N493DA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Connection Academy, Inc. | Operator | on 2009-02-17 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by Delta Connection Academy (per NTSB report)
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.
51 reports on file, 1995-01-11 – 1999-11-10.
Part: LIGHT — INOP (CABIN)
LT FWD OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1009-1120)
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION REVEALED 2 CRACKS BETWEEN FS 1030 AND 1050, AND 3 CRACKS BETWEEN FS 1050 AND 1070. THE SKIN LAP WAS CUT OUT BETWEEN FS 1009 AND FS 1120 AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 367421-14AD.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (NR 2 ENGINE)
AFTER TAKEOFF, NR 2 OIL TEMP GAUGE FLUCTUATED FOR 10 SEC AND THEN PEGGED OUT HIGH. RAN CHECKLIST AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. REPLACED CANNON PLUG AT TEMP BULB.
Part: CASE — CRACKED (MEGAPHONE)
FWD MEGAPHONE CRACKED CASE. REPLACED SAME.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 481-681)
FUSELAGE SKIN FS 481-681, STRG 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE REPAIR FOR CRACKS. EXTERNAL LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE REVEALED CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE PANEL BETWEEN FS 481 AND 681. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED A TOTAL OF 48 CRACKS ALONG THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LAP SPLICE IN THE LOWER SKIN. THE SKIN LAP WAS CUTOUT ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE PANEL AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 366653-14, REV A.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 46 reports
1998
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
RT OVERWING EMER EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY RACK AND BATTERY, PACK OPS NOW OK.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 990-1010)
FOUND DURING MV1 CORROSION VISIT NRC 121, CORROSION ON STR 29 LT OUTBOARD LEG AFT OF STA 990 TO STA 1010. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-11 FIG 3.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (BS 870)
FOUND DURING MV1 CORROSION VISIT NRC 78, 1.5 INCH CRACK AT STA 870 BULKHEAD AT LOWER SIDE OF APU AIR DUCT CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-9 FIG 5.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (LT/ RT ELEV)
FOUND AT LETTER CHECK C1, 30 OF LEFT AND 24 OF RIGHT ELEVATOR DELAMINATED AT TRAILING EDGE. REPAIR PER M/M 55-20-0.
1997
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 2 SLAT)
NR 2 SLAT RIB OUTBD OF ANTI-ICE DUCT CRACKED. REPAIR PER M/M 57-54-00.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1303)
A 1.5 INCH CRACK UPPER RT CUTOUT 1303 WEB ABOVE S-DUCT. A 1 INCH CRACK LOWER RT CUTOUT 1303 WEB ABOVE S-DUCT. A 1 INCH CRACK LOWER LT CUTOUT 1303 WEB. A 1 INCH CRACK UPPER LT CUTOUT 1303 WEB. INSTALLED PERM REPAIRS PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 17 FOR ALL 4 CRACKS.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 2 ENG INLET)
A .75 INCH CRACK IN OUTER SKIN OF DOGHOUSE FAIRING LT SIDE BELOW PANEL 9523. REPAIRED PER M/M 54-30-0.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
A 1.5 INCH CRACK UPPER RT CUTOUT 1303 WEB ABOVE S-DUCT. A 1 INCH CRACK LOWER RT CUTOUT 1303 WEB ABOVE S-DUCT. A 1 INCH CRACK LOWER LT CUTOUT 1303 WEB. A 1 INCH CRACK UPPER LT CUTOUT 1303 WEB. FOUND DURING B2 LETTER CHECK, INSTALLED PERM REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 17.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1243)
A .25 INCH CRACK AT LIGHTNING HOLE, TORQUE BOX VERTICAL WEB, LT SIDE STA 1243 LOWER HOLE. ROUTED CRACK PER M/M 53-11-0, NR 15.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (RT MLG DOWNLOCK)
AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, RT MLG LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE SAFE CONDITION. LIGHT PRESSED TO TEST OK. CREW RAN CHECKLIST AND CYCLED DIM AND TEST CIRCUIT BREAKER AND LIGHT BEGAN OPERATING NORMAL. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED RT MLG DOWN AND LOCKED SWITCH, LIGHT CHECKING OK.
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT OVER L2 DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES, CKS GOOD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT EXIT SIGN INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OP CHKS OK.
