N306DL

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 1995-12-29Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1995-12-29 Operator named in NTSB report
Boeing 737-232 No injuries Part 121DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

Operated by DELTA AIR LINES (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ATL96LA028

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.

34 reports on file, 1995-10-25 – 2005-12-17.

OTHER · 2005-12-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 941 STR 24R) · airframe 61,007 hrs · 45,562 cycles

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 2.7 INCH CRACK AT BS 941, JUST BELOW STR 23R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ER/A 452096-14AD.

Source: SDR DL73S050806
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2005-12-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2121

Part: GASPER FAN — WORN (CABIN) · airframe 60,945 hrs · 45,522 cycles

CLEANING CREW REPORTS SMOKE IN CBN. UPON INVESTIGATING, FOUND GASPER FAN C/B POPPED RESET TO VERIFY PROBLEM, FAN MAKING NOISE, P/N 214001047 - REPLACED FAN.

Source: SDR DL73S050755
Earlier reports · 1995–2004 · 32 reports

2004

OTHER · 2004-09-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,019 hrs · 43,450 cycles

FUSELAGE SKIN GOUGED AT STATION 827 AND STR 26R. REPAIRED IAW ERA 093263-14.

Source: SDR DL73S040925
OTHER · 2004-09-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,019 hrs · 43,450 cycles

FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS ALONG STRINGER 4L FROM STATION 540 - 727. REPAIRED IAW ERA 093294-14AD.

Source: SDR DL73S040924
OTHER · 2004-09-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,019 hrs · 43,450 cycles

INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP JOINT PER AD 2003-08 -15 REVEALED A CRACKED FASTENER HOLE AT FS 807. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED PER THE B737 SRM AND PER ER/A 093396-14AD.

Source: SDR DL73S040916
OTHER · 2004-09-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSLEAGE) · airframe 58,019 hrs · 43,450 cycles

FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STRINGER 4R AND STATION 390 & 400. REPAIRED IAW ERA 093395-14AD.

Source: SDR DL73S040912
OTHER · 2004-09-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSLEAGE) · airframe 58,019 hrs · 43,450 cycles

FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT STRINGER 4L AND STATION 727A +10. REPAIRED IAW ERA 093401-14AD.

Source: SDR DL73S040911
OTHER · 2004-09-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,019 hrs · 43,450 cycles

INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP JOINT PER AD 2003-08-15 REVEALED A CRACKED FASTENER HOLE AT FS 390. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED PER THE B737 SRM AND PER ER/A 093394-14AD.

Source: SDR DL73S040918
OTHER · 2004-09-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,019 hrs · 43,450 cycles

INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP JOINT PER AD 2003-08-15 REVEALED A CRACKED FASTENER HOLE AT FS 787. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A SKIN CUTOUT AND REPAIRED PER THE B737 SRM AND PER ER/A 093400-14AD.

Source: SDR DL73S040917
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2004-05-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2740

Part: SPRING — OUT OF LIMITS (STAB TRIM) · airframe 57,427 hrs · 43,017 cycles

MANUAL TRIM AND AUTO PILOT TRIM INOPERATIVE THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. CYCLED BOTH STAB TRIM CUTOUT SWITCHES, NO HELP, REPLACED STAB TRIM BRAKE LEAF SPRINGS AND PERFORMED BRAKE CHECKS IAW M/M.

Source: SDR DL73S040469
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2004-02-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2761

Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (LT WING SPOILERS) · airframe 56,687 hrs · 42,439 cycles

NR 2 FLT SPOILER LEAKING. LOSS OF A-SYSTEM HYD. REMOVED NUMBER 1 SPOILER ACTUATOR.

Source: SDR DL73S040146

2003

OTHER · 2003-04-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 55,086 hrs · 41,140 cycles

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 2 INCH CRACK AT THE BONDED SKIN DOUBLER LINE ALONG STRINGER 19R AT FS 767. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 384968-14.

Source: SDR DL73S030393

2002

FALSE WARNING · 2002-09-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 8010

Part: SWITCH — FAILED (#1 ENGINE) · airframe 53,442 hrs · 40,378 cycles

IR - START VALVE ILLUMINATED AFTER T/O APPROX 2000' AGL. ENGINE SHUTDOWN IAW PILOTS OPERATING MANUAL. POSITIVE OIL PRESSURE ENTIRE FLIGHT. ENGINE SHUTDOWN APROX 15 MINUTES. NO OVERWIEGHT LANDING. CA - FOUND #1 ENGINE START VLV LIGHT ON WITH VALVE CLOSED. REPLACED #1 ENGINE START VALVE AND PRESSURE SW PER MM. RAN ENGINE VLV OPS AND INDICATION OK. PERFORMED WINDMILL INSP PER MM. MOS AND CHIP DETECTOR OK. LEAK CK OK.

Source: SDR DL73K021044
OTHER · 2002-03-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5230

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 51,978 hrs · 39,762 cycles

FORWARD CARGO DOOR FOUND WITH CRACKED LOWER FORWARD AND AFT CORNER FRAMES AND FORWARD AND AFT SECTIONS OF THE LOWER STOP BEAM. REPAIR PER ER/A 410632-14AD.

