N644DL
Operators of this aircraft
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No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
50 reports on file, 1996-04-07 – 2014-03-25.
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 86,111 hrs · 37,162 cycles
ROW 44 EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. SPLICED BROKEN EMERGENCY LIGHT WIRE AT ROW 44 IAW SWPM 20.
Earlier reports · 1996–2013 · 49 reports
2013
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 722) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 722, TWO INCHES BELOW STRINGER 25R. BLENDED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01. NO CRACKS FOUND.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 523) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 523, TWO INCHES BELOW STRINGER 28L. BLENDED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01. HFEC CHECKED IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01.001, NO CRACKS FOUND. RESTORED FINISH.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 646) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 646, SEVEN INCHES BELOW STRINGER 27L. BLENDED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01, NO CRACKS FOUND.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 480) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 480, THREE INCHES BELOW STRINGER 27R. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 560) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 560, FIVE INCHES BELOW STRINGER 27R. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01. CHECKED IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01.001, NO CRACKS FOUND.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 506) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 506, FOUR INCHES BELOW STRINGER 27R. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 580) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 580, FOUR INCHES BELOW STRINGER 27R. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 652) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 652 BELOW STRINGER 26R. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01. NO CRACKS FOUND.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 575) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 575, ONE INCH BELOW STRINGER 28L. BLENDED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01. HFEC CHECKED IAW NDTSPM 06-10-01-001, NO CRACKS FOUND.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 475) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 475, THREE INCHES BELOW STRINGER 27R. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 757 53-00-01, HFC INSPECTED, NO CRACKS FOUND.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 542) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 542, NINE INCHES BELOW STRINGER 26L. BLENDED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01. HFEC CHECKED IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01-001, NO CRACKS FOUND.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 524) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 524, TWO INCHES BELOW STRINGER 28L. BLENDED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01. HFEC CHECKED IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01.001, NO CRACKS FOUND. RESTORED FINISH.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 503) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 503, ONE INCH BELOW STRINGER 27L. BLENDED DAMAGE SRM 53-00-01. NO CRACKS FOUND.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 560) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 560, STRINGER 28L. BLENDED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01. NO CRACKS FOUND.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 547) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 547, FIVE INCHES BELOW STRINGER 27R. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01. CHECKED IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01.001, NO CRACKS FOUND.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 470) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN, BS 470, THREE INCHES BELOW STRINGER 27R. REMEOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01, NO CRACKS FOUND.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 492) · airframe 85,192 hrs · 36,829 cycles
LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 492, THREE INCHES BELOW STRINGER 27R. BLENDED DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-00-01, HFC INSPECTED, NO CRACKS FOUND.
Part: CONNECTOR — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 83,090 hrs · 36,088 cycles
SEAT 38 DEF MISSING CONNECTOR ON BOTTOM OF SEAT FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT. REPINNED WIRE FOR CONNECTOR AT SEAT 38 DEF EMERGENCY LIGHTS IAW AMM 33-51-04. OPS CKD GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
2012
Part: LAMP — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 81,318 hrs · 35,475 cycles
MX DISCOVERED EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS, L569, L60 AND L57 INOPERATIVE. LAMPED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR POWER SUPPLY M736 IAW AMM 33-51. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: PACKING — FAILED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 78,888 hrs · 34,582 cycles
DURING CRUISE AT FL400 CREW RECEIVED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY EICAS WARNING FOLLOWED BY LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE INDICATION. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. CREW EXECUTED ALTERNATE FLAP AND GEAR EXTENSION. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT FLAP / SLAT DEPRESSURIZATION MODULE LEAKING AS A RESULT OF A FAILED BLOCK-OUT PLUG PACKING. REPLACED PACKING AND SERVICED LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. LEAK CHECK GOOD, OPERATION NORMAL.
2009
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 324 WL 208) · airframe 69,000 hrs · 31,183 cycles
FUSELAGE PASSENGER FLOORBEAM, UPPER FLANGE STA 324 WL208 BL61 CORROSION DAMAGE BLENDED OUT.
2008
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 1510 S28R) · airframe 65,923 hrs · 30,165 cycles
DURING HMV AT SAA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE EXTERNAL SKIN AT STA 1510 BETWEEN S-28R AND S-29R WHERE AN AIRPHONE ANTENNA HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN MOUNTED. SINCE THE ANTENNA IS NO LONGER USED, THE CORRODED SKIN WAS CUT OUT AND AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED PER BOEING REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS.
