N483DA
Registered owner: DEVINE AVIATION LLC, DE (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 1976-03-03 | 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.
31 reports on file, 1995-06-13 – 2012-08-06.
Part: MAGNETO — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 5,036 hrs
LEFT MAGNETO MISFIRES DURING MAGNETO CHECK.
Part: MAGNETO — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 4,941 hrs
RIGHT MAGNETO DOES NOT FIRE. ENGINE QUITS WHEN RT MAGNETO SELECTED DURING MAGNETO CHECK.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 29 reports
1999
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (LT SPAR)
VERTICAL SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED NR 3 L/E SLAT I/B SIDE OF I/B TRACK. REPLACED STIFFENER PER M/M 57-20-21 PG 813.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1235)
TPA LTR CHK E1, .25 INCH CRACK AT UPPER LIGHTENING HOLE AT RT TORQUE BOX VERT WEB STA 1235. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 360-380)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 480 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED A CRACK BETWEEN FS 360 AND 380. THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 53-30-03 FIG 5 AND PER ER/A 367439-14AD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 420-440)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 480 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 2 CRACKS BETWEEN FS 420 AND 440. THE CRACKS WERE CUT OUT OF THE SKIN LAP AND REPAIRED WITH AND EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 53-30-03, FIG 5 AND ER/A 367440-14AD.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (L2 DOOR)
L2 SLIDE LIGHT INOP. REPLACED SAME.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 681-740)
FUSELAGE SKIN FS 681-740, STRINGER 4R, SKIN LAP SPLICE, REPAIR FOR CRACKS. LFEC INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKS IN THE LOWER SKIN OF THE STRINGER 4R LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 681 AND 740. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION VERIFIED 15 CRACKS ALONG THE LOWER ROW OF FASTENERS IN THE LOWER SKIN. THE SKIN LAP WAS CUTOUT ALONG THE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366662-14, REV A.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 481-681)
FUSELAGE SKIN FS 481-681 STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE, REPAIR FOR CRACKS. LFEC INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKS IN THE LOWER SKIN OF THE STRINGER 4R LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 481 AND 681. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED 14 CRACKS ALONG THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. THE SKIN LAP SPLICE WAS CUTOUT ALONG THE ENTIRE PANEL LENGTH AND REPAIR WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366661-14, REV A.
1998
Part: SKIN — SEPARATED (LT ELEVATOR)
LT ELEV T/E SEPARATING I/B EDGE. LIGHTNING STRIKE LT ELEV O/B EDGE. REPAIRED PER MM 55-20-0 PG 801.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 228)
THE FUSELAGE WAS FOUND WITH TWO .5 INCH CRACKS EMANATING FROM LIGHTNING STRIKE MARKS OVER THE FS 228 FRAME JUST BELOW THE STRINGER 19L SKIN LAP SPLICE. THE CRACKS WERE ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 53-30-3. THE REPAIR WAS DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 366158-14.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (PAX DOORWAY)
FOUND AT D-2 LETTER CK, .5 INCH VISIBLE CRACK IN LT FRAME OF AFT ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT AT DATA PLATE. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-9.
Part: BULB — MISSING (CABIN)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT JUST FWD OF SEAT 30D MISSING LENS AND BULB. REPLACED BULB AND LENS.
Part: FASTENERS — FAILED (LT ELEVATOR)
LT ELEVATOR TRAILING EDGE SEPARATED/FASTENERS SHEARED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG TRAILING EDGE. INSTALLED FASTENERS PER MM 55-20-0.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1313)
FOUND ON D1 LETTER CHK, .25 INCH CRACK IN VENTRAL STAIR TORQUE BOX UPPER LIGHTENING HOLE STA 1313 LT. ROUTE OUT CRACK PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1240)
FOUND ON D1 LETTER CHK, .25 INCH CRACK IN VENTRAL STAIR TORQUE BOX AT LWR LIGHTENING HOLE STA 1240. ROUTE OUT CRACK PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: SKIN — SEPARATED (RT ELEVATOR)
FOUND ON D1 LETTER CHK, TRAILING EDGE OF RT ELEVATOR SEPARATED JUST O/B OF TRIM TAB. INSTALLED FASTENERS PER MM 55-20-0.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FWD OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT IN CABIN FAILS TO TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
1997
Part: DUCT — RUPTURED (NR 2 ENGINE)
NR 2 ENG 8TH STAGE DUCT RUPTURED, DAMAGED FIREWALL AND FIRE LOOP. REPLACED DUCT AND FIRE LOOP, MADE TEMPORARY REPAIR TO FIREWALL. A/C MTC FAIRY TO SLC.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FRONT CABIN FLASHLIGHT RED LIGHT NOT FLASHING. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (R1 DOOR)
FOUND DURING C-2 LETTER CHECK, .5 INCH CRACK IN RADIUS OF R-1DOOR FRAME UPPER AFT CORNER JUST BELOW EXTERIOR SKIN. REPAIR PER M/M 52-12-0.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1223)
A .25 INCH CRACK IN EDGE OF LOWER TORQUE BOX LIGHTNING HOLE AFT OF STA 1223 RT SIDE. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 NR 16.
1996
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE OVERWING EXITS ON RT SIDE INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS NORMAL.
1995
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1223)
FOUND ON B1 LETTER CK, LOWER LT TORQUE BOX WEB CRACKED TWO PLACES, 1 INCH AT FORWARD CENTER LIGHTNING HOLE STA 1223 AND .25 INCH CRACK AT THE NEXT LIGHTNING HOLE AFT AND BELOW THE FORWARD CENTER LIGHTNING HOLE. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: INLET SKIN — CRACKED (NR 2 ENGINE)
FOUND ON B1 LETTER CK, 1 INCH CRACK IN THE NR 2 ENGINE INLET HOUSING AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF PANEL 9516. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 910)
FOUND ON B1 LETTER CK, ANGLE CRACKED STA 910 LT SIDE. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: EEL BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING EMERGENCY LIGHTS TEST, FOUND EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE BOTH WING EMERGENCY EXITS WERE INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK M1086 AND LIGHTS NOW TEST GOOD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (STA 110.4)
FOUND ON A2 LTR CK, 1.125 INCH CRACK VERTICAL STABILIZER SKIN LT SIDE STA 110.400 S-9. REPAIR INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 55-30-3.
Part: NOSE COWL — CRACKED (NR 3 ENGINE)
FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, NOSE COWL AFT WEB CRACKED 6 INCHES AT 5 O'CLOCK POS/AFT WEB DOUBLER CRACKED 2 INCHES 5:30 POS. REPAIRED PER SRM 54-10-3 FIG 3.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT ELEVATOR)
FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, 7.25 INCH CRACK LT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN ELEVATOR STA 120.00. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-20-3 AND ID PER PS 900-5-1 NR 4.