N542DA

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

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.

41 reports on file, 1995-01-19 – 2002-02-19.

NO TEST · 2002-02-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 60,905 hrs · 44,961 cycles

ON EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST FOR NR 4 S/C THE LIGHT ABOVE R1 DID NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED BATTERIES LIGHT, NOW CHECKS NORMAL.

Source: SDR DL72S020211
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 40 reports

2001

NO TEST · 2001-11-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 60,246 hrs · 44,556 cycles

ON L/O FOUND R-1 DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT WILL NOT TURN ON BRIGHT WHEN EMERGENCY LIGHTS TURNED ON. REPLACED BATTERIES AND LIGHT ASSY, OPS CHECKS OK.

Source: SDR DL72S011801
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2001-10-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2782

Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (L/E SLAT) · airframe 60,060 hrs · 44,432 cycles

UPON FLAP RETRACTION FROM 2 TO 0, NR 7 L/E SLAT STAYED FULLY EXTENDED WITH FLAPS UP. VERIFIED AT S/O PANEL. APPROX 45 SECS LATER, NR 7 L/E SLAT RETRACTED ON ITS OWN. NO HYD PRESSURE OR QUANTITY FLUCTUATIONS NOTED. AIRCRAFT DID HAVE A ROLLING TENDENCY (ATLMCC/RJH) OVERWEIGHT LANDING 160,000 LBS. NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND BRAKING. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED.

Source: SDR DL72S011655
NO TEST · 2001-09-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 60,008 hrs · 44,393 cycles

RT OVERWING EXTERIOR AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED, NO HELP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. LIGHT CKS OK.

Source: SDR DL72S011548
NO TEST · 2001-09-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 60,008 hrs · 44,393 cycles

LT AND RT AFT SVC DOORS EXTERIOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHTS INOP. RELAMPED, NO HELP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. LIGHTS CK OK.

Source: SDR DL72S011546
NO TEST · 2001-09-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 60,008 hrs · 44,393 cycles

RT WING EXT OVERWING MID EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED, NO HELP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. LIGHTS CK OK.

Source: SDR DL72S011547
OTHER · 2001-06-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: FLAP TRACK — CORRODED (T/E FLAP) · airframe 59,336 hrs · 43,964 cycles

DURING OVERHAUL , THE INBOARD TRACK ASSY WAS FOUND WITH WEAR AND CORROSION BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. TRACK WAS REPAIRED PER ER/A 401969-14AD AND BFGOODRICH DOCUMENT 57-0364.

Source: SDR DL72S011000
OTHER · 2001-04-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,915 hrs · 43,666 cycles

FOUND ON F 1 LETTER CK. L3 WINDOW FRAME CRACKED AFT LOWER SIDE. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3.

Source: SDR DL72S010672
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2001-02-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7314

Part: O-RING — LEAKING (FUEL PUMP) · airframe 58,496 hrs · 43,375 cycles

AT FL 310, NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS BELOW GREEN BAND. OIL QTY WAS ZERO. ENGINE SHUT DOWN PER POM. FOUND O-RING LEAKING AT FUEL PUMP TO GEARBOX INTERFACE. REPLACED SAME.

Source: SDR DL72S010322

2000

NO TEST · 2000-12-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (OVERHEAD) · airframe 57,978 hrs · 43,029 cycles

AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK ON AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT BETWEEN AFT LAVS OPS NML

Source: SDR DL72S002482
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 2000-09-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 57,328 hrs · 42,597 cycles

AFTER T/O, THE NR 3 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED FOLLOWED BY AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN CABIN. INSPECTED AND RAN ENGINE, NO TROUBLE FOUND.

Source: SDR DL72S001878
NO TEST · 2000-05-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 56,302 hrs · 41,887 cycles

ON LAYOVER, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ROW 20 ABC AND 22 ABC, LEFT OVRWING EXITS, INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK, SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD PER MM.

Source: SDR DL72S000981
NO TEST · 2000-03-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 55,907 hrs · 41,611 cycles

LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT. REPLACED ASSY.

Source: SDR DL72S000508
OTHER · 2000-01-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2761

Part: MOUNT — LOOSE (ACTUATOR)

AT MV2 FOUND NR 12 SPOILER ACT MOUNT BOX LOOSE, LWR MOUNTS. REMOVED I/B AND O/B LWR FITTING BOLTS. O/B LWR HOLE WITHIN LIMITS PER MM 57-42-0. INSTALLED LWR BOLT PER SAME, REPAIRED I/B LWR BOLT PER MM 57-42-0.

