N657DL

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Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (DALA)Operatoron 2009-05-16Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2009-05-16 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 757 Serious injury Part 121DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

Operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ERA09LA418

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.

38 reports on file, 1995-06-20 – 2011-11-18.

OTHER · 2011-11-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 70,691 hrs · 32,973 cycles

FUSELAGE SKIN BS 771 S-4R STATIC DISCHARGE DAMAGE. REPAIRED IAW ERA 483245-14. (ER/A 483245-14)

Source: SDR DALA1166550657
NO TEST · 2011-07-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — PULLED (CABIN) · airframe 69,737 hrs · 32,565 cycles

SEAT 24D EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND WIRE PULLED FROM CONNECTOR. REPAIRED CONNECTOR PER SWPN 20-42--01. CHECKS OK.

Source: SDR DALA1144920657
NO TEST · 2011-04-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (CABIN) · airframe 68,680 hrs · 32,132 cycles

DURING A LAYOVER CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS AT SEAT 23C AND 24C INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE WIRING AT EACH SEAT. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

Source: SDR DALA1123950657
OTHER · 2011-03-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 68,465 hrs · 32,033 cycles

FUSELAGE SKIN STA 1670 S-27L TO S-28L DENT REPAIRED IAW ERA 490470-14.

Source: SDR DALA1166560657
OTHER · 2011-03-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — DENTED (FS 1670 S28L) · airframe 68,465 hrs · 32,033 cycles

FUSELAGE SKIN DENT AFT OF AFT WATER PANEL, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-00-01 REPAIR 3.

Source: SDR DALA1115070657
NO TEST · 2011-03-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (CABIN) · airframe 68,465 hrs · 32,033 cycles

DURING A LAYOVER CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY PATHLIGHT AT SEAT 23D INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE CONNECTION. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. (2011-D0290)

Source: SDR DALA1115870657
NO TEST · 2011-01-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 68,183 hrs · 31,889 cycles

DURING A LAYOVER CHECK, MX FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT DOOR L1 INOPERATIVE. MX RECONNECTED A PLUG. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.

Source: SDR DALA1106380657
Earlier reports · 1995–2010 · 31 reports

2010

OTHER · 2010-08-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 67,059 hrs · 31,360 cycles

L1 DOOR CUTOUT SKIN CRACKED AT UPPER FWD CORNER. CUT OUT CRACKED SKIN INSTALLED FILLER DOUBLER TRIPLER REPAIR. (DL757102297)

Source: SDR DALA1020710657
OTHER · 2010-01-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 65,370 hrs · 30,576 cycles

EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS INOP 28D AFT. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT ROW 29D, CKS GOOD.

Source: SDR DL757100214

2009

OTHER · 2009-10-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5412

Part: BULKHEAD — CHAFED (NR 2 PYLON) · airframe 64,703 hrs · 30,185 cycles

NR 2 PYLON MID SPAR BULKHEAD CHAFFED AT LOWER I/B CORNER / ACCOMPLISHED ER/A 477152-14 AD REV ORIG AT SAA SAT ON N/R CARD 143231.

Source: SDR DL757091656
OTHER · 2009-10-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5410

Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (NR 2 PYLON) · airframe 64,703 hrs · 30,185 cycles

NR 2 O/B PYLON UPPER CHORD CRACKED AT NAC STA. 136 / ACCOMPLISHED ER/A 477153-14 REV ORIG AT SAA SAT ON N/R CARD 141834

Source: SDR DL757091655
OTHER · 2009-10-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5420

Part: HINGE FITTING — DAMAGED (NR 1 PYLON) · airframe 64,703 hrs · 30,185 cycles

WHILE WORKING EA 06-070332-03 REV H OPN 0138 FOUND 8 EA HOLES OVERSIZED ON NR 1 PYLON LT AND RT HINGE FITTINGS. ACCOMPLISHED ER/A 477151-14AD DATED OCT 17, 2009 AT SAA SAT ON N/R CARD 135693.

Source: SDR DL757091652

2008

OTHER · 2008-08-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5415

Part: FUSE PIN — DAMAGED (PYLON) · airframe 61,535 hrs · 28,635 cycles

PYLON STRUT ATTACH FUSE PIN MIDSPAR FUSE PIN REPAIRED IAW ERA 470008-14.

Source: SDR DALA1166540657

2007

OTHER · 2007-03-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 56,979 hrs · 26,662 cycles

FUSELAGE SKIN FS 1647 S-25R REPAIR IAW ERA 453726-14.

