20 SECS WITH MASTER SW IN ON POSITION. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DLL10980493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10980493), Mar 1, 1998: WIRE. BROKEN. EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING FIRST CLASS LEFT SIDE 2ND RED BULB INOP. REPLACED SOCKET AND LAMP, OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR DLL10972330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10972330), Nov 11, 1997: FIRE WIRE. CHAFED. ON T/O, GOT FIRE WARNING ON NR 1 ENGINE. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRES IN ENGINE SPLITTER AREA.
- [SDR DLL10972315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10972315), Nov 7, 1997: FLOORBEAM. DAMAGED. THE RT SIDE OF THE CARGO FLOORBEAM AT FS 609 WAS BADLY DAMAGED BY A SERVICE TRUCK IMPACT. A NEW RT SECTION OF FLOORBEAM WAS SPLICED IN PER ER/A 363044-14, REV A
- [SDR DLL10972314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10972314), Nov 7, 1997: FRAME. DENTED. THE FS 569 AND 589 LOWER FRAME SEGMENTS WERE DESTROYED BY A GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT IMPACT. NEW FRAME SEGMENTS ARE BEING SPLICED IN AT THE FACTORY (STRG 15) SP
- [SDR DLL10972311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10972311), Nov 7, 1997: SKIN. DAMAGED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FS 539 TO 689 AND STRINGERS 16 TO 33 WAS BADLY DAMAGED DUE TO IMPACT FROM GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT. NEW SECTIONS OF FUSELAGE SKIN WERE
- [SDR DLL10972310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10972310), Nov 7, 1997: DOUBLER. DENTED. THE C1 DOOR SURROUND DOUBLER WAS FOUND DAMAGED BETWEEN FS 649 TO 669 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 28 TO 30. THE DAMAGE WAS CUTOUT AND AN INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER INSTAL
- [SDR DLL10972309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10972309), Nov 7, 1997: STRINGER. BROKEN. REPLACEMENT OF STRINGERS 19 TO 32, BETWEEN FS 539 AND 629 WERE REMOVED DUE TO GROUND DAMAGE BEYOND REPAIR LIMITS. THE STRINGERS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW STRINGERS
- [SDR DLL10971794](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10971794), Sep 13, 1997: ACTUATOR. FAILED. C-HYD SYSTEM HYD QTY DROPPED TO 1/4 WITH ASSOCIATED LOW QTY LIGHT. CAUSE IS FAILURE OF RT MLG RETRACT CYLINDER. RT MLG DOOR DAMAGED ON LANDING. REPLACED ACTUATO
- [SDR DLL10971147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10971147), Jun 6, 1997: SKIN. CORROSION. CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AND STRINGER 32 AT STA 930 UNDER THE GALLEY LIFT DUE TO CONTACT WITH A CHAFED ELECTRICAL CABLE. THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT AND A
- [SDR DLL10971107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10971107), Jun 6, 1997: SKIN. CORROSION. CORROSION IN SKIN AND STRINGER 32 AT FS 930 UNDER THE GALLEY LIFT DUE TO CONTACT WITH CHAFED ELECTRICAL CABLE. THIS A/C HAS THE EO REPLACEMENT SKIN WHICH IS CON
- [SDR DLL10970724](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10970724), Apr 17, 1997: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. ON LAYOVER, FOUND 4L DOOR SLIDE LIGHT INOP.
- [SDR DLL10962727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10962727), Dec 18, 1996: ENGINE. FIRE. NR 1 ENG TAILPIPE FIRE ON START. GROUND CREW FIRED HALON INTO TAILPIPE. TAILPIPE FIRE/ENGINE RUNDOWN CHECKLIST COMPLIED WITH. ENGINE WAS INSPECTED PER M/M AND R
- [SDR DLL10962110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10962110), Sep 15, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MID GALLEY EMERGENCY LITE INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK OPERATES NORMAL.
- [SDR DLL10961879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10961879), Jul 2, 1996: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. DURING HMV, THE FS 449 BLKHD WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE BLKH WEB WAS CUTOUT AND A NEW SECTION WAS SPLICED IN.
- [SDR DLL10961646](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10961646), Jul 1, 1996: TRIPLER. CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE SURFACE OF THE INTERNAL TRIPLER SURROUNDING THE FWD OUTFLOW VALVE CUTOUT. THE CORROSION WILL BE REMOVED AND TREATED.
- [SDR DLL10961541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10961541), Jun 25, 1996: REAR SPAR. CRACKED. REAR SPAR WEB CRACKED AT WS 0.00 BEGINNING AT THE LOWER END OF WEB AND EXTENDING UP THROUGH TWO ATTACHMENTS TO THE LOWER SPAR ANGLE FOR 2. THE REAR SPAR WEB IS 
- [SDR DLL10961540](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10961540), Jun 24, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. LT WING PYLON BACKUP FITTING BULKHEAD BETWEEN IWS 503 AND IWS 529 FOUND WITH A 6 INCH CRACK ORIGINATING AT THE I/B RAD OF THE SKIN ATTACH TAB, TRAVELING THROUGH
- [SDR DLL10954799](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10954799), Dec 29, 1995: TIRE. SEPERATION. AT ROTATION ON TAKEOFF, EXPERIENCED THREE COMPRESSOR STALLS ON NR 1 ENGINE. ENGINE VIBRATION LIGHT ON AND NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. ON ARRV AT GATE FOUND FOD DA
- [SDR DLL10954795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10954795), Dec 28, 1995: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS TEST CAUSES CB2 ON LT FWD POWER PACK TO POP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND OPERATION NORMAL.
- [SDR DLL10954171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10954171), Sep 26, 1995: BLKHD SPLICE. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION OF THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD STRINGER SPLICE FITTINGS, THE STR 10 FITTING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 271943-14AD
- [SDR DLL10953598](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10953598), Aug 30, 1995: LONGERON. DAMAGED. THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITH DAMAGE TO THE LOWER RT SIDE OF THE STA 983 BULKHEAD. THE ATTACHED FUSELAGE TO WING LONGERON WAS FOUND COMPLETELY SEVERED. FU
- [SDR DLL10953597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10953597), Aug 30, 1995: SKIN. DENTED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND DENTED DURING LINE INSPECTION BETWEEN STA 589 AND 609, STRINGERS 26 AND 27. THE DENT IS AUTHORIZED FOR SERVICE UNTIL DTA LIMITS HAS 
- [SDR DLL10953517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10953517), Aug 15, 1995: SUPPORT WEB. CRACKED. FOUND AT U-CK - RT ELEVATOR OUTBOARD BALANCE WEIGHT SUPPORT WEB CRACKED. VERIFIED BY DYE PENETRANT INSP. CORR - REMOVED OLD SUPPORT WEB AND DRILLED UP NEW WEB. 
- [SDR DLL10953444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL10953444), Aug 15, 1995: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND AT L/C ATL, ELEVATOR BALANCE WEIGHT SUPPORT WEB CRACKED AND FASTENERS LOOSE AT ATTACH TO UPPER STAB SURFACE, LOCATED LT ELEVATOR MOST OUTBD ACCESS PANEL. 

