N381DL
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.
26 reports on file, 1995-08-06 – 2003-06-12.
Part: STRAP — BUCKLED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,610 hrs · 31,680 cycles
FS 1016 PRESSURE BULKHEAD / OUTER CIRCUMFERENTIAL TEAR STRAP / STR5L TO 7L - BUCKLING: THE SUBJECT STRAP WAS FOUND BUCKLED BETWEEN FASTENERS FROM THE BULKHEAD WEB SPLICE AT S-7L TO APPROXIMATELY S-6L. THERE IS NO BUCKLING OR OIL CANNING OF THE BULKHEAD WEB. THE TEAR STRAP IS M/F 0.025 INCH CLAD 2024-T3 SHEET. DAL ER/.A 385240-14 INSTRUCTS TO CUTOUT THE DAMAGED TEAR STRAP, VISUALLY INSPECT THE SURROUNDING AREA, HFEC INSPECT FASTENERS IN THE AREA, AND INSTALL A REPLACEMENT SECTION OF TEAR STRAP FROM 0.032 INCH 2024-T3 CLAD SHEET.
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 25 reports
2001
Part: OXYGEN MASK — LEAKING (COCKPIT) · airframe 38,297 hrs · 31,132 cycles
OBSERVERS SEAT OXYGEN MASK BROKEN. FOUND WHEN WORKING MSU TO CHECK FOR OXYGEN SYSTEM LEAKS. REMOVED MASK FROM OBSERVERS POSITION. OBSERVERS SEAT INOP. FWD TO MCO AND PLACARD.
Part: OXYGEN MASK — LEAKING (COCKPIT) · airframe 38,297 hrs · 31,132 cycles
FOUND F/O OXYGEN MASK LEAKING WHEN WORKING MSU TO CHECK OXYGEN SYSTEM FOR LEAKS. REPLACED MASK LEAK CHECK NOW GOOD.
Part: GASPER FAN — DEFECTIVE (CARGO BAY) · airframe 36,776 hrs · 30,486 cycles
ON TAKEOFF HAD AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN REAR OF CABIN.TURNED OFF GASPER FAN. SMELL DIMINISHED. REPLACED GASPER FAN. NO ODORS PRESENT.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 36,771 hrs · 30,482 cycles
CLIMBING THRU FL300 HEARD LOUD BANG AND LOST ENGINE POWER. OIL QTY DROPPED TO ZERO. REPORT FROM CABIN THAT FIREBALL SEEN FROM INLET FOLLOWED BY SPARKS AND DEBRIS FROM EXHAUST. MTC FOUND OIL STREAM OUT EXHAUST AND MULTIPLE TURBINE BLADES DAMAGED AND MISSING. REPLACED ENGINE
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 36,669 hrs · 30,435 cycles
A 3 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN JUST BELOW STRINGER 18 RT JUST AFT OF FS 727B. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN THE SKIN. THE SKIN WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 380422-14.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 36,669 hrs · 30,435 cycles
A 1.25 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AT THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE R2 DOOR OPENING. THE UNDERLYING BEAR STRAP WAS UNDAMAGED. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL STEEL DOUBLER PER ER/A 380475-14.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (WINDOW BELT) · airframe 36,628 hrs · 30,417 cycles
FOUND ON O1 LETTER CK 1/4 MIN CRACK IN L-1 WINDOW CUTOUT AT UPPER OUTBD CORNER. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3.
2000
Part: GASPER FAN — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 35,623 hrs · 29,991 cycles
ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL ASSOCIATED WITH POPPED C/B FOR GASPER FAN_C/A REPLACED GASPER AIR FAN PER M/M.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 35,144 hrs · 29,784 cycles
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 3 INCH LONG CRACK NEAR FS 520 AND STRINGER 16L. THE CRACK WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT IN THE SKIN. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER B737 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 1 AND ER/A 378803-14.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 35,144 hrs · 29,784 cycles
THE FWD FRAME OF THE C2 CARGO DOOR WAS FOUND WITH A 1 INCH CRACK IN THE UPPER AND LOWER FRAME WEBS AT THE FRAME LAP SPLICE ABOVE THE NR 3 STOP. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND REPAIRED WITH TWO TITANIUM REPAIR ANGLES ON A TIME-LIMITED BASIS PER ER/A 378809-14.
