N117DL
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (DALA) | Operator | on 1988-01-26 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (per NTSB report)
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
35 reports on file, 1995-01-27 – 2004-05-15.
Part: LINK — CORRODED (T/E FLAP) · airframe 55,378 hrs · 27,099 cycles
NR 2 LEFT I/B TRAILING EDGE FLAP I/B TORQUE TUBE LOWER ATTACH LINK CORRODED IN AFT O/B HOLE. COMPLIED WITH ERA089397-14MA REV A TIME LIMITED REPAIR NR 5.
Part: O-RING — DAMAGED (RUDDER PCA) · airframe 55,119 hrs · 26,943 cycles
LOSS OF CENTER HYD FLUID. FOUND O-RING ON RUDDER PCA DAMAGED. REPLACED O-RING.
Part: LIGHT — SPARKS (MID GALLEY) · airframe 55,119 hrs · 26,943 cycles
FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED BURNING EMBER FELL OUT OF OVERHEAD AREA IN MID GALLEY. MTC PULLED CEILING PNLS DOWN IN MID GALLEY AREA. INSPECTED LIGHTING FIXTURES AND WIRING. INSPECTED C/B PANEL AND COFFEMAKERS AND WIRING. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 32 reports
2002
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2) · airframe 49,808 hrs · 24,278 cycles
ENGINE STALLED ON TAKEOFF WITH EGT EXCEEDING REDLINE. NR 2 ENG REPLACED.
2001
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (L/E SLAT) · airframe 48,658 hrs · 23,727 cycles
NR 5 LEADING EDGE SLAT HAD A ANTI-ICE DUCT MALFUNCTION, IN WHERE THE FORWARD DUCT WAS CRACKED AND DAMAGED. SLAT WAS REPAIRED PER ERA 410858-14 REV 0 (REF CMM 57-43-61).
Part: SLAT — MALFUNCTIONED (WING) · airframe 46,404 hrs · 22,646 cycles
LEADING EDGE ASSYM EICAS MESSAGE CAME ON WITH LEADING EDGE LIGHT AT 250 KTS. FLAP INDICATION SHOWED HALFWAY BETWEEN UP AND 1 DEG. WITH WING A/I ON. LOWERED FLAPS AND SLATS INSP ALL AREAS NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAN ALL SYST. SEVERAL TIMES OPERATION AND INDICATIONS NORMAL
2000
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E BAY) · airframe 44,749 hrs · 21,824 cycles
ON TAKEOFF ROTATION FIRE WARNING BELL CAME ON, NO LIGHT OR EICAS INDICATIONS. BELL COULD NOT BE SILENCED. T/SYSTEM BY PULLING B WARNING ELEX C/B HORN WAS SILENCED. REPLACED CARD COMPUTER M999 L. SIREN OWL AMPLIFIER AND COMPUTER CARD M1000 BELL CHIME. TESTED SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES FIRE WARNING DETECTION SYSTEM OPS NORMAL. OPENED BOTH LT AND RT ENGINES PERFORMED VISUAL INSP OF PNEU DUCTS AND FIRE DETECTION LOOPS, NO ABNORMALITIES OR SIGNS OF O/HEAT WERE NOTED. THIS WAS DONE AS A PRECAUTION.
Part: ENGINE — LEAKING (NR 2) · airframe 44,503 hrs · 21,713 cycles
FULL PWR TAKEOFF RIGHT AFTER LIFTOFF SMOKE FILLED THE ENTIRE AFT CABIN C ZONE AND SET OFF THE LAV SMOKE DETECTORS. NO SOURCE COULD BE IDENTIFIED. LAVS AND GALLEYS WERE CHECKED, SMOKE APPEARED TO BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE CABIN IN C ZONE. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE.
Part: ENGINE — ODOR (NR 2) · airframe 44,503 hrs · 21,713 cycles
FULL POWER T/O, GOT STRONG ACRID SMELL IN THE MID AND AFT CABIN RIGHT AFTER LIFTOFF. SMELL WENT AWAY RAPIDLY WHEN CLIMB POWER WAS SELECTED. NO SMOKE OBSERVED. IT SMELLED HOT, WAS VERY PUNGENT AND MAY HAVE HAD A BURNT OIL SMELL. FOUND OIL PUDDLING IN FAN EXIT GUIDE VANE AREA, PER SHOP EVAL NEEDS E/C. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE.
Part: ENGINE — LEAKING (NR 2) · airframe 44,498 hrs · 21,709 cycles
STRONG SMELL IN A/C PACKS T/O MADE AFT SMOKE DET GO OFF BRIEFLY, NO SMOKE. CLEARED UP A FEW MINS LATER. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE FOR OIL LEAK.
Part: FAN — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN) · airframe 44,421 hrs · 21,667 cycles
F/A REPORTED ELEC SMELL AND HAZE IN CABIN AND 2 LAV SMOKE ALARMS WERE HEARD. TURNED OFF RECIRC FANS, ALARMS STOPPED AND HAZE CLEARED. INSPECTED FWD E/E MID E/E E5 AND E6 RACKS INSP RECIRC FAN INLET AREA AFT B/B REAR BULKHEAD AREA LAVS GALLEYS AND C/BS ON P6 AND P36 PNLS, NO PROBLEMS FOUND. FWD RECIRC FANS TO MCO AND PLAC PER MEL 21-25-01B.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 43,602 hrs · 21,282 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS AFT OF LT WING INOP. RELAMPED, NO HELP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: ENGINE — ODOR (NR 2) · airframe 43,455 hrs · 21,206 cycles
ON TAKEOFF, F/A CALLED AND REPORTED SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE CABIN. RETURNED FOR LANDING. F/A THEN REPORTED ONLY FUMES. PRIOR TO LANDING FUMES HAD DISAPPEARED. FOUND DETERGENT SMELL NR 2 ENGINE. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN FOR 20 MINUTES. NO FUMES NOTICED.
