N117DL

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (DALA)Operatoron 1988-01-26Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1988-01-26 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 767-332 Serious injury Part 121DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

Operated by DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ATL88LA084

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.

FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2004-05-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2750

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.

Source: SDR DL76S040442
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2004-04-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

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.

Source: SDR DL76S040323
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2004-04-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3320

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.

Source: SDR DL76S040326
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 32 reports

2002

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2002-05-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2) · airframe 49,808 hrs · 24,278 cycles

ENGINE STALLED ON TAKEOFF WITH EGT EXCEEDING REDLINE. NR 2 ENG REPLACED.

Source: SDR DL76S020512

2001

WARNING INDICATION · 2001-12-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3010

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).

Source: SDR DL76S020057
WARNING INDICATION · 2001-03-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2780

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

Source: SDR DL76S010445

2000

FALSE WARNING · 2000-09-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2610

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.

Source: SDR DL76S001735
FLUID LOSS; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 2000-08-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

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.

Source: SDR DL76S001531
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2000-08-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

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.

Source: SDR DL76S001537
FLUID LOSS; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 2000-08-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

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.

Source: SDR DL76S001528
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2000-08-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2121

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.

Source: SDR DL76S001448
OTHER · 2000-05-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR DL76S000934
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2000-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

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.

Source: SDR DL76S000798

1999

OTHER · 1999-10-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

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.

Source: SDR DL76S992325
OTHER · 1999-10-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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.

Source: SDR DL76S992348
OTHER · 1999-10-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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.

Source: SDR DL76S992353
OTHER · 1999-10-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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.

Source: SDR DL76S992350
OTHER · 1999-10-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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.

Source: SDR DL76S992352
OTHER · 1999-10-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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.

Source: SDR DL76S992351
OTHER · 1999-10-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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.

Source: SDR DL76S992349
OTHER · 1999-10-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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.

Source: SDR DL76S992347
OTHER · 1999-10-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

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.

Source: SDR DL76S992346
OTHER · 1999-10-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

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.

Source: SDR DL76S992342
OTHER · 1999-10-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

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.

Source: SDR DL76S992343
OTHER · 1999-10-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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.

Source: SDR DL76S992345

1998

NO TEST · 1998-01-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)

COCKPIT DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP DURING TEST. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.

Source: SDR DL76S980009

1997

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1997-11-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2530

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.

Source: SDR DL76S972495
OTHER · 1997-08-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5315

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.

Source: SDR DL76S971745
OTHER · 1997-08-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: THRESHOLD — CORRODED (BS 1440)

THE BULK CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR THRESHOLD COVER PLATE WAS REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION.

Source: SDR DL76S971610

1996

OTHER · 1996-02-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

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.

Source: SDR DL76S960411

1995

NO TEST · 1995-10-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: EEL BULB — FAILED (CABIN)

ON LAYOVER, EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT OUT AT ROW 21F. RELAMPED, OPERATION NORMAL.

Source: SDR DL76S953922
NO TEST · 1995-08-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR DL76S953466
OTHER · 1995-06-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5754

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.

Source: SDR DL76S952822
OTHER · 1995-05-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

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.

Source: SDR DL76S952066
OTHER · 1995-01-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5754

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.

Source: SDR DL76S952035