Part: SKIN PANEL — CORRODED (BS 690) · airframe 65,923 hrs · 30,165 cycles
HMV AT SAA, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE EXTERNAL SKIN AT THE DME ANTENNA MOUNT AT STA 690, BL 0. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED WITH BOEING APPROVAL. LFEC INSPECTIONS ARE REQUIRED BEGINNING AT 37,500 CYCLES AND EVERY 3000 CYCLES THEREAFTER.
2007
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (ROW 19) · airframe 64,815 hrs · 29,818 cycles
DURING TRANSIT CHECK INSPECTION FOUND SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP FROM ROW 19 TO 26 RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — ODOR (DME SYSTEM) · airframe 64,390 hrs · 29,692 cycles
DURING DESCENT ACRID ODOR DETECTED IN COCKPIT AND REPORTED BY FLT ATTENDANTS AS WELL IN CABIN. PRIOR TO ODOR THE CABIN AIRFLOW CHANGED TO A SIGNIFICANTLY LESS INTENSITY. RT RECIRC FAN WAS TURNED OFF. LT DME C/B ALSO WAS NOTED POPPED. THE ODOR DISSIPATED RAPIDLY. FOUND LT DME WITH STRONG BURNT ODOR. REPLACED LT DME TRANSCEIVER BORROWED FROM AMERICAN AIRLINES S/N 113 MFG P/N 622-4540-001. OPS CK NORMAL RESET RT RECIRC FAN AND OPERATED BOTH PACKS ALL CK NORMAL.
2005
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 58,110 hrs · 27,643 cycles
FWD LT OVERWING AND R2 EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. RELAMPED, CK OK.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 54,470 hrs · 26,474 cycles
AIR TURN BACK RT GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED HYDRAULIC LINE TO TRUCK POSITION ACTUATOR.
2004
Part: MEGAPHONE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN) · airframe 53,964 hrs · 26,282 cycles
AT CRUISE LOUD SQUEAL REPORTED BY F/A IN AFT CABIN. NOISE DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM MEGAPHONE. REPLACED MEGAPHONE.
Part: GIRT BAR — LOOSE (R-1 DOOR) · airframe 53,415 hrs · 26,076 cycles
DOOR 1R SLIDE LIGHT INOP WHEN DOOR IS ARMED. ADJUSTED GIRT BAR.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 51,718 hrs · 25,418 cycles
FWD ZONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR FWD ZONE AND TESTED GOOD.
2003
Part: BALLAST — ODOR (CABIN LIGHTS) · airframe 49,676 hrs · 24,642 cycles
REPORT OF SMOKE IN THE AREA ABOVE WINDOW AT ROW 22 ON CAPTS SIDE. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TURNED OFF SIDEWALL LIGHTS AND ODOR DISSIPATED QUICKLY MCC 0114Z JNP. FOUND WINDOW LIGHT BALLAST BAD AT SEAT 21A REPLACED SAME WINDOW NOW OP CK GOOD. NO SIGN OF BURNING, SMELL CONTAINED ENTIRELY WITHIN BALLAST.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 49,562 hrs · 24,595 cycles
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND DENTED AND GOUGED JUST BELOW STRINGER 25R AT FS 1690 NEAR THE AFT LAVATORY SERVICE CUTOUT. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS REMOVED WITH A CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM REPAIR DOUBLER PER ER/A 087337-14, REV A.
2002
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 45,383 hrs · 22,695 cycles
CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT A FAIRING NUT PLATE ATTACH LOCATION NEAR FS 780 AND STRINGER 18R. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED PER ER/A 382916-14, REV A.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 45,381 hrs · 22,694 cycles
THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT AN ANTENNA CUTOUT NEAR FS 1510 BETWEEN STRINGERS 28R & 29R WAS FOUND CORRODED. THE SKIN WAS CUTOUT TO REMOVE ALL DAMAGE. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED PER ER/A 382820-14, REV A.
Part: DOOR FRAME — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 45,381 hrs · 22,694 cycles
THE OUTER CHORD OF THE FS 1640 FRAME AT THE AFT GALLEY DOOR OPENING WAS FOUND GOUGED. TO FACILITATE REPAIR, THE DAMAGED SECTION OF FRAME WAS CUT AND REMOVED. A NEW SECTION WAS INSTALLED AND SPLICED WITH REPAIR CHANNELS PER ER/A 382808-14, REV A.
