N374DL
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.
30 reports on file, 1995-10-19 – 2005-03-15.
Part: GUSSET — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 45,602 hrs · 35,626 cycles
THE GUSSET SURROUNDING THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT FOR THE FWD FRAME ASSEMBLY OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A SMALL CRACK IN THE RADIUS OF THE GUSSET. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH A TITANIUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 097525-14.
Earlier reports · 1995–2004 · 29 reports
2004
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (L1 DOOR CUTOUT) · airframe 44,008 hrs · 34,424 cycles
FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE LOWER EDGE OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT FOUND GOUGED. REPAIR IAW ERA 091667-14.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,008 hrs · 34,424 cycles
FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGED AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS FROM STA 915 - 970, STR 18R - 23R DUE TO SERVICE DAMAGE. REPAIR IAW ERA 091443-14.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 44,008 hrs · 34,424 cycles
LEFT HORIZOINTAL STABILIZER INTERNAL RIB WEB STIFFENER CRACKED AT STA 175. REPAIR IAW ERA 091677-14.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 44,008 hrs · 34,424 cycles
HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH LUGS CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW ERA 091571-14AD.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,012 hrs · 34,427 cycles
STA 520 FLOORBEAM CRACKED IN RADIS. REPAIR IAW ERA 091543-14.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 44,008 hrs · 34,424 cycles
VERTICAL STABILIZER NR 5 FIN LUG AFT FACE CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW ERA 091628-14.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,008 hrs · 34,424 cycles
SHEAR BEAM WEB AT STRINGER 18A AND STA 727 FOUND CRACKED AT TYPICAL LOCATION. REPAIR IAW ERA 091442-14.
2003
Part: WIRE — SHORTED (OIL SYSTEM) · airframe 42,138 hrs · 32,979 cycles
NR 2 ENG SHUTDOWN INFLT DUE TO OIL TEMP PEGGED HIGH. FOUND TO BE INDICATION PROBLEM (SHORTED WIRE). REPAIRED WIRE.
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 42,116 hrs · 32,969 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP AT ROWS 5 TO 9. FOUND BROKEN WIRE CHAFING AT SEAT 5D. REPAIRED WIRE IAW MM. REPLACED FUSES IN FWD AND AFT BATTERY PACKS. LIGHTS NOW OPS NORMAL.
2002
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FS 390, S-17L) · airframe 40,389 hrs · 32,238 cycles
FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 370-400 / STRG. 17L-18L : DENT CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS DENTED AT FS FS 395 BETWEEN STRINGERS 17L & 18L. THERE WAS AN ADJACENT SKIN REPAIR WITHIN 10" OF THE DENT. THE EXISITING REPAIR WAS REMOVED AND UNDERLYING CUTOUT INSPECTED. THE DENT WAS REMOVED WITH A 7" X 9" CUTOUT. BOTH CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH 2 ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLERS PER ER/A 384249-14, REV B.
2001
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LAVATORY) · airframe 36,904 hrs · 30,727 cycles
LAV SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMBOUT OF FLL. LAV SMOKE ALARM, POM PROCEDURE COMPLETED. DIVERTED TO MCO. LAV SMOKE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER 13 MIN. CHECKED BOTH LAV TEMP PLATE INDICATORS. NO OVERHEAT INDICATED BOTH LAV EXT BOTTLES SEALED. FOUND 2 WIRES ON FWD LAV DET TEST SWITCH OFF AND 2 LOOSE. REINSTALLED WIRES REPLACED BOTH LAV SMOKE DETECTORS AS A PRECAUTION BOTH TEST OK.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (WINDSHIELD POST) · airframe 36,591 hrs · 30,596 cycles
FOUND AT N-1 LTR CK, CAPTS WINDSHIELD POST OUTER SKIN CRACKED AT UPPER FWD CORNER. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3.
2000
Part: FAN — WORN (FWD AC BAY) · airframe 35,754 hrs · 30,233 cycles
AT GATE READY FOR PUSHBACK, AN ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS SMELLED IN COCKPIT AND CABIN, NO SMOKE. FOUND GASPER FAN BADLY WORN. REPLACED SAME, OP CK NORMAL.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 35,220 hrs · 29,919 cycles
STA 178 BULKHEAD LBL 5.7 VERTICAL CHORD FOUDN CRACKED ON BOTH FORWARD FLANGES, APPROXIMATELY 9 INCHES ABOVE THE LOWER END OF THE CHORD. DAMAGE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH S/B 737-53A1173. 334828-14AD.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 35,220 hrs · 29,919 cycles
CRACK DISCOVERED IN THE 178 BULKHEAD WEB AT WL 234 AND RBL 9. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER S/B 737-53A1173 INSTRUCTION. ER/A 334825-14AD.
