N517DA
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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.
67 reports on file, 1995-01-09 – 2002-05-08.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FS 1040, S-4L) · airframe 69,294 hrs · 52,507 cycles
FUSELAGE / SKIN / STRG. 4L / FS 1030-1110 / SKIN LAP JOINT: CRACK REPAIR LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP JOINT BETWEEN FS 1030 & 110 INDICATED CRACKS. INTERNAL MFEC INSPECTION CONFIRMED A TOTAL OF 6 CRACKED FASTENER LOCATIONS. THE CRACKED AREAS OF THE SKIN WERE REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS ON A TIME-LIMITED BASIS PER ER/A 383056-14AD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (S-4L, FS 400) · airframe 69,294 hrs · 52,507 cycles
FUSELAGE / SKIN / STRG. 4L / FS 360-480 / SKIN LAP SPLICE : CRACK REPAIR LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4L SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 & 480 REVEALED CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL MFEC CONFIRMED A TOTAL OF 4 CRACK LOCATIONS. THE CRACK LOCATIONS WERE REPAIRED WITH EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLERS ON A TIME-LIMITED BASIS PER ER/A 383082-14AD, REV A.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (L/E SLAT) · airframe 69,184 hrs · 52,432 cycles
A .375 INCH CRACK AT LWR SLAT COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE BELOW NR 6 SLAT TAI DUCT. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-000-8.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 68,533 hrs · 52,033 cycles
MCO- AFT F/A FLASHLIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND TAMPER STRAP.
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 63 reports
2001
Part: WEB — CRACKED (TAIL) · airframe 67,757 hrs · 51,518 cycles
CRACK AT UPPER FASTNER VERTICAL WEB L/H SIDE STA 1223 REPAIRED PER M/M 57-11-000-8
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR) · airframe 67,114 hrs · 51,095 cycles
AFT LEFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP WHILE TESTING, DURING LAYOVER CHECK. REPLACED LIGHT RACK.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 66,012 hrs · 50,336 cycles
A .375 INCH CRACK AT UPPER LIGHTENING HOLE RT LOWER TORQUE BOX, VERTICAL WEB AFT OF STA 1223 IN 48 SECTION. REPAIR PER MM 53-11-000-8.
2000
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 65,484 hrs · 49,978 cycles
FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 360-380 / STRG. 4R / SKIN LAP SPLICE : CRACK REPAIR. LFEC INSPECTIONS OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE INDICATED A CRACK. INTERNAL MFEC INSPECTION OF THE SKIN LAP CONFIRMED A SINGLE CRACKED FASTENER HOLE IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN BETWEEN FS 360 & 380. THE LAP JOINT WAS LOCALLY CUTOUT TO REMOVE THE CRACK AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG. 5 AND ER/A 379359-14AD.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 63,840 hrs · 48,851 cycles
LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 480 & 680 REVEALED A CRACK INDICATION IN THE LOWER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL MFEC INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE LAP CONFIRMED A SINGLE CRACKED FASTENER HOLE BETWEEN FS 640 & 660. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF LAP JOINT WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER B727 SRM 53-30-3, FIG 5 AND ER/A 377137-14AD.
1999
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (LE FLAP)
FOUND ON D1 LETTER CK, NR 6 SLAT LOWER COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT O/B STOP PAD. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
Part: LIGHT — INOP (ROW 31)
EMERGENCY AISLE LT AT ROW 31 INOP. REPLACED LT ASSY, OPS NML.
Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE)
AFTER TAKEOFF, (NORMAL POWER) THE ENG 2 APU BLEED HIGH TEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE NR 2 THROTTLE WAS RETARDED AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. DISCUSSED WITH ATL/MCC AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO SLC. LIGHT TESTED GOOD. REPLACED NR 2 ENG BLEED VALVE CB, CKS GOOD.
Part: OVERHEAT LOOP — OUT OF POSITION (LWR AFT BODY)
AT APPROX 100 FEET AFE, THE LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACED FIRE/OVERHEAT DETECTION MODULE. REPLACED KEEL BEAM LOOP M367 REPOSITIONED LOOP M 365 NEAR RT PURGE SHUTOFF VALVE. RAN ALL 3 ENGS AT T/O EPR. AT T/O EPR AFT BODY OVERHEAT CHKS NORMAL.
Part: LIGHT — INOP (ROW 26DEF)
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT OUT ROW 26DEF. REPAIRED EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS ROW 26DEF.