Source: SDR DL73K020264
OTHER · 2002-02-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3410

Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (NR 1) · airframe 51,875 hrs · 39,720 cycles

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, CAPTAINS AIR DATA COMPUTER FAILED. ASSOC FLAGS APPEARED. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 100 KNOTS AND RETURNED TO GATE. REPLACED NR 1 ADC PER MM TEST OK IND NOW NORMAL. ABORTED TAKEOFF INSPECTION C/W.

Source: SDR DL73K020229

2001

WARNING INDICATION · 2001-08-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2213

Part: COMPUTER — FAULTY (E/E BAY) · airframe 50,415 hrs · 39,099 cycles

ON APPROACH COPILOT ADI GOT COMPUTER FLAG, AIRSPEED BUG FLAG AND COURSE SELECTOR DID NOT RESPOND TO CHANGES. SLIGHT ELECTRICAL SMELL IN FWD GALLEY. FOUND FCC PWR SUPPLY BURNT REPLACED "B" FCC PREFORMED COMPUTER TEST PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 22-11-331 SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL

Source: SDR DL73K011342
NO TEST · 2001-07-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 50,073 hrs · 38,956 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 1 - 4 AND ROWS 10 - 16 INOP. FOUND BAD PWR SUPPLY FOR ROWS 1 - 4 AND A BAD SLICE AT ROW 10. REPLACED SPLICE AND PWR SUPPLY. CHECKS GOOD.

Source: SDR DL73K011166
FALSE WARNING · 2001-02-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: WARNING LIGHT — INTERMITTENT (COCKPIT) · airframe 48,801 hrs · 38,429 cycles

CARGO FIRE DET AFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ERRATICALLY/INTERMITENT. DEFERRED TO MCO AND PLAC PER MEL 26-00-19A.

Source: SDR DL73K010287

2000

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2000-12-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 48,253 hrs · 38,197 cycles

ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC REPORTED IN AFT GALLEY JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. ODOR WENT AWAY JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. INSPECTED FWD AND AFT BAG BINS, NO SMELL NOTED. INSPECTED AFT GALLEY AREA FOUND NEW RUBBER SEAL AREA WITH RTV SMELL. CHECKED AIR COND SYSTEM AND GASPER FAN WITH NO SMELL NOTED AND OPERATIONS NORMAL. NO INDICATION OF ANY BURNT APPEARANCE IN AFT AREA OF AIRCRAFT. OK FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR DL73K002508
INADEQUATE Q C · 2000-12-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — MISINSTALLED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 48,221 hrs · 38,180 cycles

THE RH FRAME AT FS 907 WAS FOUND WITH A SMALL PILOT HOLES ADJACENT TO FOUR OF THE FIVE HOLES COMMOJN TO THE FRAME SPLICE BETWEEN STR 13R AND 14R. THE PILOT HOLES WERE IN THE SIDE FRAME ONLY. THE FRAME WAS CUT ABOVE STR 15R AND A NEW SECTION WAS SPLICED IN PER ERA 396540-14 AT HMV.

Source: SDR DL73K002483
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2000-11-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3320

Part: LIGHT — OVERHEATED (GALLEY) · airframe 48,170 hrs · 38,160 cycles

STRONG RUBBER BURNING SMELL CAME FROM VENTS AROUND AFT ENTRY LIGHT IN REAR GALLEY AT CRZ FL290. SMELL COMING FROM AFT OVERHEAD ENTRY LIGHT. SMELL GONE WITH AFT ENTRY LIGHT OFF. PULLED AND SECURED CB B8 ON P18-3 PNL. FWD AND AFT ENTRY LIGHTS NOW INOP. FWD TO MCO AND PLAC PER MEL 33-00-02.

Source: SDR DL73K002205
OTHER · 2000-07-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 47,010 hrs · 37,656 cycles

THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR SURROUND SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL STEEL DOUBLER. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 21 AND ER/A 377870-14, REV A.

Source: SDR DL73K001337
WARNING INDICATION · 2000-04-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3610

Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 46,007 hrs · 37,220 cycles

ON TAKEOFF, RT BLD TRIPPED OFF AT 60 KTS, LEFT ONE OFF AT ROTATION. RESET BOTH AND BOTH TRIPPED OFF AGAIN. RETURNED TO MCO. REPLACED S21490 DEGREE SW ON RT ENG, REPLACED PRESS REG AND 13TH STAGE MOD VLV ON LT ENG. PERFORMED TEST PER PFHB AND RAN TO TAKEOFF PWR. LEFT BLED SYS OPN NML NOW. RT SYS FAILED. RT ENG HAD EXCESSIVE PRESS OF 100 PSI. REPLACED 450 DEGREE SW AND PRESS REGULATOR. ALL CKS NML NOW ON TAKEOFF PWR RUN PER PFHB.

Source: SDR DL73K000618

1999

NO TEST · 1999-08-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (L1 DOOR)

L-1 EMERGENCY SLIDE LT INOP. FOUND M1132 BATTERY PACK BAD. REPLACED M1132 SYS. OPS NML.