Part: FAN — FAILED (GASPER) · airframe 35,041 hrs · 29,783 cycles
ON DESCENT INTO CVG, STRONG BURNING RUBBER ODOR DETECTED THROUGHTOUT AIRCRAFT. FOUND GASPER FAN C/B POPPED. REPLACED FAN, CHECKS OK. NO SMELL NOTED.
1999
Part: INDICATOR — INOPERATIVE (TE FLAPS)
DURING APPROCH WHEN THE FLAPS WERE SELECTED FROM 1 DEG TO 5 DEG THE FLAP INDICATION NEEDLES SPILT AND THE FLAPS STOPPED AT 1 DEG. POM PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND LANDING WAS UNEVENFUL. REPLACED FLAP INDICATOR, RAN FLAPS AND CHECKS OK.
Part: GENERATOR — FAILED (NR 2)
NR 2 GEN FAILED. SWAPPED GCU WITH APU AND PUT APU GEN ON MCO. MADE SECOND ATTEMPT TO T/O NR 1 GEN FAILED.
Part: GCU — INOPERATIVE (NR 2 ENGINE)
NR 2 GENERATOR TRIPPED OFF LINE AT 1500 FT AND WOULD NOT RESET.
Part: INDICATION — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
IRR FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND WHEN FLAP HANDLE WAS PUT IN THE 1 POSITION. FOUND FLAP INDICATOR WITH SPLIT NEEDLE INDICATION ON ARRIVAL. TROUBLESHOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/M. REPLACED AND TESTED FLAP INDICATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/M. INSPECTED AND LUBED FLAP JACKSCREWS, CYCLED FLAPS. OP CK OK IN ACCORDANCE WITH M/M.
1998
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
ON CLIMBOUT, SPLIT FLAP AT 2 DEG. REPLACED FLAP INDICATOR, CKD ALL FLAP TRANSMISSIONS, ALL CK OK. LUBED FLAPS, RAN FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES, CKS OK.
Part: INDICATION — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
TRAILING EDGE FLAP STOPPED AT 2 DEG ON RETRACTION DUE TO SPLIT IN INDICATOR BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT NEEDLES. EXTENDED USING ALT FLAPS SWITCH AND LANDED AS PER POM. REPLACED FLAP RELAY UNIT AND TRAILING EDGE FLAPS POSITION IND. CLEANED CANNON PLUGS ON LT AND RT FLAP POSITION TRANSMITTERS, RAN FLAPS ALL CK OK.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 380)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 380 WAS DAMAGED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT BETWEEN STRINGERS 17L AND 18L. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS CUTOUT AND AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED PER ER/A 365386-14.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SVC CK, NR 3 FOUND F/C EMER FLASH LIGHT RED LED DOES NOT FLASH. REPLACED BATT PER M/M LIGHT NOW OPS TEST OK PER M/M.
1997
Part: READING LIGHT — FAILED (CABIN)
PAX REPORTED A BURNING SMELL IN FWD COACH CLASS AT APPROX ROW 12. FOUND READING LIGHT SW AT SEAT 13A DEFECTIVE AND ARCING. DISCONNECTED SW AT OVERHEAD LIGHT ASSY FWD TO MCO AND PLA PER MEL 25-00-10.
1996
Part: TURBINE — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
NR 2 ENGINE HAD TURBINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF ROLL.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (BS 178)
DURING INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED 5 CRACKS ON THE FWD FACE OF THE 178 BULKHEAD WEB. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA FORM 8110-3 DTD 8-8-96 BY DER SO-889, EACH OF THE CRACKS WERE CUT OUT AND A REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLERS WERE INSTALLED.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 332)
FOUND CRACK AT THE R-1 DOOR FRAME INTERCOSTAL AT STR 8A. REPAIRED PER S/B 737-53A1108, REV 5 IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA/DER FORM 8110-3, DER DESIGNATION NM-2256, DATED 7/29/96.
1995
Part: VALVE — WORN (NR 1 ENGINE)
ON DESCENT, NR 1 ENG OIL TEMP RUNNING AT 140 DEG FOR A STEADY 15 MIN, TEMP LEVELED AT 130 DEG. DID NOT SHUT ENG DOWN, FUEL HEAT RECYCLED OK AND DIVERTED DFW. FOUND FUEL HEAT VALVE LEAKING. REPLACED VALVE, RAN ENG LEAK AND OPERATION OK.