Source: SDR DALA1166530657

2006

ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC · 2006-05-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 4900

Part: APU — SHUTDOWN · airframe 54,202 hrs · 25,578 cycles

AFTER PASSING THROUGH FL 360, APU QUIT WITH FAULT LIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESTART SINGLE GENERATOR. OPS ON RETURN TO ATL DUE TO LEFT ENG GENERATOR INOP ON MCO AND PLACARD. SERVICED APU OIL TO FULL. ECU BITE SHOWED OVERSPEED FOR AUTO SHUTDOWN. T/S PER FIM 49-11-00 FIG 111. REMOVED AND REPLACED FCU PER M/M. APU CHECKS GOOD.

Source: SDR DL757060429
OTHER · 2006-04-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5315

Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 365 RBL 33) · airframe 53,901 hrs · 25,470 cycles

THE BS 365 FLOORBEAM WAS CORRODED ON THE UPPER CHORD AT RBL 33. REPAIR ANGLES WERE INSTALLED.

Source: SDR DL757060392
OTHER · 2006-04-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5315

Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 365, RBL 33) · airframe 53,901 hrs · 25,470 cycles

DURING HMV AT YVR, THE STA 365 PASSENGER FLOORBEAM WAS FOUND CORRODED AT RBL 33.

Source: SDR DL757071121
OTHER · 2006-04-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5321

Part: FLOOR PANEL — GOUGED (BS 1684 RBL 60) · airframe 53,703 hrs · 25,399 cycles

DURING HMV AT YVR, A PASSENGER FLOOR DECK PLATE AT STA 1684, RBL 60 WAS FOUND GOUGED.

Source: SDR DL757071120
OTHER · 2006-04-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5321

Part: FLOOR PANEL — GOUGED (BS 1684 RBL 60) · airframe 53,703 hrs · 25,399 cycles

THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE DECK PLATE IS GOUGED AT BS 1684, RBL 60. THE GOUGE WAS BLENDED SMOOTH AND A REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED.

Source: SDR DL757060355
OTHER · 2006-04-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5414

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 2 NACELLE) · airframe 53,688 hrs · 25,395 cycles

DURING HMV AT YVR, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE NR 2 PYLON O/B SKIN AT STA 133.5.

Source: SDR DL757071118
OTHER · 2006-03-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5412

Part: FITTING — DAMAGED (NR 2 NACELLE) · airframe 53,615 hrs · 25,367 cycles

THE NR 2 ENGINE PYLON BULKHEAD FITTING AT NAC STA 116.05 WAS FOUND WITH EXISTING REPAIRS THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. EXISTING REPAIRS REMOVED AND A LARGER REPAIR FITTING WAS INSTALLED.

Source: SDR DL757060248
OTHER · 2006-03-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5412

Part: BULKHEAD — DAMAGED (NR 2 NACELLE) · airframe 53,615 hrs · 25,367 cycles

DURING HMV AT YVR, AN EXISTING REPAIR WITH INSUFFICIENT FASTENER EDGE DISTANCE AND SPACING WAS FOUND AND REPLACED WITH A PERMANENT REPAIR.

Source: SDR DL757071117

2002

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2002-11-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2530

Part: COFFEEMAKER — MALFUNCTIONED (GALLEY) · airframe 43,024 hrs · 21,301 cycles

AT FLT LVL 270 FROM ATL TO BWI FLT ATTN REPORTED WHITE/GRAYISH SMOKE COMING FROM THE AFT GALLEY ABOVE THE CEILING PANEL. REMOVED GALLEY POWER, SMOKE STILL EVIDENT. DECLARED EMERGENCY INTO CLT. DISCOVERED THE AFT GALLEY LEFT COFFEE MAKER HAS BURNED HEATING ELEMENT AND WAS SOURCE OF SMOKE. REPLACED COFFEE MAKER.

Source: SDR DL757021329
OTHER · 2002-02-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: SLIDE — DEPLOYED (L4 DOOR) · airframe 40,602 hrs · 20,163 cycles

AT GATE IN SJC OPERATIONS BLEW L4 DOOR SLIDE DURING NORMAL A/C SERVICE ON GND. THE SLIDE OPERATED NORMAL DUE TO IT BEING ARMED WHEN OPERATIONS OPENED DOOR..THIS OCCURED ON THE ORIGINATING LEG OF FLT 1432 10FEB IN SJC.. C/A MTC. REPL SLIDE PACK AND DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE IN SJC..

Source: SDR DL757020165

2001

OTHER · 2001-12-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — DENTED (FS 520, S-28L) · airframe 40,141 hrs · 19,952 cycles

FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 520 / STRG. 28L : GROUND DAMAGE CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND DENTED AT TWO LOCATIONS BETWEEN STRINGERS 27L & 28L AT FS 518 AND FS 532. THE DAMAGED AREAS WERE REMOVED WITH 2" CUTOUTS IN THE SKIN. THE TWO CUTOUTS WERE REPAIRED WITH A SINGLE EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 382221-14, REV A.