1996
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE ROW 3 DID NOT COME ON DURING TESTREPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY OPS NML.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
R/H EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT FWD POS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY OPS NML.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 4 LE SLAT)
A .5 INCH CRACK PAST PREVIOUS STOP DRILL, LOWER O/B SIDE OF NR 4 SLAT NOSE RIB AT ACTUATOR ATTACH. A .375 INCH CRACK UPPER O/B SIDE OF NR 4 L/E SLAT NOSE RIB AT ACTUATOR ATTACH. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (LT MLG WW)
FOUND DURING A-1 LETTER CHECK, .5 INCH CRACK IN LT MLG UPLOCK FRAME O/B FLANGE AT STA 910 UPPER END OF RADIUS BLOCK. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (RT WING LE)
A .4375 INCH CRACK AT NR 5 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR MOUNT BRACKET I/B UPPER CORNER. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21 PAR 12.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
A 1 INCH CRACK AT CENTER ENGINE INLET HOUSING OUTER SKIN BELOW PANEL 9523. REPAIRED PER MM 54-30-0.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (RT WING)
FOUND DURING A-1 LETTER CHECK, ANGLE CRACKED NR 7 SLAT O/B TRACK SUPPORT BOX I/B ANGLE. ANGLE CRACKED NR 6 SLAT I/B TRACK SUPPORT BOX I/B ANGLE. REPLACED ANGLES PER M/M 57-20-21 PG 813.
1995
Part: RIB TAB — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
DURING INSPECTION, STRINGER 8R OF THE VERTICAL STAB. HAS A CRACK ON THE FIN STA. 157.2 RIB ATTACHMENT TAB. THE SUBJECT CRACK RUNS FROM FASTENER HOLE TO EDGE OF TAB. A REPAIR ANGLE WAS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH B727 S/B 55-0075.
Part: EEL BULB — FAILED (RT OVERWING)
RT CENTER OVERWING EMERG LIGHT, AFT BULB INOP. RELAMPED, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: EEL SOCKET — WORN (CABIN)
LEFT FWD DOOR SLIDE LIGHT INOP. REPLACED WORN LIGHT SOCKET, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: BLKHD DOUBLER — TRIMMMED (BS 1183)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF BACO S/B 727-53-0055, R9, REINFORCEMENT OF THE BS 1183 BULKHEAD AS MANDATED BY AD 90-06-09. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING MODIFICATION TO THE BS 1183 LT AFT DOOR FRAME, THE DOUBLER WAS TRIMMED INADVERTENTLY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH BACO TWX-DAL-ATL-95-0762RR DATED 03 AUG 1995, THE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED DOUBLER WAS AUTHORIZED TO BE TRIMMED.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FS 580)
DURING HMV INSPECTION, CORROSION DAMAGE WAS FOUND JUST AFT OF FS 580, OUTBD OF STR 28-L. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED RESULTING IN A 19 INCH X 1.75 INCH CUTOUT AND IS 7 INCHES FROM AN EXISTING INTERNAL DOUBLER. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA/DER APPROVAL DATED 15 AUG 1995, A FILLER WAS INSERTED IN THE CUTOUT AND A DOUBLER AND TRIPLER WERE INSTALLED WITH THE DOUBLER OVERLAPPING INTO THE EXTERNAL AREA OF THE EXISTING INTERNAL REPAIR.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (NR 2 TE MIDFLAP)
NR 2 MIDFLAP, AFT LOWER SPAR CHORD IS CRACKED 37, 52 INCHES FROM I/B END OF FLAP AND 43 INCHES FROM O/B END OF FLAP. REPAIRED PER M/M 57520 PG 802 AND 807, INSTALLED DOUBLERS. FOUND AT HMV SHOP VISIT.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 3 LE SLAT)
NR 3 L/E SLAT OB RIB CRACKED AT OB TRACK. ROUTED OUT CRACK AND FABRICATED DOUBLER PER MM 57-54-0 FIG 811. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER MM 57-40-0 FIG 811.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FS 680-715)
DURING OVERHAUL INSPECTION, EXTENSIVE CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE SKIN ALONG STRINGER 28R AT STATIONS 680, 689, AND 715. REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BACO S/B 727-53A0203, R2, A SKIN SPLICE FROM STA 680 TO STA 715 BETWEEN STRS 26L AND 26R WAS INSTALLED.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 4 LE SLAT)
NR 4 L/E SLAT SKIN CRACKED AT I/B TRACK ATTACH POINT. CUT AWAY DAMAGED PORTION OF TAB AND FABRICATED DOUBLER PER MM 57-54-0 PG 821. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AS PER MM 57-54-0 PG 821 FIG 815, FOUND AT HMV.
Part: PANEL SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 780-800)
PANEL SUPPORT CORRODED BETWEEN STA 780 TO 800 LBL 8.0. FABRICATED NEW SECTION PER M/M 53-30-1 PG 807 TO 808. INSTALLED REPAIR PER MM 53-30-1 PG 807 AND FIG 804, FOUND AT HMV.
