N131DN
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
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.
21 reports on file, 1995-08-09 – 2008-09-26.
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (NR 2) · airframe 57,940 hrs · 26,291 cycles
NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO, HEARD AUDIBLE STALL. CREW SHUT OFF FUEL LEVER. MTC FOUND METAL IN THE TAIL PIPE. NR 2 ENG REPLACED PER TRANS 1T145.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2) · airframe 57,031 hrs · 25,979 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLT FELT VIBS AND HEARD UNUSUAL NOISE VIBS AT5.0. WHILE PERFORMING WALKAROUND CHECK FOUND METAL IN TAILPIPE OF THE NR 2 ENG. ENG CHG IN PROGRESS.
Part: WASHER — MISSING (NLG WHEEL) · airframe 55,789 hrs · 25,538 cycles
FOUND RT NLG WHEEL AXLE ASSY MISSING AXLE WASHER. REMOVED RT NLG WHEEL ASSY VISUALLY INSP AXLE AND WHEEL ASSY BEARING. NO DAMAGE NOTED. REINSTALLED WHEEL ASSY AND AXLE WASHER PER AMM.
Earlier reports · 1995–2007 · 18 reports
2007
Part: PUMP — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 55,337 hrs · 25,387 cycles
LEFT AFT FUEL PUMP FAILED, LIGHT AND EICAS, THEN 20 MINUTES LATER THE LT FWD FUEL PUMP FAILED. GOT BOTH PUMP LOW PRESS LIGHT AND L FUEL SYSTEM PRESS EICAS. REPLACED BOTH FUEL BOOST PUMPS (BORROWED FROM AA IN LAX).
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 53,910 hrs · 24,943 cycles
BURNING L ELECT SMELL IN AFT PART OF CABIN. SMELL WENT AWAY WHEN CEILING LIGHTS TURNED OFF. TURNED ON ALL ELECT UNITS AND LIGHT THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT. NO BURNING SMELL DETECTED.
2006
Part: PUMP — LEAKING (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 50,467 hrs · 23,685 cycles
LOST 'C' SYS HYD QTY INFLT. REPLACING ADP. FOUND CENTER SYS ADP DAMAGED AND LEAKING HYD FLUID. REMOVED CENTER SYS ADP PER M/M . INSTALLED NEW CENTER SYS ADP PER M LEAK CK OK . NEEDS OK OUT, RESET ALL EXT SWITCH AND SAFETIED.
2004
Part: COFFEEMAKER — CONTAMINATED (GALLEY) · airframe 45,633 hrs · 21,602 cycles
DIVERTED TO KJFK WITH REPORTED FUMES IN AFT GALLEY. UNKNOWN SOURCE, BUT REPORTED AS BURNING PLASTIC ODOR, WHICH DID NOT GO AWAY EVEN AFTER TURNING OFF UTILITY BUSSES AND RECIRC FANS. ATL/TMC NOTIFIED AT 1055Z. AFTER OPERATING NR 4L COFFEEMAKER FOUND DEBRIS UNDER POT. CONFIRMED SMELL WITH FLT CREW. OPERATED ALL C/MS. CHECKED E AND E COMPT, AFT CARGO. NO FURTHER FUMES. OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 44,576 hrs · 21,068 cycles
INSPECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER PIVOT FITTING ATTACH FASTENER HOLE BORES REVEALED A CRACK INDICATION IN A SINGLE FASTENER HOLE COMMON TO THE FITTING SPLICE PLATES ON THE LT & RT SIDES. THE HOLES WERE OVERSIZED TO REMOVE THE CRACKS AND PROVIDE AND INSURANCE CUT. OVERSIZE BOLTS WERE INSTALLED IN THE HOLES. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 089789-14, REV A.