1998
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (1L DOORWAY)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN F/C AND ENTRY DOOR AREAS INOP. FOUND WIRES TO 1L DOOR EXIT LIGHT PINCHED BEHIND SIDEWALL AREA. REPAIRED AND REPLACED BATT AND RACK DUE BLOWN FUSES.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (NR 2 ENGINE)
FOUND CORROSION ON HEAVYWEIGHT HUSH-KIT MOD ON RT NR 2 ENG AFT MOUNT SUPPORT CHORD ANGLE IN EXCEEDANCE OF MFG MINIMUM ALLOWABLE TOLERANCES. REPLACED RT CHORD ANGLE WITH NEW MFG PART.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING L/O, FOUND FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS FROM SEAT 27-36 INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS PWR SUPPLY DAL (P/N 337701962) (S/N 0474) OFF, (S/N 1881) ON.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 6 LE FLAP)
NR 6 L/E FLAP ACT ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED O/B LOWER RADIUS. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21 PG 811.
Part: DOOR — NOT CLOSED (SERVICE DOOR)
AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE IN CLIMB. AIRCRAFT AIR TURN BACK TO ATL. FOUND R-1 DOOR NOT FULLY STOWED IN FUSELAGE. INSPECTED DOOR AND CHECKED FOR PROPER OPERATION, CLOSED DOOR. CHKS OK.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 345)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND UNDERLYING DOUBLER AND BEAR STRAP WERE FOUND WITH A 3.5 INCH CRACK IN THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER ER/A 364131-14, REV A.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1243)
WHILE BUYING BACK N/R 52 FOUND LT TORQUE BOX VERTICAL WEB UPPER LIGHTENING HOLE STA 1243 CRACKED AT PREVIOUS ROUT OUT. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 PG 828.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 2 LE SLAT)
FOUND DURING B-2 LETTER CHECK, NR 2 SLAT COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED AT I/B STOP PAD. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (RT LE FLAP ACT)
FOUND DURING B-2 LETTER CHECK, NR 5 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR O/B ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-20-21.
1997
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (RT MLG DOOR)
LOST A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC ON FLAP RETRACTION. FOUND RT MAIN GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR HOUSING CRACKED. REPLACED RT GEAR DOOR ACT, LEAK CKS OK.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
THE LT AND RT SKINS OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE FOUND CRACKED AT THE FRONT SPAR JUST ABOVE THE FUSLEAGE CREASE. ON THE LT SIDE, A TOTAL OF FOUR FASTENER HOLES HAVE CRACKS EMANATING FROM THEM. TWO ARE IN THE TYPICAL LOCATION OF THE SRM 55-30-3, FIGURE 7 REPAIR AND TWO ARE AT FASTENERS ALONG THE AFT EDGE OF THE SPAR. ON THE RT SIDE, CRACKS EMANATE FROM THE TWO TYPICAL FASTENER HOLES AS WELL AS TWO FASTENER HOLES JUST AFT OF THE LOWER TYPICAL SECTION. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 55-30-3, FIGURE 7 EXCEPT SIZED LARGER.
Part: CHORD — CRACKED (RT TE MIDFLAP)
NR 3 MIDFLAP WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED AFT LOWER CHORD. THIS FLAP CHORD WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A DOUBLER PER MM 57-52-0.
Part: SKIN — LOOSE FASTENERS (RT AILERON)
FASTENERS PULLING THROUGH UPPER SKIN. SPLICED SKIN PER SRM 57-50-5, RT AILERON.
Part: FITTING — CORROSION (NLG)
THE DRAG BRACE FITTING WAS FOUND CORRODED ON THE FACE OF A SMALL LUG. THE CORROSION WAS LOCALLY BLENDED TO A MAX DEPTH OF 0.030. THE LUG BORE WAS OVERSIZED TO 2.858. THIS REPAIR WAS AUTHORIZED BY FAA/ DER FORM 8110-3, DER DESIGNATION NM-2256, DTD 6-20-97.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1223)
FOUND ON B2 LETTER CK, .25 INCH CRACK AT LT TORQUE BOX VERTICAL WEB UPPER LIGHTENING HOLE STA 1223. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.