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19890513019799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890513019799I), May 13, 1989: Lkheed 10113851 (N729DA), West Palm Beach, FL. Unwanted roll on climbout, noted spoilers still up. Used alternate retract. Defective spoiler dwell actuator.
- [Incident 19881219069349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881219069349I), Dec 19, 1988: Lkheed 10113851 (N729DA), Atlanta, GA. First officer became ill during pre flight and was replaced prior to departure.
- [Incident 19860919063679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860919063679I), Sep 19, 1986: Lkheed 10113851 (N729DA), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. During taxi turn after aborted takeoff, right gear departed pavement. Struck a taxiway light.
- [Incident 19820122005409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820122005409I), Jan 22, 1982: Lkheed 10113851 (N729DA), New Orleans, LA. Engine tgt showed over temp. Engine shut down. Fuel dumped before landing. Engine ok. Tgt indictor replaced.
- [Incident 19800401046949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800401046949I), Apr 1, 1980: Lkheed 10113851 (N729DA), Windsor Locks, CT. Pilot unable to retract gear, landed without problems at first destination. Left truck positioner inoperative

## Other aircraft with N729DA

- [Cancelled 2021-08-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729DA-2021-08-18): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 4775, built 2019. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Beilman Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEILMAN%20CHARLES), [Wallingford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Wallingford)

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