N631DL
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.
32 reports on file, 1995-04-24 – 2010-09-30.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 74,496 hrs · 35,469 cycles
AT FL320 ACFT HAD AIRFRAME ICING. TURNED WING ANTI-ICE ON. LT ENGINE BLEED VALVE CLOSED. RT ENGINE BLEED OFF. BOTH PACKS OFF. CREW MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND DONNED THEIR MASKS. CREW WAS UNABLE TO RESET PACKS UNTIL 10,000'. MAX CABIN ALTITUDE WAS 10,500'. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LT ENGINE FAN AIR MODULATING VALVE AND FAN AIR TEMP SENSOR, AND NR1 AUTO PRESSURE CONTROLLER.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 74,109 hrs · 35,295 cycles
DURING SERVICE CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FRONT CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD (ODI 2010-D0940)(DL757102027).
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 73,636 hrs · 35,101 cycles
DURING LAYOVER CHECK, MX FOUND SEAT 6C AND 23D EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MX REPAIRED THE WIRING. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. (DL757101486)
Part: SOCKET — DEFECTIVE (CABIN) · airframe 73,238 hrs · 34,912 cycles
DURING LAYOVER CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS NEAR LAV M INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT SOCKET AND LENS. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.
Part: WIRE — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 72,905 hrs · 34,730 cycles
3 CD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED PIG TAIL, OPS GOOD.
Earlier reports · 1995–2009 · 27 reports
2009
Part: SLIDE — UNLACED (RT OVERWING) · airframe 70,416 hrs · 33,407 cycles
DURING PSV21, THE RIGHT OFF WING EMERGENCY SLIDE WAS FOUND TO BE IN AN UN-LACED CONDITION WHEN COMPARTMENT DOOR WAS OPENED FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION. THE RIGHT OFF WING SLIDE ASSY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.
Part: ENGINE — SURGES (NR 1) · airframe 70,075 hrs · 33,238 cycles
THE CREW ADVISED THE ENGINE WAS SURGING WITH PRI AND SEC CONTROL IN FLIGHT (EEC, P SVA OR FCU/EEC /EEC P SVA/EEC) FLT CREW LOST CONTROL OF THE ENGINE ON DESCENT. THEY GOT EICAS MGS (L ENG STATOR AND ENG CONTROL). THEY DID DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG EEC PER M/M. BORESCOPED NR 1 ENGINE FOR IN FLIGHT COMPRESSOR STALL PER FIM. REPLACED LT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL PER M/M. GOT SVA F/B INT ON EPCS DURING ENGINE RUN. FOUND D4868 DAMAGE. REPLACED SAME PER BSWPM. REPLACED NR 1 ENG SVA PER AMM/FIM TEST 14 AND EEC TEST NR 7. RAN NR 1 ENG AT ALL PWR.
2008
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 1720 BL 0) · airframe 69,170 hrs · 32,769 cycles
THE AFT FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL AT STA 1720 SUFFERED SCRATCHES DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT SCRAPING THE GROUND ON TAKEOFF. THE SKIN DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER ER/A 06-216844-14. THE DAMAGE AND REPAIR OCCURRED DURING JANUARY 1989, BUT NO PREVIOUS MRR RECORD WAS FOUND.
Part: FAN — FUMES (EQUIP COOLING) · airframe 67,313 hrs · 31,964 cycles
AT CRUISE, CREW HAD FUMES IN COCKPIT ELEC FUMES. CREW DIVERTED INTO NAS, DECLARED EMERGENCY. EICAS MSG EQUIP COOLING FAN AND ECS MSG FWD EQUIP SUP FAN 1. REPLACED SUPPLY FAN NR 1, OPS CHECKED OK PER MM. REMOVED MCO A PLAC.
2007
Part: O-RING — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 66,472 hrs · 31,596 cycles
ON FINAL, CREW REPORTED LOSS A LEFT HYD FLUID. FOUND CONNECTOR ON FLAP/SLAT DEPRESSURIZATION MODULE IN LEFT WHEELWELL WITH O-RING BLOWN OUT. REPLACED O-RING. LEAK CKS GOOD. SVCD LEFT HYD SYS QTY TO FULL.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 65,777 hrs · 31,268 cycles
RECEIVED EICAS MSG RT RECIRC FAN WITH ELEC ODOR. ODOR DISSIPATED WITH FAN OFF FWD RT RECIRC FAN TO MCO AND PLAC PER MEL 21-25-01A. FOUND CABIN ALTITUDE CONTROL PANEL LOADING DOWN BACKGROUND LIGHTING FOR ABOVE MENTIONED SYSTEMS REPLACED CABIN ALTITUDE CONTROL PER AMM 21-31-01-404-007. REMOVED MCO AND PLACARD C/ ON NR CARD 71.
2006
Part: LINE — LOOSE (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 63,251 hrs · 30,221 cycles
LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO RED BAND. LEFT ENGINE OIL QTY ZERO. SHUTDOWN ENGINE PER QRH. LANDED BDA. FOUND NR 5 BEARING SCAVENGE LINE AT SCAVENGE PUMP LOOSE. RESTORED AND WIRE LOCKS OIL LINE. CARRIED OUT WINDMILL INSPECTION MAIN OIL FILTER AND MCDS CHECKED PER MM 72-00-00-216-49. NO DEBRIS FOUND. OIL TANK SERVICED TO FULL. ENG RUN AND LEAK CHK CARRIED OUT SATIS. ENGINE COWLINGS SECURED.
Part: FITTING — MISALIGNED (LT PYLON) · airframe 60,855 hrs · 29,335 cycles
AN ATTACH HOLE IN THE LT PYLON WING ATTACH LINK FITTING IS MISALIGNED. INSTALLED A TAPERED RADIUS FILLER TO PROPERLY ALIGN FASTENER.