1996
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CHECKS GOOD.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 940)
FOUND DURING A-1 LETTER CHECK, .75 INCH CRACK STR 18A LEFT 8 INCHES AFT BS 940 FRAME ATTACH. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-12-0.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (NR 2 LE FLP ACT)
FOUND DURING A-1 LETTER CHECK, NR 2 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR MOUNT BRACKET CRACKED AT LWR I/B RADIUS. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-20-21 PAR 12.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 2 LE SLAT)
NR 2 L/E SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE IS CRACKED UNDER TAI DUCT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 PAR 5A.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CORROSION AT UPSTOP ANGLE FWD OF FWD HINGE ACCESS PNL 3348L. REPAIRED BEAM PER M/M 53-30-1.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 3 LE SLAT)
NR 3 L/E SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE CRACKED UNDER TAI DUCT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 PAR 5A.
Part: RETRACT MECH — LACK OF LUBE (RT MLG)
RT MAIN GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. INSPECTED, LUBRICATED RT MAIN GEAR. JACKED A/C CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (NR 3 ENG STRUT)
ON CLIMBOUT, NR 3 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON, WING ANTI-ICE NOT ON, BUT DUCT TEMP SHOWED 200 DEGREES. FOUND STRUT WING ANTI-ICE VALVE STUCK OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RELAY R32 AND FOUND BROKEN WIRES IN CANNON PLUG ON STRUT VALVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CANNON PLUG VALVE, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 4 LE FLAP)
NR 4 KRUEGER FLAP HAS TWO 1 INCH CRACKS AT O/B CUTOUT FOR LWR LIP ATTACH FITTING. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-3.
Part: ACCESS DOOR — CORRODED (LT RAM AIR ACT)
CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE RAM AIR ACTUATOR ACCESS DOOR ON THE LT SIDE. THE CORROSION WAS CUT OUT AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY WAS RETURNED PER AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR PER DL ERA 303056-14.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (VERT STAB)
STRINGER 8 ON LT SIDE OF VERT STAB AT FIN STA 180.6 IS CRACKED. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE IAW MM 55-30-0 PG 803.
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (NR 5 LE FLAP)
FROM HMV ATL, NR 5 KRUEGER FLAP ACTUATOR ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED. INSTALLED REPAIR PER MM 57-20-21 PG 811.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT HORIZ STAB)
FROM HMV ATL, THE LOWER SKIN ON THE LT HORIZ STAB IS GOUGED AND CRACKED I/B END. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER SRM 55-10-3 FIG 3.
Part: GALLEY TRACK — CORROSION (BS 380-440)
ATL HMV, STA 380 TO 440 CENTER RT GALLEY TRACK HAS CORROSION IN AND ON LEGS OF TRACK. REMOVED TRACKS FROM STA 380 TO 440. INSTALLED NEW TRACK PER MM 53-20-11.
Part: STRINGER — CORROSION (BS 1090-1110)
HMV ATL, CORROSION STA 1090 TO 1110. BULGED BETWEEN STRINGER AND SKIN APPROX 6 INCHES FWD OF 1090 TO 4 INCHES AFT OF 1110. REPAIRED DAMAGE PER SRM 53-12-0 FIG 807.
1995
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 5 LE SLAT)
SKIN ATTACHING ANGLE CRACKED 31 INCHES FROM OUTBOARD END. REPAIRED AS PER M/M 57-54-0. FOUND DURING SHOP INSPECTION OF NR 5 L/E SLAT.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 5 LE SLAT)
COVE PANEL ATTACHING ANGLE CRACKED UNDER UPSTOPS. REPAIRED AS PER M/M 57-54-0. FOUND DURING SHOP INSPECTION OF NR 5 L/E SLAT.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 4 LE FLAP)
FOUND DURING F-1 LETTER CHECK - NR 4 L/E FLAP CRACKED OUTBD HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-53-0 PG 802.
Part: EEL BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING LAY OVER, FOUND FWD DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: TRUNNION — CORRODED (LT MLG)
LEFT MLG FWD TRUNNION BEARING FITTING IS PITTED AROUND THE LWR HOLE ON THE I/B SURFACE OF THE O/B LUG. REPAIRED PER MM 57-43-00 PG 803.
Part: TRUNNION — PITTED (LT MLG)
LEFT MLG FWD TRUNNION BEARING FITTING IS PITTED AROUND THE LWR HOLE ON THE I/B AND O/B SURFACE ON THE I/B LUG. REF MM REPAIR 57-43-00, PG 803.