Source: SDR DL757011946
OVER TEMP; WARNING INDICATION · 2001-03-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3610

Part: CLAMP — FAILED (PNEUMATIC SYS) · airframe 37,814 hrs · 18,916 cycles

SHORTLY AFTER TURNING ON WING A/I DUCT LEAK ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH RT ENG ANTI ICE. A/C DIVERTED INTO PHX. FOUND CLAMP DPN 366201022 HAD FAILED IN THE RT ENG/PYLON FWD SECTION, 16 SMALL RIVITS HAD FAILED ON THE CLAMP ALLOWING THE DUCT TO SEPARATE.

Source: SDR DL757010358
F.O.D. · 2001-01-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (NR1 ENGINE) · airframe 37,338 hrs · 18,689 cycles

ON WALKAROUND IN LAX FOUND NR 1 ENGINE BLADES NICKED. NR 1 ENGINE BLENDED 3 BLADES MARKED PER MM 72-31-02-06 FIGURE 605.

Source: SDR DL757010051

1998

OTHER · 1998-01-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5240

Part: SKIN — GOUGED (R4 DOOR)

R4 DOOR SKIN WAS FOUND GOUGED AT THE LWR HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER ERA 331237-14.

Source: SDR DL757980177

1997

F.O.D. · 1997-02-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (LT TE FLAP)

FOUND LEFT TRAILING EDGE OUTBOARD FLAP DAMAGE DUE TO BIRD STRIKE. REPLACED FLAP.

Source: SDR DL757970841

1996

ENGINE STOPPAGE · 1996-09-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2)

JUST BEFORE A/C REACHED CRUIS NO. 2 ENG LOST OIL PRESS. THE ENG PLACED AT IDLE . THE ENG SHUT ITSELF OFF BEFORE THE PILOT COULD TURN OFF THE FUEL CONTROL. FOUND METAL IN OIL SCREEN. FOUND THE ENG LOCKED UP.

Source: SDR DL757962104
ENGINE FLAMEOUT · 1996-06-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7250

Part: TURBINE — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENGINE)

NR 1 ENG TURBINE SECTION DAMAGED.

Source: SDR DL757961504

1995

OTHER · 1995-06-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5755

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (NR 8 SPOILER)

EXTERIOR SKIN HAD TWO SMALL HOLES CAUSED BY HAIL IN DFW. BOTH HOLES WHERE LESS THAN 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCED WITH SRM 57-70-01 WITH REF TO 51-70-17. FOUND DURING SHOP VISIT FOR NR 8 SPOILER PANEL.

Source: SDR DL757952827
OTHER · 1995-06-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5751

Part: SKIN — DELAMINATION (LT AILERON)

TWO AREAS OF DELAMINATION; ONE AREA IS 1 ACROSS AND 44 FROM THE OUTBOARD END, THE OTHER IS A .5 DELAMINATION 15 FROM THE INBD END. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER SRM 57-60-01. FOUND DURING SHOP VISIT FOR LEFT WING AILERON.

Source: SDR DL757953082
OTHER · 1995-06-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5755

Part: SKIN — HOLES (SPOILERS)

AT LETTER CHECK, FOUND SPOILER PANEL WITH PUNCTURE AT 53 INCHES FROM LEFT EDGE AND 13 INCHES FROM AFT EDGE OF PANEL AND TWO CRACKS IN LOWER SURFACE SKIN AT 14 INCHES FROM IB END. REPAIRED ALL DAMAGE PER SRM 57-70-01 WITH REF TO SRM 51-70-17.

Source: SDR DL757952964
OTHER · 1995-06-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5754

Part: SKIN — DENTED (NR 9 LE SLAT)

DURING LETTER CHECK FROM SCHEDULED MTC, INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR FOR DENT ON NR 9 L/E SLAT, PER SRM 57-43-02.

Source: SDR DL757952740
OTHER · 1995-06-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (NR 1 AFT FLAP)

DURING LETTER CHECK, COMPLETED SCHEDULED PERMANENT REPAIR FOR CRACKS IN NR 1 AFT FLAP. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-53-01 AND SRM 51-70-17.

Source: SDR DL757952739
OTHER · 1995-06-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (LT TE FLAP)

LT I/B AFT FLAP SUFFERED HAIL DAMAGE ON UPPER SURFACE. FLAP WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 57-53-01.

Source: SDR DL757952833
OTHER · 1995-06-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5755

Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (SPOILER)

PUNCTURE IN THE UPPER SKIN OF SPOILER, APPROX 25.5 FROM O/B EDGE, 4 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE. REPAIR CONSISTED OF BONDING 3 REPAIR PLIES USING GRAPHITE CLOTH REPAIR MATERIAL AND 9390 ADHESIVE RESKIN SYSTEM, CURED AT 200 DEGREES FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR HOURS AS CALLED OUT IN THE 57-70-01 REF 51-70-17.

Source: SDR DL757952811