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 45,381 hrs · 22,694 cycles
THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH TWO GOUGES BETWEEN FS 410 & 420 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 15L & 16L. THE GOUGES WERE REMOVED WITH 2 CUTOUTS. THE CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 382919-14.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 44,879 hrs · 22,473 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 4C IS INOP. REPLACED BULB.
2001
Part: GENERATOR — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 43,509 hrs · 21,845 cycles
RIGHT GEN FAILED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. RIGHT ENGINE DRIVE AND RIGHT ENGINE GEN OFF EICAS MSGS. TAKEOFF ABORTED. FWD TO MCO AND PLACARD MEL 24-00-01.
Part: POWER CABLE — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 43,195 hrs · 21,701 cycles
F/O ELECTRIC SEAT INOP. SPARK AND SMOKE OBSERVED FROM ELECTRICAL POWER CORD TO SEAT. REPLACED SEAT POWER CABLES. OPS OK.
Part: O-RING — LEAKING (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 42,470 hrs · 21,370 cycles
RT ENGINE FUEL PUMP FILTER CASE LEAKING. REPLACED DAMAGED O-RING. LEAK CK OK.
2000
Part: FLAP — MALFUNCTIONED (WING) · airframe 39,278 hrs · 19,885 cycles
AFTER T/O DURING FLAP RETRACTION EICAS MSG T/E FLAP ASSY APPEARED ALONG WITH A T/E LIGHT. FLAP INDICATOR SHOWED NORMAL INDICATION OF UP. ACCOMPLISHED AN UNEVENTFUL NO FLAP LANDING. ISOLATED FAULT TO NR 1 FSEU. REPLACED SAME, OPS NORMAL.
Part: BALLAST — FAILED (ROW 45) · airframe 39,163 hrs · 19,832 cycles
STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL IN AFT GALLEY. FOUND BALLAST AT ROW 45 WITH BLOWN FUSE AND SMELL. REPLACED BALLAST.
1999
Part: BLANKET — BURNED (BS 1460-1480)
DURING MID VISIT ON ROUTINE INSPECTION, A INSULATION BLANKET WAS FOUND WITH THE OUTER PLY MELTED AND THE INSULATION HAD BLACK SPOTS WHICH APPEARED TO BE BURN SPOTS AT FS 1460 TO 1480 STR 26R AND STR 22R. THERE ARE NO OTHER SIGNS OF DAMAGE IN THE AREA WHICH IS BENEATH THE EQUIPMENT RACKS. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE TO ANY RELAYS OR WIRES IN THE AREA ABOVE OR BELOW THE INSULATION BLANKET.
1998
Part: WEDGE — DELAMINATED (NR 10 TE SLAT)
THE NR 10 SLAT WAS FOUND WITH A 2 X 2 AREA OF DELAMINATION ON THE TRAILING EDGE WEDGE. THE WEDGE WAS REPAIRED PER B757 SRM 51-70-10 AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 363806-14AD.
1997
Part: COFFEEMAKER — INOPERATIVE (LT GALLEY)
AFT GALLEY BURNING SMELL DURING CRUISE, PULLED AFT GALLEY C/B FOUND ODOR COMING FROM AFT LT COFFEEMAKER. REPLACED SAME, LEAK CHECKED OK, OPS NORMAL.
1996
Part: TE WEDGE — DELAMINATED (NR 4 LE SLAT)
T/E WEDGE HAD SEVERAL DELAMINATED AREAS. REPLACED DAMAGED WEDGE PER SRM 57-43-02, FIGURE 2.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ON PRE-DEPARTURE CHECK, FOUND LENS AND BULB MISSING FROM F/C EMERGENCY LIGHT FLOOR TRACK. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND REPAIRED WIRES IN FLOOR TRACK.
Part: TE WEDGE — DELAMINATED (WING)
TRAILING EDGE WEDGE DELAMINATED. REPLACED WEDGE PER SRM 57-43-02.
Part: OIL PUMP — CRACKED (NR 1 ENGINE)
LT ENG OIL QTY WENT FROM 21 TO 15, CVG LAS OIL POOLED AND DRIPPING FROM BOTTOM OF COWLING. FOUND NR 1 ENGINE OIL PUMP HOUSING CRACKED. REPLACED PUMP, OPERATION NORMAL.