Source: SDR DL72S000226
OTHER · 2000-01-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2761

Part: BOLT — LOOSE (ACTUATOR)

AT MV2 FOUND NR 11 SPOILER ACT MOUNT BOX LOOSE, LWR I/B BOLT. REMOVED BOLT AND REPAIRED HOLE PER MM 57-42-0.

Source: SDR DL72S000227

1998

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1998-10-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2930

Part: MODULE — LEAKING (B HYD SYST)

IN ROUTE, LOSS OF SYS -B- PRESS ENGAGED NR 2 -B- PUMP BOTH LOW PRESS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. SYS -B- QTY READS ZERO, SYS -A- QTY READS 2 GAL. ACCOMPLISHED POM HYD SYS -B- LOSS PROCEDURE, NORM BRAKING USED FOR LANDING. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND -B- SYSTEM PRESSURE MODULE LEAKING. REPLACED -B- SYSTEM PRESSURE MODULE, LK CKS GOOD.

Source: SDR DL72S982231
OTHER · 1998-05-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5754

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 5 LE FLAP)

NR 5 L/E FLAP CRACKED AT I/B GATE HINGE CUTOUT O/B SIDE. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-53-0.

Source: SDR DL72S981068
OTHER · 1998-05-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (R-1 DOOR)

FOUND ON C-2 CHECK, TPA 1 CRACK IN R-1 DOOR SKIN AT FWD EDGE JUST ABOVE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ERA 364822-14 AND M/M 52-11-01.

Source: SDR DL72S981070

1997

OTHER · 1997-10-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5754

Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 6 LE SLAT)

PREVIOUS NOSE RIB O/B CRACKED 1 INCH AT NR 6 L/E SLAT PANEL. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 FIG 804.

Source: SDR DL72S971976
OTHER · 1997-09-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2782

Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (NR 2 SLAT ACT)

1.125 INCH CRACK NR 2 SLAT ACTUATOR O/B ATTACH BRACKET. REPAIRED PER MM 57-42-0 PG. 812.

Source: SDR DL72S972050
NO TEST · 1997-04-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

FWD EMERG EXIT TRACK LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED FWD BATTERY PACK.

Source: SDR DL72S970657
NO TEST · 1997-04-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

ON PREFLIGHT, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FLOOR, FROM FRONT OF FIRST CLASS TO ROW 12 INOP. REPLACED PWR SUPPLY AND REINSTALLED BATTERY PACK. LIGHT CHECK NORMALLY.

Source: SDR DL72S970658
OTHER · 1997-03-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (L1 DOORWAY)

FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT L1 DOOR, UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER DELTA ERA 301966-14.

Source: SDR DL72S970566
OTHER · 1997-03-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5240

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (PNEUMATIC DOOR)

FOUND DURING MV2F1 - I AFT CORNER OF PNEUMATIC CONNECTION DOOR SKIN CRACKED. REPAIRED PER 53-30-0 FIG. 802.

Source: SDR DL72S970484

1996

NO TEST · 1996-07-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

L2 AND R2 SERVICE EXIT DOOR SLIDE LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK M983.

Source: SDR DL72S961675
WARNING INDICATION · 1996-04-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3231

Part: ROD ASSY — BROKEN (RT MLG DOOR)

RT MLG FLYING GEAR DOOR ROD ASSY DMN NR 65-26761-34 BROKEN CAUSING DOOR INDICATION PROBLEM AND AIRCRAFT VIBRATION. RETURNED TO ATL. REPLACED GEAR DOOR.

Source: SDR DL72S960952
OTHER · 1996-04-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (BS 380-400)

PUNCTURE IN FUSELAGE - STA 380-400 BETWEEN S-19L AND 20L, 2 INCH TEAR IN FUSE (GROUND DAMAGE). CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA AND INSTALL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3, PAGES 5 THRU 8.

Source: SDR DL72S960925
OTHER · 1996-01-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (L1 DOOR AREA)

FOUND DURING A-2 LETTER CHECK, .75 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT L-1 DOOR LWR HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER ERA 303079-14 AND M/M 53-30-0.

Source: SDR DL72S960206
OTHER · 1996-01-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 1303)

FOUND ON A-2 LETTER CHECK, .375 INCH CRACK IN TORQUE BOX LIGHTENING HOLE AT STA 1303 RIGHT SIDE 48 SECTION. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0.

