N477DA
Registered owner: AEROSIM ACADEMY INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (DALA) | Operator | on 1975-05-06 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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.
28 reports on file, 1995-04-05 – 2012-03-19.
Part: MAGNETO — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 3,971 hrs
MAGNETO MISFIRES DURING MAGNETO CHECK.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 27 reports
1999
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 360-481)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 481 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED CRACKS IN CONSECUTIVE FRAME BAYS. THE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUT OUT ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366970-14AD, REV A.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 680-740)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 680 AND 740 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED CRACKS IN CONSECUTIVE FRAME BAYS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH. THE SKIN LAP WAS CUTOUT ALONG THE ENTIRE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366972-14AD, REV A.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 481-681)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 481 AND 681 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED SEVERAL CRACKS IN SEPARATE FRAME BAYS ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH THE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUT OUT ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366971-14AD, REV A.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT R/S BETWEEN OVERWING EMERGENCY EXITS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK GOOD.
1998
Part: PUMP — FAILED (B HYD SYST)
ON DESCENT, HYD QUANTITY SYSTEM 'B' WENT TO .3 GALLONS AND SLOWLY CONTINUED DOWN. RAN SYSTEM 'B' FLUID LOSS INOP CHECKLIST. FOUND NR 2 'B' SYSTEM PUMP LEAKING. REPLACED SAME, SERVICED RESERVIOR. PUMP OPS NORMAL.
Part: PANEL — DELAMINATED (NR 1 SPOILER)
FOUND ON A1 LETTER CK, NR 1 SPOILER PANEL DELAMINATED. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-6.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
MAIN ENTRANCE EMERG EXIT LIGHTS INOP DURING EMERG LIGHT TEST. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
Part: CONTROL RACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ON LAYOVER CK, FOUND R2 EMERGENCY OVHD LT INOP. FOUND LIGHT CONTROL RACK BAD. REPLACED SAME, INSTALLED NEW BATTERY.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (R1 DOORWAY)
THE R1 DOOR SURROUND BEAR STRAP WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. THE SKIN AND BEAR STRAP WERE BOTH TRIMMED TO REMOVE THE CRACK. A REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WERE INSTALLED PER THE GUIDELINES OF BAC S/B 727-53-0136 AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 364187-14.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (RT ELEV)
FOUND AT F2 LETTER CHECK, RT ELEVATOR HINGE SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED BETWEEN NR 2 AND NR 3 BALANCE PANELS STA 99.79. REPAIRED PER M/M 55-10-31 AND ERA 364184-14.
1997
Part: VERT STAB — CRACKED (TAIL)
AT MV2 FOUND STA 1303 CRACK, BULKHEAD, STA 1303 IN THE VERTICAL STAB, BOTH SIDES ARE CRACKED ON WEB. STOP DRILLED CRACKS AND FABRICATED DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-10-4 FIR 17. GOT OK TO INST DOUBLERS. REPAIRED BOTH SIDES PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 17.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (NR 6 LE SLAT)
LEADING EDGE SLAT DENTED 48 INBOARD OF OUTBOARD END. ALSO, 3, 4, 10 RIBS CRACKED. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-54-0.
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT AT 12D-23D-26D INOPERABLE. REPLACED BULBS - OPS CHECKS OK.
1996
Part: WINDOW — SHATTERED (COCKPIT)
AT FL 310 R2 WINDOW OUTER PANE CRACKED. DIVERTED TO MCO.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 505)
ER/A 222419-14 PROVIDED FOR A TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT REPAIR FOR DAMAGE TO THE UPPER SKIN PANEL OF THE LAP JOINT AT FS 505 AND STRINGER 26R. DURING THE PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THE ABOVE ER/A, A 0.5 CRACK WAS FOUND AT A LAP JOINT FASTENER AT FS 515.
Part: SKIN — CORROSION (FS 480-496)
CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AT FS 496 AND S-27R. THE CUTOUT FOR THE CORROSION MEASURED 1.25 IB/OB AND 2.75 FORE/AFT. IN ADDITION, AN INTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED PER 207602-14 WAS REMOVED JUST FWD OF THE NEW CUTOUT. THE PREVIOUS CUTOUT RUNS FROM S-28R TO THE S-26R LAP AND FROM FS 480 SPLICE AFT TO APPROX FS 490. REPAIRED PER DAL ER/A 303236-14, REV A.
Part: SKIN — CORROSION (FS 496)
CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE SKIN AT FS 496 AND S-27R. REPAIRED PER ER/A 303236-14.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 3 SLAT)
DURING INSPECTION, NR 3 L/E SLAT WAS FOUND WITH CRACKED RIB AT THE ANTI-ICE T-DUCT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 3 SLAT)
DURING INSPECTION, NR 3 L/E SLAT WAS FOUND WITH CRACKED RIB JUST O/B OF THE ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
1995
Part: EEL — BROKEN (LT GALLEY)
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT GALLEY SERVICE DOOR IS BROKEN (LEFT). REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: EEL POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
AFT SECTION OF EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY, OPS CHECKS NORMAL. S/N ON 0483.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
CENTER AISLE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP AT ROW 26. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
BULKHEAD ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT STR 10 LT SIDE FIN STA 180.600, INSIDE VERT STAB CRAWLWAY. FOUND AT D-2 LTR CK AND REPAIRED PER MM 55-30-0.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (RT AILERON)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION OF THE RT O/B AILERON, FOUND NR 0244, LOWER I/B SKIN BENT AND OVERSIZED HOLES. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-51-0. NR 9588, TOP SKIN HAS NUMEROUS OVERSIZED HOLES AND DENT. REPAIRED BY REPLACING SKIN. NR 9587, LOWER SKIN O/B 24 HAS MANY OVERSIZED HOLES. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-0.
Part: ACTUATOR ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 13 SPOILER)
THE NR 13 SPOILER OUTBD ACT ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED. FOUND AT D-1 LTR CK. INSTALLED TIME LIMITED REPAIR PER SRM 57-50-6 PG 57 TO 60.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 5 SLAT)
FOUND DURING D-1 LETTER CHECK, NR 5 O/B RIB FOR ACTUATOR ROD END CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 PG 3, FOR RT WING NR 5 L/E SLAT.
Part: ACTUATOR SUPPORT — CRACKED (NR 1 LE FLAP)
ACTUATOR SUPPORT BOX CRACKED I/B AND O/B SIDES AT NR 1 L/E FLAP. FOUND AT D-1 LTR CK. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21 PG 811.