N323DL
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.
29 reports on file, 1995-07-07 – 2004-10-19.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 53,725 hrs · 44,539 cycles
INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP JOINT PER AD 2003- 08-15 REVEALED MULTIPLE CRACKS BETWEEN FS 560 & 620. THE CRACKS WERE REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER THE B737 SRM AND PER ER/A 094301-14AD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 52,917 hrs · 43,930 cycles
A 2.5 INCH CRACK ON SKIN AT STA 870 BELOW STR 24R. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 48.
Part: DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 52,896 hrs · 43,918 cycles
RECEIVED LT WING BODY OVERHEAT AT 31,000 NORM CRUISE. TURNED LT BLEED OFF, LIGHT CONTINUED. DESCENDED AND PULLED LT ENG TO IDLE, LIGHT EVENTUALLY WENT OUT. REPLACED OVERHEAT DETECT CONT UNIT. TIGHTENED SEVERAL CLAMPS IN LT A/C BAY AND LT LEADING EDGE. CLEANED LOOP CONNECTORS.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 52,707 hrs · 43,775 cycles
R1 EXIT DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (GROUND SPOILER) · airframe 52,099 hrs · 43,303 cycles
ON TAXI TO GATE POSTFLIGHT LOST A-SYSTEM HYDRAULICS, QUANTITY ZERO AND PRESSURE ZERO. REPLACED LEFT OUTBOARD SPOILER ACTUATOR FOR LEAKAGE.
Earlier reports · 1995–2003 · 24 reports
2003
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 50,495 hrs · 42,003 cycles
DOOR 1L EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED M1133 POWER SUPPLY.
2002
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FS 747, S-18R) · airframe 47,548 hrs · 40,695 cycles
FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 747 / STRG. 18R : CRACK REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 2" LONG CRACK AT THE EDGE OF THE BONDED "WAFFLE" DOUBLER AT STRINGER 18R AND FS 747. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 383028-14.
2001
Part: GASPER FAN — FAILED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 46,249 hrs · 40,142 cycles
DESCENDING THROUGH 10K SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL OR OZONE ODOR. TURNED OFF GASPER FAN AND GALLEY POWER FUMES DISSIPATED. REPLACED GASPER FAN PER MM.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,726 hrs · 39,500 cycles
CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE S27L KEEL CHORD AT APPROXIMATELY FS 757. THE DAMAGED SECTION WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED BY INSTALLING TWO REPAIR ANGLES PER ERA 397569-14 AT HMV.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,725 hrs · 39,499 cycles
THE L2 DOOR HAS A 0.50 INCH CRACK IN THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT SKIN. ER/A 363983-14 REV A.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CORRODED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 44,726 hrs · 39,499 cycles
CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LT AND RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH FITTINGS. DAMAGE WAS REMOVED FROM THE FACES AND BORES, OVERSIZED BUSHINGS INSTALLED PER ERA 397579-14 AT HMV.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,725 hrs · 39,499 cycles
CRACKS WERE FOUND IN LT AND RT STR 18A AT FS 727. THE CRACKS ARE SIMILIAR TO THAT IN S/B 737-53-1170. THE WEBS WERE REPLACED AND THE PREVENTATIVE MODIFICATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT HMV.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,060 hrs · 38,946 cycles
THE LOWER FWD CORNER OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH CRACK IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER ARE INSTALLED PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 24 AND ER/A 379810-14, REV A.
2000
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 43,888 hrs · 38,799 cycles
FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 520-530 / STR. 16R :CRACK REPAIR. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 4" CRACK JUST ABOVE STRINGER 16R BETWEEN FS 520 & 530. THE CRACK RUNS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE INTERNAL BONDED WAFFLE DOUBLER AT THIS LOCATION. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT WITH A 4.8 INCH X 1.8 INCH CUTOUT. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 379582-14, REV A.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 43,182 hrs · 38,238 cycles
AT TAKEOFF POWER, NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATED 33 PSI. RTO AT 70 KNOTS. LIGHT BRAKING TO EXIT RUNWAY. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER.
1999
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 330)
THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE R1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A .7 TYPICAL CRACK THROUGH THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. THE BEAR STRAP WAS UNDAMAGED. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND DOUBLER AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOULBER AND TRIPLER PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 16 AND ER/A 368547-14, REV A.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 965)
A .8 LONG CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER AT THE LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF THE L2 DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER (BEAR STRAP WAS UNDAMAGED) AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 24 AND ER/A 368546-14, REV A.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAILED (A HYD SYST)
DURING CLIMBOUT, SYS A HYD QTY WENT TO .25. INSPECTED HYD SYS IN W/W AND BOTH GEARS, NO LEAKS FOUND. HYD RES INDICATE FULL, HYD IN COCKPIT INDICATE ZERO QTY. REPLACED TRANSMITTER.