2002
Part: MOUNT — BENT (NLG ACTUATOR) · airframe 40,676 hrs · 19,161 cycles
ON L/O FOUND RT LOCK SPRING MISSING ON NOSE LANDING GEAR. FWD SPRING MOUNT IS BROKEN. AFT SPRING MOUNT IS BENT. REPLACED FWD AND MOUNT AND SPRING PER M/M 32-21-09. DAMAGED ALSO TO AFT BULKHEAD OF NOSE WHEEL WELL REF ITEM 003
2001
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2) · airframe 36,576 hrs · 17,193 cycles
RT ENG EGT EXCEEDED 979 DURING T/O. N2 VIBS 5.0 AND RT HP BLEED LIGHT ON. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ATL AND ON APPROACH INTO ATL RT ENG WAS SHUTDOWN BY CREW DUE EGT CONTINUING TO RISE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG.
Part: HARNESS — BURNED (APU) · airframe 36,430 hrs · 17,127 cycles
WORKING MCO APU ELEC INOP. FOUND GENERATOR FEEDER CABLE BURNT. CABLE SENT TO SHOP WITH OLD GENERATOR. REPLACED CABLE.
1999
Part: LIGHT — INOP (CABIN)
DURING MTC, L/O FOUND SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN OVERHEAD BURNED OUT.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOP (LT EMER EXIT)
LT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY SLED M736. OPS CHKS NML.
1998
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (BS 610)
STA 610 FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND WITH DAMAGE TO THE LWR CHORD AND WEB BETWEEN APPROX LBL14 AND RBL 13. THE DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY GROUND DAMAGE. REPAIRED PER ERA 331621-14.
1997
Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (BS 308)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS PUNCTURED AND TRIMMED AWAY OVER AN 8 BY 8 AREA BETWEEN FS 303 AND 311 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 26L AND 29L. STRINGERS 27L AND 28L WERE SEVERED AND REPAIRED PER SRM. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 363527-14, REV A.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 1)
PASSING FL 23500 ABOUT 10 SEC AFTER SELECTING CLB PWR, LEFT ENG COMPRESSOR STALL (5 BANGS). PULLED TO IDLE MAX TEMP 928 FOR 4 SEC, INDICATED AIRSPD 310 KTS. BEGAN DESCENT, LEFT ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED AGAIN 3 TIMES AS PWR WAS REDUCED. SHUTDOWN ENG PASSING 8,000 FT. BORESCOPED ON COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE SECTION, NO DAMAGE. CKD SCAVAGE OIL FILTER AND CHIP DET PLUGS. FOUND METAL IN TAIL PIPE. REPLACING ENGINE NR 1.
Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE A/C AFTER TAKEOFF. A/C RETURNED LAX. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE, OPS CHECK NORMAL.
1996
Part: LIGHT — DIRTY (GALLEY)
INFLIGHT F/A REPORTED ELECT ODOR IN THE MID AND AFT GALLEY AREAS. TURNED OFF COFFEE MAKERS, GALLEY OVENS AND WORK LIGHTS ODOR WENT AWAY. FOUND GALLEY LIGHT FIXTURE WITH COOKED COFFEE RESIDUE.
1995
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (COCKPIT)
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER FLIGHT DECK DOOR CAME ON EN ROUTE DFW AND DEPLETED BATTERY. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY AND NEW BATTERYS OPN NML.
Part: COWL — WORN (NR 1 ENGINE)
THE AFT FRAME AT THE LOWER END OF THE RT CORE COWL WAS WORN. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 54-41-02.
Part: GALLEY — ODOR (CABIN)
DURING CRUISE, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED INTERMITTENT BURNING ODOR JUST FWD OF MID GALLEY ON RT SIDE. ODOR AND FREQUENCY WORSENED, DEACTIVATED POWER IN MID GALLEY, SMELL DISSIPATED. CEILING PANELS WERE LOWERED, AREA INSPECTED AND GALLEY EQUIPMENT TURNED ON. NO ODOR OR BURNING NOTED, RETURNED TO SERVICE.