Part: CSD — INOPERATIVE (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 34,703 hrs · 29,440 cycles
THE RIGHT LOW CSD OIL PRESS ILLUMINATED. T/O WAS DISCONTINUED, AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY THE ENGINE WAS RUN UP, THE ANNUNCIATOR RE-ILLUMINATED. ANOTHER A/C REPORTED SEVERAL PUFFS OF SMOKE AND SPARKS COMING FROM RIGHT ENGINE. INSPECTED INLET AND EXHAUST, NO DAMAGE NOTED. PULLED ENGINE OIL FILTER, NO METAL FOUND. SERVICED NR 2 CSD TO FULL AND DISCONNECTED. DEFERRED FOR REPLACEMENT.
1999
Part: PLUG — FAILED (GALLEY)
ELECTRICAL BURING SMELL FROM AFT GALLEY COFFEE MARKER. PULLED C/B SMELL STOPPED. REPLACED BOTH AFT COFFEE MARKERS FOUND CANNON PLUG TO NR 1 AFT COFFEE MARKER BADLEY CORRODED. FWD AFT COFFEE MARKER NR 1 TO MCO AND PLAC PULLED AND COLLARED C/B. NEEDS NEW CANNON PLUG.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
WHEN EMERGENCY LIGHTS TURNED OFF, FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING CAME ON. REPLACED FWD EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERIES, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
WHEN EMERG LIGHTS TURNED OFF F/C EMERG TRACK LIGHTING CAME ON. REPLACED FWD EMERG LIGHT POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
1998
Part: VALVE — WORN (HYD TANK)
ON INITIAL DESCENT THRU FL31, GOT LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ON A-HYD SYSTEM AND ELEV FEEL LIGHT. SYS-A HYD PRESSURE WAS ZERO AND HYD QTY WAS LOW. FOLLOWED POM PROCEDURES. ON GROUND HYD QTY APPEARED NORMAL. SERVICED HEAD PRESSURE AND CHANGED FILTERS AND CHECKED VALVE.
Part: GEARBOX — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
AT 2000 FT MSL AND 190 KTS NR 2 ENGINE HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL AND ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN WHEN F/A NOTICED METAL STICKING OUT OF INLET. MTC FOUND NOSE BULLET HAD BROKE OFF AND LODGED ITSELF IN THE INLET GUIDE. REPLACED GEARBOX AND DOME ASSY, BOROSCOPE SHOWED NO DAMAGE TO ENGINE.
1997
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (COCKPIT)
FLT DECK EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (BS 500)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 490 WAS FOUND DAMAGED AT THE LAP SPLICE AT STRINGER 26R. THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A GOUGE THAT PENETRATED THE UPPER SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER OF THE OVERLAPPING SKIN IN THE SPLICE AREA. THE OVERLAPPED SKIN WAS UNDAMAGED. DAMAGE REMOVAL RESULTED IN A CUTOUT MEASURING 3 BY 8. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED AND APPROVED PER FAA DER FORM 8110-3, DER DESIGNATION SO-831 DATED 7-22-97.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (BS 178)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SI 3-69482-12, FOUR CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED ON THE FWD FACE OF THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB. THIS ER/A GIVES INSTRUCTIONS TO INSTALL A 0.050 2024-T3 REPAIR DOUBLER.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 312)
AT HMV, THE FLOORBEAM AT FS 312 LBL 12 TO RBL 12 WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED PER SRM 51-10-6 AND WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-10-1. THE DAMAGED SECTION WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR FABRICATED AND INSTALLED PER MM 53-21-0.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 344)
AT HMV, THE FS 344 FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED LBL 48 TO RBL 12. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND AT CAP WAS FABRICATED AND REPLACED PER MM 53-21-0 PG 806.
1996
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (REAR)
ON MAINTS CHECK FOUND REAR MOST SECTION OF EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING INOP. REPLACED BATTERY SUPPLY, OPS CK GOOD.
Part: SEAL — BLOWN (CARGO DOOR)
AFT CARGO LIGHT CAME ON IN FLT. COULD NOT MAINTAIN PRESSURATION. UPON LANDING FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN AND SEAL BLOWN OUTS AT THE AFT LOWER CORNER. REINSTALLED SEAL, PRESSURISED TO 8 PSI DIFF SYS AND CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: TRACK — MISSING (CABIN)
EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHT AT ROW 26 MISSING. REPLACED SOCKET, BULB AND MODULE OPERATIONAL TEST NORMAL.
1995
Part: EEL BULB — FAILED (RT OVERWING)
AFT OVERWING RT SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED, OPS CHECK NORMAL. FOUND AT LAYOVER.