1998
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (BS 660)
FUSELAGE/OVERWING FLOORBEAM,BL 0 FS 660-664, REPAIR FOR CRACKS. THE OVERWING LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM UPPER CAP AT BL 0 WAS SEVERED AT FS 660 AND HAD AN ADDITIONAL CRACK FS 664. THE BEAM WEB WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE FLOORBEAM CAP WAS REPAIRED PER THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN BAC S/B 737-57-1210 AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 366299-14.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
THE 4 AFT EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
RT O/W EMERGENCY SIGN INOP. REPLACED BATT PK.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ON L/O-2 CHECK FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE RT OVERWING DOOR INOP, M1135 POSITION. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (NR 2 ENGINE)
ON T/O, ROLL WITH INITIAL APPLICATION OF PWR, THE NR 2 ENGINE EGT FLUX BETWEEN 0 AND 500 DEGREES. CHECKED ENG WIRING FROM TERMINAL BLOCK TO CONNECTOR D400. CLEANED PINS 25/26. RAN ENGINE TO T/O PWR SEVERAL TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. EGT INDICATED NORMAL. USING METER EGT WIRING ALL THE WAY TO PYLON ALL CHECKED GOOD.
1997
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (LT MLG)
THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD AFT SUPPORT FITTING FOR THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACKING WAS TYPICAL TO THAT DESCRIBED IN BACO S/B 737-57-1216. THE CRACKED FITTING WILL REMAIN IN SERVICE ON A TIME LIMITED BASIS AND WILL BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO SERVICE BULLETIN REQUIREMENTS.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (LT MLG)
THE LT WING OUTBOARD AFT SUPPORT FITTING FOR THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BEAM WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACKING IS TYPICAL TO THAT DESCRIBED IN BACO S/B 737-57-1216. THE CRACKED FITTING WILL REMAIN ON THE A/C ON A TIME LIMITED BASIS AND THEN BE REPAIRED PER THE S/B.
1996
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (BS 178)
CRACKS DISCOVERED ON FORWARD FACE OF FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB. THE FIRST CRACK IS LOCATED NEAR THE RBL 5.7 VERTICAL STRAP AT APROX WL 200. THE SECOND IS LOCATED NEAR THE RBL 5.7 VERTICAL STRAP AT APROX WL 203. THE THIRD IS LOCATED NEAR LBL 5.7 AT APPROXIMATELY WL 188. THE LBL 5.7 VERTICAL STIFFENER LOCATED ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE BULKHEAD IS ALSO CRACKED IN THE RADIUS AT APPROXIMATELY WL 184.5. ENGINEERING REPAIR AUTHORIZATION REPAIRED CRACK WITH ONE EXT DOUBLER. THE STIFFENER WILL BE REPAIRED WITH TWO ANGLES AND A STRAP.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1)
AFTER T/O AND CLIMB THROUGH 18,000 MSL NOTED OIL ODOR FROM AIRCOND, FWD LAV SMOKE ALARM SOUNDED. TURNED OFF LT PACK, ALARM STOPPED AND OIL SMOKE CEASED. PERFORMED DUCT BURN-OUT PER MM, PERFORMED BREATHER PRESS CK. BREATHER PRESS CHECK, OK. REPLACED NR 2 ENG.
1995
Part: COALESCER BAGS — DIRTY (LT/RT PACKS)
SLC - RETURNED DUE TO SMOKE IN CABIN. SMOKE APPEARED TO DISSIPATE WHEN GALLEY PWR AND GASPER FAN ARE TURNED OFF. SMOKE DID REMAIN IN THE CABIN AND SMELLED TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. BOTH FRONT AND AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTORS WENT OFF SHORTLY AFTER WE SMELLED THE SMOKE. MAINT CHECKED OVENS, COFFEE MARKERS, CABIN AND LAVS AND ALL FOUND NORMAL. RAN ENGS TO T/O POWER FOR 5 MIN WITH PACKS ON, NO ODORS NOTED. AC HAD BEEN DE-ICED IN DEN, FLUID IN PACK AREA SLIGHT SMELL. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS AND WITH BOTH PACKS ON RUN, NO ODORS.
Part: ANGLE — CORROSION (FWD LAV)
FWD LAV SERVICE PANEL, CORROSION AROUND THE DUMP CHUTE DUCT CONNECTION. FABRICATED PARTS PER SRM 51-00, PG 1. FOUND AT LETTER CHECK.