N296WA
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 1989-05-24 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by DELTA AIR LINES (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.
64 reports on file, 1995-07-05 – 2002-10-31.
Part: RELAY — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 62,980 hrs · 43,137 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT REMAINS ON IN THE ARM POSITION. REPLACED R600, CKS OK.
Part: BUSHING — WORN (LT MLG) · airframe 62,953 hrs · 43,116 cycles
ATB TO TPA - LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKE-OFF FOUND AIR TO GROUND SENSOR ACTUATING ARM PIVOT BUSHING - EXCESSIVE PLAY - REPLACED SAME - OPS CHECKED GOOD PER M/M
Part: RELAY — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT) · airframe 62,949 hrs · 43,113 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLICKER IN A NORMAL FLIGHT OPERATION. EFFECTED LIGHTS ARE ROW 30 AND FORWARD IN CABIN. REPLACED RELAY, OP CKS GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN) · airframe 62,932 hrs · 43,103 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS CAME ON AT CRUISE 1:10 MINS INTO FLIGHT. REPLACED AFT SWITCH AT FLT ATTD PANEL AND R600 EMERG EXIT RELAY. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS OPS CKS NORM.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 62,739 hrs · 42,964 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN OVERHEAD PANEL AT OVERWING EXIT LOCATION AND AT AFT SERVICE DOOR LOCATION INOP. REPLACED BATTERY M1094 AND BOTH BATTERY AND PACK A7 M1095, ALL CKS OK.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 61,794 hrs · 42,280 cycles
RT OVERWING EXIT SIGN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY, CKS OK.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAULTY (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 61,197 hrs · 41,944 cycles
NR 3 OIL PRESSURE INDICATION DROPPED TO 32 PSI WHEN TAKEOFF POWER APPLIED. TAKEOFF ABORTED AT 70 KTS, GROSS WEIGHT 162.0. BRAKE COOLING IN NORMAL RANGE. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER, LEAK CHECKS OK. PRESSURE CHECKS NORMAL ON ENGINE RUN.
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 57 reports
2001
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 60,594 hrs · 41,577 cycles
RIGHT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 60,594 hrs · 41,577 cycles
FOUND RIGHT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FS 1303) · airframe 60,175 hrs · 41,292 cycles
FUSELAGE / FRAME / FS 1303 / RH : CRACKED FLANGE REPAIR THE FS 1303 RH FRAME WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE INNER FLANGE OF THE FRAME AT A HYDRAULIC LINE CLAMP ATTACH LOCATION JUST ABOVE THE RH VENTRAL STAIRWELL TORQUE BOX STRUCTURE. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE FLANGE AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM EXTRUDED ANGLE PER ER/A 381707-14,REV A.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (STA 1263 R/H) · airframe 60,169 hrs · 41,289 cycles
1 IN. CRACK GUSSET ANGLE AFT SIDE STA 1263 R/H TORQUE BOX REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-000-8
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 59,859 hrs · 41,082 cycles
LEFT SIDE EMERGENCY WINDOW EXITS SIGNS NEED TO BE RELAMPED. RELAMPED AS REQUIRED.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 59,418 hrs · 40,791 cycles
AFT 6 ROWS OF SEATS EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP AND R2 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 58,639 hrs · 40,264 cycles
L1 DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY DEAD. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,555 hrs · 40,214 cycles
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 26L SKIN LAP JOINT BETWEEN FS 480 & 680 INDICATED CRACKS. INTERNAL MFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE LOWER SKIN AT THE LOWER FASTENER ROW. THE ENTIRE LAP JOINT WAS CUTOUT TO REMOVE ALL CRACKS. THE JOINT WAS RESTORED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 379961-14AD, REV A.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,555 hrs · 40,214 cycles
