N380DL
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.
15 reports on file, 1996-05-17 – 2004-05-12.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,482 hrs · 34,852 cycles
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS INSPECTED FOR SCRIBE LINES. SCRIBES WERE FOUND IN THE LOWER SKIN OF SEVERAL LAP JOINTS, IN THE BUTT JOINTS, AND AROUND FAIRING PANELS FROM FS 360 TO 908, PRIMARILY IN THE UPPER FUSELAGE. THE SCRIBED LAP JOINTS WERE CUT OUT AND REPAIRED WITH ALUMINUM DOUBLERS. THE BUTT JOINT STRAPS WERE REPLACED. THE FAIRING SCRIBES WERE BLENDED AND REPAIRED WITH ALUMINUM DOUBLERS.
Part: BULKHEAD — CANNING (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,251 hrs · 34,670 cycles
THE GORE WEB OF THE AFT PRESSURE DOME AT FS 1016 WAS FOUND WITH AN OIL CAN CONDITION BETWEEN STRINGER 2R & 3R NEAR THE OUTER -Y- CHORD OF THE DOME. THE OIL CAN WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 088605-14.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 44,249 hrs · 34,669 cycles
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A .25 INCH CRACK AT THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE AFT GALLEY DOOR OPENING (R2 DOOR). THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A 1 INCH CUTOUT IN THE SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL STEEL REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 088604-14, REV B.
Part: SOLENOID — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 44,002 hrs · 34,484 cycles
DURING TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE AS PER THE CHECKLIST FLAP WERE RETRACTED TO 0 AND NO T/O WARNING HORN WAS NOTICED. REPLACED GEAR HANDLE INTERLOCK SOLENOID.
Earlier reports · 1996–2001 · 11 reports
2001
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BULKHEAD) · airframe 36,250 hrs · 30,762 cycles
THE FS 178 BULKHEAD LT AND RT SIDE CHORDS WERE FOUND CRACKEDWHILE ACCOMPLISHING INSPECTIONS PER S/B 737-53A1173. THE CHORDS WERE REPLACED PER ERA 397346-14AD AT CV.
1999
Part: TRANSMITTER — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE)
RIGHT ENGINE EPR IND INOP AFTER T/O, ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL 30 MINS LATER. REPLACED NR 2 EPR TRANSMITTER, OPS CK OK ON ENGINE RUN.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 332)
THE R1 DOOR CUTOUT (FWD GALLEY DOOR) WAS FOUND WITH A .75 INCH TYPICAL CRACK IN THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS IN THE SKIN ASSY AND UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 26 AND ER/A 367476-14, REV A.
1997
Part: GENERATOR — OVERTEMP (N1 ENGINE)
NR 1 GEN DISCONNECTED IN FLIGHT DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMP.
Part: BULKHEAD — FATIGUED (BS 178)
DURING INSPECTIONS PER SI 3-69482-12, THE STATION 178 BULKHEAD WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THREE LOCATIONS RBL 5.7, WL 202 LBL 5.7, WL 198, LBL 5.7, WL 202.
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CRACKED (BS 663)
THE BL ZERO FLOOR BEAM OF THE WING CENTER SECTION IS CRACKED AT F.S. 663. NO CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE WEB. THE CRACK IS TYPCAL PER BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 737-57-1210. ER/A 304926-14 AUTHORIZES THE SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIR FOR THIS CONDITION.
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CORRODED (BS 344)
FLOOR BEAM AT STA 344 CORRODED MANY PLACES SPAN - BEAM . TASK NR C53-107-02.
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT IN CABIN FLOOR NEEDS BULB AT 3C. REPLACED BULB, OP CKS GOOD.
1996
Part: WIRE HARNESS — CHAFED (NR 1 IGN SWITCH)
JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, SPARKING AND POPPING FROM WET COMPASS AND IGN SWT SOME SMOKE. FOUND CHAFED WIRE ON NR 1 IGN SWT. REPAIRED WIRE, IGN SWT CKS OK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
RT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT IS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 370-385)
FUSELAGE SKIN AT STRINGER 23R FROM STA 370 TO 385 WAS DAMAGED BY A BAG CART. CUT OUT 15 BY 6 IN SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER. SKIN IS FABRICATED FROM 0.036 CLAD 2024-T3 AND IS BONDED TO A 0.036 CLAD 2024-T3 WAFFLE DOUBLER BENEATH STRINGERS AND FRAMES. IN ADDITION THERE ARE SEVERAL SMALL PILOT HOLES AFT OF THE CUTOUT WHICH WILL NOT BE USED IN THE REPAIR DOUBLER. IN ADDITION, STRINGER 23R HAD A SMALL NICK ON THE INBOARD LWR CORNER AT APPROX STA 385.