Part: AFT SPAR — CRACKED (NR 3 TE MID FLAP)
NR 3 MID-FLAP DURING HMV. SHOP INSPECTION WAS FOUND TO HAVE AFT SPAR CORD CRACKED 56 INCHES FROM INBOARD END. REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0.
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (NR 3 TE FLAP)
NR 3 MID-FLAP DURING HMV. SHOP INSP WAS FOUND TO HAVE AFT CORD SPAR DOUBLER CRACKED IN TWO PLACES, 19 INCHES AND 22 INCHES, FROM INBOARD END. REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0.
Part: INLET — CRACKED (NR 2 ENGINE)
TEMP REPAIR OF .8750 INCH CRACK IN NR 2 ENG INLET. REPAIR LOCATED AT 12:20 JUST AFT OF FWD INLET. INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR PER MM 54-30-0 PG 801 TO 802.
Part: CHANNEL — WORN (BS 720)
TOP OF VERT U-SUPPORT CHANNELS, UNDER CABIN FLOOR, ARE WORN AT TOP AND ATTACH BOLT WASHERS AT RBL 24 AND 52 STA 720D AND 24 LBL. SUPPORTS CAME FROM B/B. INSTALLED PER SRM 53-10-9.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORROSION (BS 1070)
1070 FLOORBEAM RBL 40 TO 60 HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-6, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 51-10-1. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-8 PG 1. FOUND AT HMV.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 720)
STR CRACKED BETWEEN STA 720B AND 720C STR 15L FWD AND AFT OF LIGHT BOX. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3.
Part: FITTING — CORROSION (NLG)
NOSE LANDING GEAR, ATTACH FITTING RIGHT SIDE AFT HOLE IS CORRODED. REAMED HOLE TO .890 TO REMOVE CORROSION PER M/M 53-40-0.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FS 312)
FRAME CRACKED IN HALF, STATION 312 RT SIDE AT STR 13 RT. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-4, FOUND AT HMV.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (NLG)
FITTING CORRODED, NLG LT ATTACH FITTING IS CORRODED ON BEARINGS ON FACE AND ON PADS. MACHINED BORE TO 2.625 FOR CORROSION REMOVAL. MACHINED SPOTFACES OF FITTING AND CAP TO REMOVE CORROSION LUG THICKNESS, FITTING 1.499 INCH, CAP 1.434 INCH WITHIN LIMITS OF M/M 53-40-0 FIG 811. DYE CHECKED REWORKED AREAS. ROTOPEENED REWORKED AREAS, TREATED AND PAINTED PER M/M 53-40-0.
Part: BEARINGS — CORRODED (NLG)
BEARINGS, CORRODED NLG LT AND RT ATTACHMENT BEARINGS REPITTED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER MM 53-40-0.
Part: ANGLE — STOP DRILLED (NR 5 SLAT ACT)
NR 5 SLAT ACTUATOR SUPPORT ANGLE ON O/B SIDE HAS CRACK STOP DRILLED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER M/M 57-54-0 PG 805.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (NLG)
FITTING CORRODED NLG RT ATTACH FITTING IS CORRODED ON BEARING ON FACE AND PADS. MACHINED RT BORE TO 2.556 TO REMOVE CORROSION. MACHINED SPOTFACES OF FITTING AND CAP TO REMOVE CORROSION LUG THICKNESS. FITTING 1.508 INCH, CAP 1.455 INCH WITHIN M/M 53-40-0 FIG 811. DYE CHECKED, REWORKED AREAS. ROTOPEENED REWORKED AREAS, TREATED AND PAINTED REF M/M 53-40-0.
Part: FRAME — WORN (FS 1352)
THE NR 2 ENGINE STA 1352 FWD COWLING MATING SURFACE RING FLANGE IS BADLY WORN. REMOVED RING LOCATED, DRILLED NEW RING AND INSTALLED NEW RING PER MM 53-11-0, FOUND AT HMV.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (MAIN ENTRY)
FOUND ON F-1 LETTER CHECK, .375 INCH CRACK MAIN ENTRY DOOR SKIN. INSTALLED REPAIR PER MM 52-11-01 FIG 806.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
FOUND DURING F-1 LETTER CHECK, CENTER ENG INLET DUCT OUTER SKIN CRACKED .25 INCH RT SIDE FWD OF PNL 9501. REPAIRED PER M/M 54-30-0 FIG 801.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NBR 7 SLAT)
FOUND DURING F-1 LETTER CHECK, CRACK AT NBR 7 SLAT BELOW TAI TELESCOPING TUBE. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 FIG 805A.
Part: KRUGER FLAP — CRACKED (LT WING)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE NR 3 KRUGER FLAP NEAR THE I/B HINGE. REPAIRED CRACK PER SRM 57-50-3.