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 480 & 681 INDICATED CRACKS. INTERNAL MFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 11 CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE LAP JOINT. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOULBER INSTALLED PER ER/A 379957-14AD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,555 hrs · 40,214 cycles
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP JOINT INDICATED CRACKS BETWEEN FS 680 & 740. INTERNAL MFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 5 CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. THE ENTIRE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUT AWAY TO REMOVE ALL DAMAGE. THE LAP WAS RESTORED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 379959-14AD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 2 SLAT) · airframe 58,471 hrs · 40,162 cycles
A 1 INCH CRACK AT NR 2 SLAT LWR COVE SKIN ANGLE O/B END. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
2000
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (ROW 13) · airframe 57,773 hrs · 39,677 cycles
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 13 INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 57,773 hrs · 39,677 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT AFT OF RIGHT I/B FLAP INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (RT & LT WING) · airframe 57,549 hrs · 39,514 cycles
THE BL 70.5 RIB CHORDS ON THE LT & RT WINGS WERE FOUND WITH TYPICAL FASTENER HOLE CRACKS IN THE VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE CHORDS AT FS 760.95. THE CRACKS ARE THE FWD FASTENER HOLE OF EACH CHORD AND ARE TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-57-0112. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED BY OVERSIZING THE HOLES, TAKING AN INSURANCE CUT, COLDWORKING THE HOLES, AND INSTALLING O/S FASTENERS. THE REPAIR WAS DONE PER ER/A 378541-14AD, REV B.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,549 hrs · 39,514 cycles
THE OUTBOARD CHORD OF THE C1 DOOR CUTOUT LOWER SILL BEAM (STR 26R) WAS FOUND WITH DEEP CORROSION ON THE OUTBOARD FLANGE JUST AFT THE THE FS 620 FRAME. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF FLANGE WAS TRIMMED OUT. THE CHORD WAS REPAIRED WITH TWO EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR STRAPS AND AN INTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR ANGLE INSTALLED PER ER/A 378591-14.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,549 hrs · 39,514 cycles
ONE HALF INCH CRACK ON HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF STRINGER 18A, LEFT HAND SIDE AT STATION 950 (APPROX). INSTALLED LEVEL II TIME-LIMITED REPAIR PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 53-12-0.
Part: TRUNNION — CORRODED (LT MLG) · airframe 56,870 hrs · 39,058 cycles
THE I/B LUG OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION SUPPORT BEAM WAS FOUND CORRODED. THE LUG BORE WAS OVERSIZED TO REMOVE THE CORROSION AND AN OVERSIZED REPAIR BUSHING WAS INSTALLED. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER ER/A 377531-14.
Part: RADAR — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 56,771 hrs · 38,995 cycles
RADAR DID NOT WORK AIRBORNE. GOOD TEST ON DECK. TURNED ON IN AIR ONLY GOT SPOKES. TURNED OFF (RECYCLED) SAME RESULTS. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR INDICATOR. GROUND TEST OK, CHECKED UNDER NORMAL MAP OPERATION CHECKS OK.
1999
Part: RADAR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
AIRBORNE THE RADAR WOULD NOT PAINT ANY GROUND OR WX, BUT WOULD OCCASIONALLY SPIKE. REPLACED RT UNIT.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FWD AND AFT RT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED RACK, OP CKS GOOD.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1273)
TORQUE BOX HORIZONTAL Z ANGLE CRACKED AT STA 1273. TORQUE BOX HORIZONTAL ANGLE FWD SIDE OF Z ANGLE CRACKED AT STA 1273. REPLACED PARTS PER SRM 53-10-10.
Part: COUPLING — FAILED (TE FLAP DRIVE)
DURING APPROACH TO ATL, UPON SEL 5 DEG FLAPS THE OUTBOARD NEEDLES SPLIT AND REMAINED AT 2 DEG. FOUND LT OUTBOARD T/E FLAP DRIVE (TORQUE) TUBE COUPLING, FAILED JUST INBOARD OF LT MLG SPAR.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (NR 4 LE SLAT)
NR 4 SLAT DID NOT RETRACT. C/W POM. VISUALLY CONFIRMED. REPLACED NR 4 SLAT ACTUATOR.