Source: SDR DL73K991768

1998

NO TEST · 1998-04-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

EMERGENCY LIGHTS SEAT ROW 5 TO 20 WILL NOT EXTINGUISH. REPLACED M9013 BATTERY PACK AND POWER SUPPLY, OPN NML.

Source: SDR DL73K980717
OTHER · 1998-03-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (L2 DOORWAY)

THE L2 DOOR CUTOUT SURROUND SKIN, DOUBLER, AND BEAR STRAP WERE FOUND WITH A 1.375 TYPICAL CRACK IN THE LOWER, FWD CORNER. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER THE B737 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 24 AND PER ER/A 364170-14.

Source: SDR DL73K980524
OTHER · 1998-03-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (L2 DOORWAY)

FOUND DURING P-2 LETTER CHECK, 1.375 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT L-2 DOOR CUTOUT LWR FWD CORNER. INSTALLED TIME LIMITED REPAIR PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 24 AND ERA.

Source: SDR DL73K980508

1997

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1997-12-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: TUBE — LEAKING (A-HYD SYS)

ON FLAP EXTENSION BOTH ENG DRIVEN HYD PUMP LOW PRESS LIGHTS CAME ON AND PRESS GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT FLAPS 2DEG AND 5DEG BUT DID NOT OCCUR WITH GEAR OR FLAPS 15 DEG OR GREATER. ON ARRIVAL FOUND A-SYS HYD RESERVOIR HEAD PRESS AT ZERO. RESERVOIR WOULD NOT PRESS USING NITROGEN. FOUND HYD RESERVOIR PRESS AIR MANIFOLD SUMP TUBE VLV AND AIR MANIFOLD CK VLV TO NR 2 ENG LEAKING. REPLACED SUMP TUBE VLV AND AIR CK VLV.

Source: SDR DL73K972568
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1997-04-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2121

Part: GASPER FAN — FAILED (CABIN)

GASPER FAN CAUSED SMOKE AND NOISE IN CABIN. REPLACED GASPER FAN PER MM CKS GOOD.

Source: SDR DL73K970789

1996

OTHER · 1996-11-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5312

Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 178)

THE STATION 178 BULKHEAD WAS FOUND CRACKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. DAMAGE CUTOUTS ARE: 1 X 1.75 AT RBL 5.7, WL 198; 1 X 1 AT RBL 5.7, WL 201; 1 X 1 AT LBL 5.7, WL 198; 1 X 1 AT LBL 5.8, WL 201; 1 X 1.75 AT LBL 5.7, WL 201. THE BULKHEAD WEB IS FABRICATED FROM 0.032 CLAD 2024-T3. IN ADDITION, THE VERTICAL STIFFENER AT LBL 5.7 WL 184 WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE RESULTING CUTOUT REMOVES THE FLANGE COMMON TO THE BULKHEAD WEB. THE VERTICAL STIFFENER IS MANUFACTURED FROM 7075-T6 EXTRUSION PER BAC1505-100361. REPAIRED PER DAL ER/A 304439-14, REV A.

Source: SDR DL73K962609
OTHER · 1996-11-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5315

Part: FLOOR BEAM — CRACKED (BS 664)

THE BL 0.07 FLOORBEAM UPPER CAP OF THE WING CENTER SECTION IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CAP JUST FORWARD OF FS 664 AT A NUTPLATE HOLE. NO CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE WEB. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL PER BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 737-57-1210. THE ER/A WILL INSTALL THE SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIR FOR THIS CONDITION.

Source: SDR DL73S962531
OTHER · 1996-11-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 379)

THE SKIN AT THE COOLING DUCT CUTOUT, BS 379, LBL 2 WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE AFT EDGE OF THE CUTOUT INTO A FASTENER HOLE. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES IN LENGTH AND IS TYPICAL OF CRACKS DESCRIBED IN BOEING S/B 737-53-1117, REV 1. A PERMANENT REPAIR WILL BE INSTALLED PER THE BOEING S/B.

Source: SDR DL73S962530
OTHER · 1996-03-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — MISSING (CABIN)

EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT AT 19DEF INOPERATIVE. LIGHT SOCKET AND BULB MISSING. REPLACED SOCKET AND BULB OPERATIONAL TEST NORMAL.

Source: SDR DL73S960492

1995

FLT CONT AFFECTED · 1995-10-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2740

Part: SCREWJACK — LACK OF LUBE (STAB TRIM)

WITH AP ENGAGED, AP TRIM MOTOR RAN APPROX 9 AND ONE-HALF ROTATIONS FWD AND THEN 9 AND ONE-HALF ROTATIONS AFT. DOES THIS CONTINIOUSLY. WITH STAB TRIM SWITCHES OFF AND MANUALLY TRIMMING, IT FELT AS IF STABILIZER WAS BINDING. FOUND MOISTURE ON JACKSCREW. CLEANED AND LUBED SAME. RAN PDC BITE TEST AND SURFACE TEST FOR STAB TRIM. OPS CKS NORMAL.

Source: SDR DL73S954105