N3310L

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 1973-07-31Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Incident · 1973-07-31 Operator named in NTSB report
DOUGLAS DC-9 No injuriesDELTA AIR LINES, INC.

Operated by DELTA AIR LINES INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case IAD74II007

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.

23 reports on file, 1995-06-14 – 1998-05-06.

NO TEST · 1998-05-06 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN TAIL COMPARTMENT AND IN AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR 9808519178
NO TEST · 1998-05-06 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FORWARD CABIN DIM. REPLACED BATTERIES IN BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR 9808509178
NO TEST · 1998-03-29 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR 9805079178
OTHER · 1998-03-18 Unresolved
ATA 5350

Part: LATCH — WORN (TAIL CONE)

DURING TAILCONE FUNCTIONAL CHECK, FOUND THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO DEPLOY THE TAILCONE AFTER HANDLE WAS REMOVED FROM CLIPS. ALSO, FOUND THE UPPER LEFT LATCH SPADE WORN AND SEVERAL GUIDE PIN RECEPTACLES WORN. REPLACED LATCH SPADE AND GUIDE PIN RECEPTACLES AND CLEANED AND LUBRICATED LATCHES. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OK.

Source: SDR 9804619178
NO TEST · 1998-01-24 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR 9801459178
Earlier reports · 1995–1997 · 18 reports

1997

WARNING INDICATION · 1997-12-30 Unresolved
ATA 5230

Part: CATCH PLATE — OUT OF ADJUST (CARGO DOOR)

DURING TAKEOFF, AFT CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 100 KTS. MAINTENANCE RESHIMMED DOOR WARNING CATCH PLATE, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Source: SDR 9724889178
WARNING INDICATION · 1997-12-27 Unresolved
ATA 2150

Part: SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (AIRFRAME)

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN. FLIGHT CREW INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET AND PASSENGER EMERGENCY OXYGEN SYSTEM MASK DEPLOYMENT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. BEFORE LANDING, FLIGHT CREW NOTED THAT BOTH PACK SYSTEMS BEGAN NORMAL OPERATIONS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT PACK SYSTEM DEFERRED TO THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST, MEL 21-30A, (PACK IS INOPERATIVE IN THE AUTOMATIC POSITION), AND THE RESET LEFT PACK SWITCH TO THE MANUAL POSITION. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED THE SECOND SEGMENT CLIMB SWITCH, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Source: SDR 9724409178

1996

NO TEST · 1996-10-04 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING LINE CHECK, RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT FAILED 10 MINUTE CHECK. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Source: SDR 9621429178
OTHER · 1996-10-01 Unresolved
ATA 5320

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 470)

DURING H-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE LONGERON 27R END FITTING AT FS 470. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-2, 51-30-5.

Source: SDR 9621339178
OTHER · 1996-09-30 Unresolved
ATA 5320

Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 83)

DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACKS IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HORIZONTAL PRESSURE WEB AT FS 83, RIGHT SIDE, AND AT FS 108, LBL 25, 37, AND RBL 25. REPAIRED WEB (P/N 9910073-313) PER EA 91-111232 AND DASH 111230.

Source: SDR 9621319178
OTHER · 1996-09-21 Unresolved
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 167)

DURING H-CHECK, FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 167 LONGERON 4L. REPAIRED SKIN (P/N 5911406-5) PER EA 91-111714.

Source: SDR 9621909178
OTHER · 1996-09-19 Unresolved
ATA 5230

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR)

DURING H-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR SECOND FROM BOTTOM BEAM FORWARD END FITTING. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-30-5.

Source: SDR 9620459178
OTHER · 1996-09-17 Unresolved
ATA 5230

Part: WEB — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR)

DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CRACKS IN THE AFT CARGO DOOR HORIZONTAL BEAM WEB. REPAIRED WEB (P/N 9957665-17) PER EA 91-111246.

Source: SDR 9621159178
NO TEST · 1996-06-22 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHTS — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE AT ROW 5. REPLACED SOCKET, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Source: SDR 9614079178
NO TEST · 1996-06-13 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND RIGHT NACELLE EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

Source: SDR 9613059178
NO TEST · 1996-05-04 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND TAILCONE AREA CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED B5-28 POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 9609949178
NO TEST · 1996-03-29 Unresolved
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND THE FIRST TEN FLOOR PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT ROW ONE RIGHT, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 9607379178
NO TEST · 1996-02-13 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE IN AFT CABIN. REPLACED POWER PACK AND BATTERY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 9603719178
NO TEST · 1996-02-08 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CATWALK)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND CATWALK EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 9603359178
WARNING INDICATION · 1996-01-17 Unresolved
ATA 3222

Part: STRUT — REQD SERVICE (NLG)

AIRCRAFT FAILED TO SHIFT FROM GROUND MODE TO FLIGHT MODE AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPACKED AND SERVICED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT TO PROPER LEVELS. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR 9601159178

1995

OTHER · 1995-12-31 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DURING LINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT OVERWING EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR 9521869178
INFLIGHT SEPARATION · 1995-08-12 Unresolved
ATA 5720

Part: FENCE — SEPARATED (LT WING)

DTW-DSM - DURING DESCENT, THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE FENCE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. NO ENGINE OR CONTROL DISCREPANCIES NOTED, LANDED DSM WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED AND RESEALED LEFT WING FENCE. INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE AND LEFT WING TRAILING EDGE FOR FOD, NO TROUBLE FOUND.

Source: SDR 9512289178
OTHER · 1995-06-14 Unresolved
ATA 5210

Part: FLANGE — CRACKED (AFT CABIN DOOR)

DURING LINE CHECK, FOUND A 4 INCH CRACK IN THE AFT CABIN DOOR LOWER LEFT FLANGE. REPLACED DOOR PER MM.

Source: SDR 9509589178