1998
Part: ACTUATOR — DAMAGED (NR 3 LE SLAT)
NR 3 L/E SLAT ACTUATOR CASE FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF A-SYS HYD POWER. REPLACED ACTUATOR.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (OVERWING EXIT)
ON L/O, FOUND INTERNAL OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOW CHECK NORMAL PER M/M.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (NR 2 ENGINE)
WHILE PERFORMING HUSH-KIT MOD, FOUND RT CHORD ANGLE ON NR 2 ENG SLOPING WEB CORRODED BEYOND MFG SPECS. REPLACED RT CHORD WITH NEW SCV CHORD.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (NR 2 ENGINE)
FOUND LT CHORD ANGLE ON NR 2 ENG SLOPING WEB WITH CORROSION BEYOND MFG SPECS. REPLACED CHORD ANGLE WITH NEW CHORD ANGLE.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
REF SHIP 588 TPA LTR CHECK B-2, .25 INCH CRACK AT LIGHTENING HOLE 8AFT OF LT AIRSTAIR UPSTOP PAD. ROUT OUT AND TREAT PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT WING)
THE RMLG BEAM WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE SEVERAL DAMAGE LOCATIONS. THE NR 2 SKIN PANEL ATTACH HOLE ON THE LWR FLANGE OF THE BEAM WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE BORE. THE OUTBD MLG SUPPORT LUG HOLE WAS FOUND CORRODED AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LWR FLANGE OF THE BEAM WAS CORRODED. REPAIRED PER ERA 331380-14 .
Part: SPAR — MISDRILLED (LT ELEVATOR)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE REAR SPAR MOD ON THE LT ELEVATOR IT WAS NOTED THAT SEVERAL HOLES WERE OVERSIZED. REPAIRED PER ERA 331369-14AD.
Part: SILL — CORRODED (CARGO DOORWAY)
THE C2 DOOR CUTOUT LOWER SILL WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION ON THE OUBTBD FLANGE OF THE OUTBD CHORD. REPAIRED PER ERA 331330-14.
Part: BLKHD STIFFENER — CRACKED (BS 1183)
CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE L/RBL 36083 VERT STIFFENER ON THE FWD SIDE OF THE BS 1183 BLKHD. CRACKS WERE LOCATED AT APPROX WL 238 AND WERE NO MORE THAN 2 IN LENGTH. REPAIR PER ERA 331332-14.
Part: BULKHEAD BEAM — CRACKED (BS 1183)
MTC FOUND A .1875 INCH CRACK IN THE OUTBD AFT FLANGE OF THE RBL 8 VERT BEAM IN THE FS 1183 BLKHD, WHICH BEGINS AT WL 182. REPAIRED PER ERA 362891-14, REV A.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (RT TE FLAP)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, THE AFT SPAR ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED 18 FROM IB END OF FLAP. THE ANGLE WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A DOUBLER PER 727 MM 57-52-0, FIG 802.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 3 TE FLAP)
DURING SHOP, THE AFT SPAR ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED 34 FROM THE IB END OF THE FLAP. THE ANGLE WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A DOUBLER PER 727 MM 57-52-0, FIG 802.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (RT WING)
CORROSION RT AFT WING TERMINAL FITTING AFT BUSHING BORE. BORED FITTING BORE TO 4.500 PER SRM 53-40-01 TO REMOVE CORROSION. TURNED BUSHING TO PROPER FIT. TREATED BUSHING. OK TO TREAT FITTING BORE. TREATED BORE, OK TO INST SLEEVE. INSTALLED SLEEVE PER SRM 53-40-0. BUSHING AND TERMINAL PIN INSTALLED ON NR 1119.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (LT TE FLAP)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, THE AFT SPAR ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED 37 FROM THE I/B END OF FLAP. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A DOUBLER PER 727 MM 57-52-0, FIG 802.
Part: BOX — CORRODED (BS 720)
WING ICE LIGHT BOX BETWEEN STA 720B AND 720C AT STR 15L IS CORRODED. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 22.