2005
Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (E/E BAY) · airframe 57,817 hrs · 28,192 cycles
SMOKE SMELL NOTICED BY FLIGHT AND CABIN CREW. REPLACED CENTER FCC.
2004
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (NR 1 PYLON) · airframe 57,052 hrs · 27,928 cycles
AFTER ENGINE START {BOTH} HAD EICAS MESSAGE.LT HYD ENGINE PRESSURE AND DISCREET LIGHT AS WELL AS A STATUS MESSAGE. POWER XFER UNIT. FOUND DAMAGED WIRING IN NR 1 ENGINE PYLON. REPAIRED SAME.
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (NR 2) · airframe 53,972 hrs · 26,795 cycles
RT ENGINE IFSD FOR LOW OIL PSI. AFTER SHUTDOWN RT ENGINE OIL PSI FLUCTUATED 0-3 PSI. FOUND METAL ON CHIP DETECTORS. REPLACED ENGINE.
2001
Part: BOTTLE — LOW (L-2 DOOR) · airframe 47,821 hrs · 24,046 cycles
L-2 DOOR EMERGENCY POWER RESERVOIR BOTTLE PRESS LOW. REPLACED L-2 DOOR EMERGENCY POWER RESERVOIR BOTTLE.
Part: CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 47,307 hrs · 23,795 cycles
R-2 DOOR EXT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER. OP CHECKS GOOD.
Part: INDICATOR — LEAKING (HYD PRESSURE) · airframe 46,921 hrs · 23,612 cycles
IR - LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DROPPED TO .41 FOLLOWED POM PROCEDURES. FOUND LT PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL INDICATOR LEAKING AT PRESSURE MODULE. REPLACED INDICATOR AND LEAK CHECK OK.
Part: RADOME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 46,023 hrs · 23,246 cycles
CREW REPORTED RADAR FAILED AT FL240. ON ARR PBI GROUND CREW NOTICED RADOME UPPER LEFT CRUSHED IN. AN AREA ABOUT THE SIZE OF THREE BASKET BALLS. THE RADOME WAS REPLACED, AND THE RADAR ANTENNA ALSO AS A PRECAUTION. INSPECTED NOSE BULKHEAD AND A/C, NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND.
2000
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 2 PLYON) · airframe 42,798 hrs · 21,772 cycles
A .75 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE I/B STRUT SIDE SKIN ON THE NR 2 PYLON UNDER AN EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER COMMON TO THE FWD ACCESS HOLE. REPAIRED PER ERA 368149-14, REV B.
1999
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2)
HEARD LOUD POP AND LOST NR 2 ENG. ALL NR 2 ENG INDICATIONS BLANK. OIL PRESS 0, QTY 22. STATUS MESSG: SEC SEL, OIL PRESS, SEC CONT, PRI CONT, REV CONT.
1998
Part: FUSE — BLOWN (CABIN)
ALL EMERG F/C FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING AN BOTH R-2 L-2 DIRECTIONAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED FUSE IN M9101 PWR SUPPLY, CKS OK.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
F/C FLOOR EMERG LIGHTING INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
1997
Part: COMPUTER — INOPERATIVE (E/E COMPT)
DURING APPROACH, LT A/P TRIPPED OFF RE-ENGAGED DROPPED OFF. AGAIN NOTICED ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT FOR APPROX 5 MIN. REPLACED LT FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER, RAN TEST 1-30-40, CHKS OK.
Part: BOTTLE — FAILED TEST (RT WING SLIDE)
RT WING SLIDE SQUIB FAILED TEST ON NR 2 SERVICE CHECK. REPLACED BOTTLE/SQUIB ASSY.
Part: ANTI-ICE VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (LT WING)
DIVERTED SLC/LT WING ANTI-ICE EICAS MSG AND OVHD DISCRETE VLV LIGHT WITH WING SWITCH ON. NORMAL WHEN SWITCH OFF. CYCLED WING ANTI-ICE C/B, RAN APU CYCLED BOTH VALVES CK NML. A/C DIVERTED 2ND TIME W/LT WING ANTI-ICE EICAS MSG AND OVERHEAD DISCRETE VLV LIGHT WHEN WING ANTI-ICE SW SEL ON. REPEAT/ REPLACED LT WING ANTI-ICE VLV, VLV CK NML.
1995
Part: PBE — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
PBE INDICATOR EXPOSED. REPLACED SAME.
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY ESCAPE FLOOR PATH LIGHT OUT AT SEAT 6. RELAMPED ASSY, CKS GOOD.
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT IN OVERHEAD BIN AT SEAT GROUP 30 D, E, F IS OUT. RELAMPED ASSY, SYSTEM CKS GOOD.
Part: EEL BATTERY — DEPLETED (CABIN)
DURING LAY OVER, FWD CABIN FLOOR TRACK EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOP. REPLACED BATTERY OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: RADOME — DAMAGED (FWD FUS)
RECEIVED RADOME INTO SHOP. UPON INSPECTION FOUND CHIPPED PAINT, EXCESSIVE MOISTURE AND AREA OF DELAMINATION AT 12 O'CLOCK JUST AFT OF THE ERROSION BOOT. REBUILT BOTH SKINS OF RADOME USING ORIGINAL BASE OF RADOME AS PER SRM 53-10-72. APPLIED ERROSION BOOT AND PAINT AS PER PS 900-9-1-11 NR 05. RADOME SENT TO TRANSMISSIVITY TESTING AND PASSED TEST. RADOME PASSED FINAL INSPECTION AND ROUTED TO STOCK.