1999
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 370)
SKIN AT STA 370 AND STR 34R HAS A GASH MEASURING APPROX 6 X 3. ALSO, STRINGER 34R DAMAGED AT THIS LOCATION. BOTH SKIN AND STRINGER ARE BEING REPAIRED ER/A 265466-14 REV B.
Part: CHORD — CORRODED (BS 1562)
FUSELAGE STATION 1562 FRAME CHORD WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS BETWEEN STRINGERS 38L AND 38R. THE (P/N 146T1223-30) CHORD WAS REPLACED PER DWG 146T1223.
Part: SPLICE — CORRODED (BS 434)
STRINGER 38R SPLICE WAS FOUND CORRODED AT STATION 434, NO DAMAGE TO THE STRINGER WAS FOUND. THE (P/N 140T0115-16) SPLICE WAS REPLACED PER DWG 143T3210.
Part: SPLICE — CORRODED (BS 434)
STRINGER 38L SPLICE WAS FOUND CORRODED AT STATION 434, NO DAMAGE TO STRINGER WAS FOUND. THE (P/N 140T0115-16) SPLICE WAS REPLACED PER DWG 143T3210.
Part: SPLICE — CORRODED (BS 434)
STRINGER 36L SPLICE WAS FOUND CORRODED AT STATION 434, NO DAMAGE TO STRINGER WAS FOUND. THE (P/N 140T0115-16) SPLICE WAS REPLACED PER DWG 145T3210.
Part: SPLICE — CORRODED (BS 434)
STRINGER 36R SPLICE WAS FOUND CORRODED AT STATION 434, NO DAMAGE TO THE STRINGER WAS FOUND. THE (P/N 140T0115-25) SPLICE WAS REPLACED PER DWG 143T3210.
Part: SPLICE — CORRODED (BS 434)
STRINGER 35L SPLICE WAS FOUND CORRODED AT STA 434, NO DAMAGE TO THE STRINGER WAS FOUND. THE (P/N 140T0115-16) SPLICE WAS REPLACED PER DWG 145T3210.
Part: CLIP — CORRODED (BS 1562)
FUSELAGE FRAME TO SKIN CLIP WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS AT STA 1562 AND BL 0 BETWEEN STRINGERS 38L AND 38R. THE (P/N 140T2102-23) SKIN CLIP WAS REPLACED PER SRM 51-10-00 AND DWG 146T1223.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 1540)
STRINGER 39R WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS AT STA 1540. A REPLACEMENT SECTION OF STRINGER WAS INSTALLED PER SRM 53-00-03-2-202.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 1540)
CORROSION WAS FOUND IN STRINGER 39L AT STATION 1540 AND WAS BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. A REPLACEMENT SECTION OF STRINGER WAS SPLICED IN PER SRM 53-00-03-2-202.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 1540)
STRINGER 38L AT STATION 1540 WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. A REPLACEMENT SECTION OF STRINGER WAS INSTALLED PER SRM 53-00-03-2-202.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (BS 1562)
SKIN TO FRAME ATTACH CLIP WAS FOUND CORRODED AT STA 1562 BETWEEN STRINGERS 38L AND 38R ON FWD SIDE OF STA 1562 FRAME. THE (P/N 140T2102-656) ATTACH CLIP WAS REPLACED PER SRM 51-10-00 AND DWG 146T1223. STRINGERS 39L AND 39R NEEDED TO BE REMOVED FOR ACCESS BETWEEN STA 1540 AND STA 1562.
1998
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
COCKPIT DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP DURING TEST. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
1997
Part: COFFEEMAKER — FAILED (GALLEY)
STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM BEHIND COFFEEMAKERS IN FIRST CLASS GALLEY. ALSO, VERY HOT TO TOUCH ABOVE COFFEEMAKERS IN FLIGHT. REPLACED NUMBER 1 FIRST CLASS COFFEEMAKER. OPERATED ALL FIRST CLASS GALLEY SYSTEMS, NO ODOR NOTED.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (BS 246)
THE FS 246 FLOORBEAM WEB WAS FOUND WITH A 3.25 CRACK AT RBL 20. REPAIRED PER DAL ER/A.
Part: THRESHOLD — CORRODED (BS 1440)
THE BULK CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR THRESHOLD COVER PLATE WAS REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION.
1996
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 456)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN IN THE VICINITY OF BS 456 AND CENTERED OVER THE S-36L LAP SPLICE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO CONTACT WITH GROUND EQUIPMENT. AS A RESULT, THE SKIN IN THIS AREA WAS DENTED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE SKIN WILL BE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DL ERA 273259 REV C.
1995
Part: EEL BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
ON LAYOVER, EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT OUT AT ROW 21F. RELAMPED, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: EEL BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMER LIGHTS AT AFT ENTRANCE DOORS AND AFT SECTION OF COACH TRACK LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: TE WEDGE — DELAMINATED (LT TE FLAP)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, SLAT PANEL WAS FOUND WITH T/E WEDGE DELAMINATED. REPLACED WEDGE PER SRM 57-43-37.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (NR 1 TE FLAP)
FOUND ON J2 LETTER CHECK, HOLE IN NBR 1 FLAP I/B T/E LOWER SURFACE MARKED. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-53-01.
Part: TE WEDGE — DELAMINATION (NR 2 SLAT)
FOUND T/E DAMAGE DURING INSPECTION, REPLACE T/E WEDGE PER CMM 57-43-45, FOR NR 2 L/E SLAT PANEL.