1997
Part: TIRE — OUT OF ROUND (NLG)
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FROM NOSE WHEEL AT ROTATION VR AT 145KTS, NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. FOUND RT NOSE TIRE OUT OF ROUND. REPLACED SAME.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ON OVERHEAD FWD OF AFT GALLEY INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: FIRE TEST PANEL — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
APU FIRE BELL CAME ON IN FLT WITH NO OTHER INDICATIONS AND WOULD NOT RESET OR CUT OUT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. FINALLY WENT OUT AFTER MOVING BELL RESET PUSH-BUTTON SIDE TO SIDE. RESEATED CONNECTORS ON FIRE DETECT TEST PANEL.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
FOUND DURING A2 LETTER CHECK, VERT STAB STR 96 CRACKED AT FIN STA 180.6. REPAIR PER M/M 55-30-0.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 1263)
FOUND AT A2 LETTER CHECK, GUSSET ANGLE CRACKED RT SIDE STA 1263 BELOW STAIR ACTUATOR PAD. REPLACED ANGLE PER SRM 53-10-10.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT FLASHING DURING TEST. REPLACED BATTERY UNIT IN M1095, CHECKS GOOD.
Part: WIRE — SHORTED (CABIN EEL)
FORWARD SECTION OF EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS INOP. FOUND SHORTED WIRE ON FWD BULKHEAD EXIT IDENTIFIER. REPAIRED SAME.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 910)
FOUND ON A-1 LETTER CHECK, .3750 INCH VISIBLE CRACK IN MLG UPLOCK SUPPORT FRAME OTBD FLANGE AT STA 910. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (LT SLAT ACT)
FOUND DURING A-1 LETTER CHECK - 1 INCH VISIBLE CRACK NR 1 SLAT ACTUATOR INBOARD ATTACH BRACKET. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-20-21.
1996
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (AFT AIRSTAIR)
AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES, CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 8 SLAT)
FOUND DURING F-1 LETTER CHECK, 2 INCH CRACK NR 8 L/E SLAT NOSE RIB AT I/B SIDE OF ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-00 PAR 9.
Part: ATTACH BOX — CRACKED (NR 1 LE FLAP ACT)
FOUND DURING F-1 LETTER CHECK, .25 INCH CRACK NR 1 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR ATTACH BOX O/B SIDE. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 2 SLAT)
FOUND DURING F-1 LETTER CHECK, .375 INCH CRACK NR 2 L/E SLAT COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE BELOW TAI DUCT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
1995
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
UPON TRANSFER TO GROUND, EXTERNAL POWER FLIGHT ATTENDANTS FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INTERMITTENTLY, AT ROW 20 TO 22 ABC. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CKS GOOD.
Part: GUSSET — CRACKED (BS 1273)
DURING LETTER CHECK INSPECTION, THE RT TORQUE BOX BEAM GUSSET AT FS 1273 WAS FOUND CRACKED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH B727 S/B 53-0129, REV. 4, THE DAMAGED GUSSET WAS REPLACED.
Part: DOUBLERS — CRACKED (NR 3 LE SLAT)
FOUND DURING E-2 LETTER CHECK, NR 3 L/E SLAT ACT ROD END I/B AND O/B SUPPORT RIB DOUBLERS CRACKED. REPLACED DOUBLERS PER M/M 57-54-0 PG 803 TO 805.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 2 LE SLAT)
NR 2 L/E SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE CRACKED AT I/B STOP PAD. ITEM FOUND DURING E-2 LETTER CHECK. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 PG 807.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
FOUND DURING E-2 LETTER CHECK, 1 INCH CRACK IN VERT STAB STRINGER 8 RT AT THIRD BULKHEAD ABOVE CRAWLWAY OPENING FIN STA 133.8. REPAIRED PER MM 55-30-0 PG 803.
Part: SKIN — WORN (NR 3 AFT FLAP)
NR 3 AFT FLAP L/E SKIN WORN AT 21 AND 35 FROM O/B END OF FLAP. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-4, FOUND AT SHOP INSPECTION.