Source: SDR DL72S960204

1995

OTHER · 1995-07-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5754

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 6 SLAT)

DURING ROUTINE SHOP INSPECTION, NR CARD 7904 WAS WRITTEN DUE TO CRACK IN LOWER SKIN, 9 INCHES FROM O/B EDGE ON NR 6 SLAT. CRACK WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 FIG 801.

Source: SDR DL72S953125
OTHER · 1995-06-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5754

Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 2 LE SLAT)

FOUND DURING A-1 LETTER CHECK, NR 2 L/E SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE CRACKED AT I/B STOP PAD. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 PAR 12.

Source: SDR DL72S952819
OTHER · 1995-06-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5754

Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 2 LE SLAT)

FOUND DURING A-1 LETTER CHECK, NR 2 L/E SLAT L/E RIB CRACKED, .5 INCH I/B OF ACTUATOR MOUNT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 PAR 3.

Source: SDR DL72S952820
OTHER · 1995-06-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: WEB — CRACKED (FS 1226)

FOUND DURING A-1 LETTER CHECK, 1 INCH CRACK IN RT WEB OF 48 SEC LOCATED AT STA 1226 LWR LIGHTNING HOLE. A .25 INCH CRACK IN RT WEB OF 48 SEC LOCATED AT STA 1233. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0 PAR 16.

Source: SDR DL72S952818
OTHER · 1995-06-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5754

Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (NR 2 LE SLAT)

FOUND DURING A-1 LETTER CHECK, NR 2 L/E SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE CRACKED AT TAI DUCT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 PAR 5A.

Source: SDR DL72S952821
OTHER · 1995-05-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FWD BAG BIN)

WIND BLEW BAG CART INTO A/C FWD OF LT WING. REMOVED FWD BAG BIN SIDEWALL PANELS AT STA 720A, FABRICATED AND PAINTED REPAIR DOUBLER AND STRINGER SPLICE INSTALLED. COMPLETED REPAIR PER SRM 53-30-3 AND 53-10-3.

Source: SDR DL72S952149
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 1995-04-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2710

Part: BEARINGS — WORN (RT AILERON)

DURING CRUISE, LEFT INBOARD AILERON WAS STUCK DOWN. NEEDS 20 DEGREE RIGHT AILERON INPUT FOR WINGS LEVEL AND 1.5 DEGREE RT RUDDER TRIM. FOUND RIGHT INBOARD AILERON LOWER QUADRANT BEARINGS FAILED. REPLACED BOTH BEARINGS PER MM 27-10-11. OPERATION NORMAL.

Source: SDR DL72S951455
OTHER · 1995-01-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: MIDFLAP — CRACKED (NR 2 TE MIDFLAP)

DURING SHOP VISIT AFT LOWER CHORD WAS FOUND CRACKED 15 INCHES AND 29 INCHES FROM IB END, OF NR 2 MID FLAP. REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0.

Source: SDR DL72S950745
OTHER · 1995-01-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: MIDFLAP — CRACKED (NR 2 TE MIDFLAP)

DURING SHOP INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND AT THE 2ND FROM IB AFT FLAP TRACK CUT-OUT IN AFT LOWER CHORD OF NR 2 MID FLAP. REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0.

Source: SDR DL72S950744
OTHER · 1995-01-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: MIDFLAP — CRACKED (NR 2 TE MIDFLAP)

DURING SHOP INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND IN AFT LOWER CHORD 12 INCHES AFT OF IB CARRIAGE SUPPORT. THE CHORD WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0. THIS DAMAGE WAS IN NR 2 MID FLAP.

Source: SDR DL72S950742
OTHER · 1995-01-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: MIDFLAP — CRACKED (NR 2 TE MIDFLAP)

DURING SHOP INSP. CRACK AT IB ACTUATOR CUT-OUT WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0, DAMAGE FOUND IN NR 2 MID FLAP.

Source: SDR DL72S950743
OTHER · 1995-01-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: MIDFLAP — CORROSION (NR 2 TE MIDFLAP)

DURING SHOP VISIT THE OB CARRIAGE SUPPORT FITTING WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE TWO IB THRUST BEARING RETAINER BOLT HOLES CORRODED, IN NR 2 MID FLAP. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-4.

Source: SDR DL72S950746