N543DE
Registered owner: DELTA AIR LINES INC, GA (owner ≠ operator)
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.
8 reports on file, 2024-01-05 – 2026-08-29.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 12,922 hrs · 3,148 cycles
ON DESCENT THROUGH 15000 FA FRONT AND BACK OF THE PLANE SMELLED A STRONG DIRTY SOCK SMELL THAT PERSISTED UNTIL LANDING AND SLOWLY DISSIPATED AFTER, THEY SMELLED A CHEMICAL SMELL AS WELL AFTER OPENING CABIN. PER P TRAK RESULT, DEEMED APU CHANGE REGUIRED. REPLACED APU. (LP 8547444, 1783569 - AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)
Part: O-RING — LEAKING (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 12,883 hrs · 3,138 cycles
DESCENDING THROUGH 6K AFT FA CALLED WITH ODOR DESRIBED AS BURNT POPCORN. AT 3K PURSER CALLED AS SHE COULD NOW SMELL ODOR, SHE SAID WAS DIRTY SOCK. PILOTS NEVER SMELLED ANY ODOR. ODOR SEEMED TO BE TEMPORARY IN NATURE. FOUND OIL IN #2 ENG. REPLACED #2 ENG FAN SHAFT COVER O-RING PER A321 AMM 72-15. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENG RUN ON BOTH ENGINES PER A321 AMM 71-00. COMPLETED LVL A DECONTAMINATION W/C 2100-2007 OPS CHK GOOD NO SMOKE OR FUMES SMELLED ON A/C. (LP 8547426 - AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (SPINNER) · airframe 10,122 hrs · 2,458 cycles
ATB/FUME- PERFORMED ATB DUE TO CREW REPORTS OF BURNING RUBBER SMELL. FOUND OIL BEHIND BOTH ENGINE SPINNERS. REPLACED NR 1 AND 2 ENGINE SHAFT COVER SEAL PER AMM 72-15. PERFORMED LEVEL B ECS DECONTAMINATION PER AMM 21-00-615-803-A. (LP 4395968)
Part: SPINNER — LEAKING (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 8,553 hrs · 2,033 cycles
FA REPORTS DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN COMFORT PLUS WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 11,000 FEET. PERFORMED SMOKE CHECKLIST IN E-QRH. FA REPORTED SMELL DISSIPATED APPROXIMATILY 2 MINUTES LATER. FOUND OIL IN #1 ENG SPINNER. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENG FAN SHAFT COVER SEAL IAW A321 AMM 72-15-00. LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED LEVEL B ECS CONTAMINATION REMOVAL. (LP 7770674)
Part: VALVE — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 7,937 hrs · 1,886 cycles
SHIP 5043 - DIV - TO HNL DUE TO AIR ENG 1 BLEED FAULT ECAM WARNING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND ROD ASSEMBLY AT ENGINE #1 FAV DAMAGED AND SPECIAL SCREW SHEARED OFF. REPLACED FAV (7120HM1) AND ROD ASSEMBLY. (LP 7511684)
Part: SPINNER — LEAKING (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 6,004 hrs · 1,421 cycles
AIRCRAFT 5043, DURING PREFLIGHT APU BLEED WAS TURNED ON AND SHORTLY AFTER GOT DIRTY SOCK SMELL FROM AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. APU BLEED TURNED OFF & SMELL WENT AWAY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: WHILE WORKING SMOKE/FUMES W/C 0550-2002 FOUND OIL WETTING IN #1 SPINNER CAP. REPLACED PACKING PER A320 AMM 72-15. (LP 6906862, 6906863)
Part: BLOWER — ABNORMAL (AVIONICS VENTILA) · airframe 6,004 hrs · 1,421 cycles
AIRCRAFT 5043, PRIOR TO PUSHBACK THERE WAS AN ACRID ODOR FOLLOWED BY MORE ELECTRICAL SMELL AND LOUD VIBRATION.VENT BLOWER FAULT ECAM FOLLOWED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED AVIONICS VENTILATION BLOWER FAN (20HQ). (LP 6906858)
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 1,412 hrs · 327 cycles
SHIP 5043 EMERGENCY SEAT MOUNT LIGHT INOP ROWS 31,32,35,36,39. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED EPSU POWER SUPPLY 13WL REF A321NEO AMM 35-31. OPS CK GOOD. (5407620)