Part: TRUNNION — PITTED (LT MLG)
LEFT MLG FWD TRUNNION FITTING ALL FOUR ATTACH BORES CORRODED. REF REPAIR 57-43-00, PG 803.
Part: FITTING — PITTED (RT MLG)
RIGHT MLG SIDE BRACE AFT BEARING FITTING IS PITTED. REF MM REPAIR 57-43-00, PG 803.
Part: TRUNNION — CORROSION (LT MLG)
LEFT MLG FWD TRUNNION BEARING FITTING HAS CORROSION ON THE O/B SURFACE OF THE I/B LUG. REF MM57-43-00, PG 803.
Part: TRUNNION — PITTED (LT MLG)
LEFT MLG FWD TRUNNION BEARING FITTING IS PITTED AROUND THE UPPER HOLE ON THE I/B AND O/B SURFACE OF THE O/B LUG. REF MM 57-43-00, PG 803.
Part: TRUNNION — PITTED (RT MLG)
RIGHT MLG FWD TRUNNION ATTACH FITTING BUSHING IS PITTED. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-43-0.
Part: TRUNNION — PITTED (LT MLG)
LEFT MLG FWD TRUNNION BEARING FITTING IS PITTED AROUND UPPER HOLE ON THE I/B AND O/B SURFACE OF THE I/B LUG. REPAIRED PER MM 57-43-00 PG 803.
Part: TRUNNION — CORROSION (NLG)
NOSE LG TRUNNION LT FWD AND AFT BOLT HOLES CORRODED. REPAIR PER M/M 53-40-0.
Part: TRUNNION — CORROSION (NLG)
LEFT NLG UPPER TRUNNION FITTING LOWER SURFACE IS CORRODED (CAP MATING SURFACE). REPAIR PER M/M 53-40-0.
Part: TRUNNION — CORRODED (RT MLG)
RIGHT GEAR - FWD TRUNNION ATTACH FITTING IS CORRODED ON BOTH LEGS. REMOVED SEALANT, NO CORROSION FOUND. INSTALL SHIMS PER M/M 57-43-0.
Part: TRUNNION — CORROSION (NLG)
NLG RT UPPER TRUNNION BEARING FITTING CORRODED IN LINE UP PINHOLE. REPAIR PER ERA 301860-14.
Part: TRUNNION — CORROSION (NLG)
NLG LT/RT TRUNNION BEARING FITTINGS CORRODED IN THE BORES AND ON THE FACES. REPAIR PER M/M 53-40-0.
Part: TRUNNION — CORROSION (NLG)
NLG RT UPPER TRUNNION BEARING FITTING IS PITTED ON THE I/D OF FITTING, FWD HOLE IN UPPER FITTING IS PITTED. REPAIR PER E.O. 4-57751-3.
Part: TRUNNION — CORROSION (NLG)
NOSE L/G UPPER TRUNNION FITTING LOWER SURFACE IS CORRODED (CAP MATING SURFACE). REPAIR PER M/M 53-40-0.
Part: TRUNNION — CORROSION (NLG)
THE LEFT AND RIGHT NLG TRUNNION BEARING FITTINGS HAD CORROSION ON THE FACES AND THE BORES. CORROSION REMOVAL RESULTED IN THE LT BORE ID 2.608, RT BORE ID 2.5885, UPPER FITTING SPOT FACED THICKNESS IS 1.506, CAP SPOT FACED THICKNESS IS 1.460. ALL CORROSION REMOVAL WITHIN TOLERANCE PER M/M 53-40-00. ALL REWORKED AREAS DYE CHECKED AND ROTO PEENED PER P/S 900-4 NR 5. BUSHING MFG AND INSTALLED PER M/M 53-40-0.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (LE FLAP)
LOWER LEADING EDGE SKIN DENTED 26 INCHES FROM INBORD END. REPAIED LEADING EDGE AS PER THE 727 SRM 57-50-3. FLUSH REPAIR FIGURE ONE. DURING SHOP INSPECTION OF SLAT PANEL.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (LT NR 3 SLAT)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, RIB AT ACTUATOR FITTING WAS FOUND CRACKED ON L/WING NR 3 L/E SLAT. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-54-0.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FS 1243)
DURING LETTER CHECK, FOUND AFT FUSELAGE STAIRWELL RIGHT SIDE VERTICAL WEB CRACKED AT FS 1243 AT LIGHTENING HOLE. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0 PG 828.