N718DA
Registered owner: EXPLORER AIRCRAFT INC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (DALA) | Operator | on 1992-06-02 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by DELTA AIR LINES (per NTSB report)
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, 1995-01-02 – 1999-08-11.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (WS 425.7)
WING RT LOWER AFT SKIN IWS 425.7, STRINGER 3, CRACK REPAIR. THE LOWER AFT SKIN OF THE RT WING WAS FOUND WITH A 4.5 LONG CRACK AT THE STRINGER 3 RUNOUT AT IWS 425.7. THE CRACK WAS CUTOUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH THREE ALUMINUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A 367909-14, REV A.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 1645)
FUSELAGE FRAME FS 1645, STRINGER 14L, CRACK REPAIR. THE FS 1645 FRAME WAS FOUND WITH A TYPICAL CRACK AT WL 280.6 AND AN ADDITIONAL CRACK AT STRINGER 14L ABOVE THE TYPICAL CRACK. THE NEW CRACK WAS APPROX 1 LONG AND RAN LONGITUDINALLY ACROSS THE FRAME. THE LOCKHEED S/B 093-53-271, REPAIR WAS MODIFIED PER ER/A 367910-14, REV B TO. ENCOMPASS BOTH CRACK AREAS.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (WS 395)
WING LT UPPER SKIN, IWS 395, CRACK REPAIR. AN EXISTING CRACK IN THE LEFT UPPER WING SKIN AT IWS 395 PROGRESSED BEYOND THE ALLOWABLE SRM LIMIT. THE CRACK STARTED AT THE AFT EDGE OF THE SKIN AND PROGRESSED FWD. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF THE SRM, BUT IS NOW 2.3 LONG. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND REPAIRED WITH TWO ALUMINUM EXTERNAL DOUBLERS AND INTERNAL ALUMINUM STRAPS PER ER/A 367904-14, REV B.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 1183)
FUSELAGE FRAME FS 1183, WL 280.6, CRACK REPAIR. A TYPICAL CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FS 1183 FUSELAGE FRAME AT WL 280.6. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND REPAIRED PER LACO S/B 093-53-A271 AND ER/A 367927-14, REV A.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (AFT PRESS BLKHD)
WHILE ACCOMPLISHING HFEC INSPECTIONS OF THE UPPER GORE WEB OF THE AFT P-DOME, A 2.5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE WEB AT LBL 10. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF LAC S/B 093-53-258 (MANDATED PER AD 95-17-03). THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED WITH A DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER THE S/B AND DOCUMENTED PER ER/A 367681-14AD.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (LT WING)
CRACK IN SHEET METAL ON TOP OF LEFT WING SECOND CANOE FITTING OUTBOARD FROM WING ROOT. REPAIRED PER ERA OR SRM AS APPLICABLE.
Part: FIRE LOOP — INOPERATIVE (NR 1 ENGINE)
NR 1 ENG LOOP A ON MCO, LOOP B FLICKERED THEN CAME ON STEADY. CREW SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENG PER POM. REPLACED UPPER GEARBOX LOOP.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (COCKPIT)
F/C EMER LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND POWER SUPPLY.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 24 reports
1998
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOP (GALLEY)
LWR GALLEY EMER LIGHT INOP. REPLACED PWR SUPPLY, OP CK NORMAL.
Part: CHIP DETECTOR — NOT INSTALLED (NR 1 ENGINE)
NR 1 ENG OIL LOSS IN EXCESS OF 4 QTS HR. DIVERTED SLC. ENG WAS NOT SHUTDOWN AND NO LOSS OF OIL PRESS. FOUND NR 1 ENG FINE SCAVAGE CHIP DET NOT IN HOUSING AND LAYING ON TOP OF OIL TANK. DET VISUALLY CKD OK BUT ONE O-RING FELL OFF WHEN HANDLED. REPLACED BOTH O-RINGS AND REINSTALLED CHIP DET. SERVICED OIL 28 PTS AND ENG LEAK CKD GOOD ON IDLE RUN.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (L2 DOOR)
ON LAYOVER, FOUND FLASHLIGHT AT L-2 FLT ATTN SEAT INOP. RED IND NOT FLASHING. RELAMPED INDICATOR LIGHT. CKS OK.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
LOWER GALLEY LEFT SIDE EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT INOP. FOUND MAGNET MISSING FROM HOLDER CAUSING LIGHT TO REMAIN ON WHEN STOWED. REPLACED HOLDER AND BATTERY.
Part: BALLAST — FAILED (LAVATORY)
BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL 1ST CLASS LAV CAPT'S SIDE. REPLACED BALLAST, CHECK NORMAL.
1997
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (BS 1363)
DURING INSPECTION PER DAL EO 7-69959-12AD, THE FS 1363 BULKHEAD WEB SECTION I/B OF OF LBL 42.5 WAS FOUND WITH TWO CRACKS AT APPROX WL 133. THE SUBJECT WEB SECTION IS MADE FROM 0.085 THICK 7075-T6 AL CLAD.
1996
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
AFT CABIN EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON DURING TEST. FOUND FUSES BLOWN IN AFT RT CONTROL MODULE. REPLACED FUSES, TRACK LIGHTS CKS GOOD.
Part: SEAL — TORN (C 1 DOOR)
LOUD BEATING NOISE ABOVE FWD CARGO DOOR AND LOUD AIR NOISE IN LOWER GALLEY. FLIGHT RETURNED TO ATL. FOUND SECTION OF C-1 DOOR SEAL BLOWN. REPLACED SECTION OF SEAL, PRESS NORMAL.
Part: CHIP DETECTOR — LEAKING (NR 1 ENGINE)
NR 1 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED - GAUGE SHOWED LOW OIL QUANTITY. ENGINE NR 1 SHUT DOWN IAW POM AND EMERG PROCEDURES ON FINAL APPROACH. N3 WENT TO ZERO. FOUND EVIDENCE OF LEAKING AT MASTER CHIP DETECTOR HOUSING. REPLACED FINE SCAVANGE FILTER. REMOVED DETECTOR AND HOUSING. REPLACED DETECTOR ASSY. SERVICED ENGINE OIL. RAN ENG AT T.O. PER PFHB. NO LEAKS FOUND.
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
FLIGHT ATTENDENT REPORTED IN CDL THAT THE EXIT SIGN BETWEEN FIRST CLASS AND COACH ON RIGHT SIDE OF CABIN INOP. RELAMPED, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: MACH FEEL WIRE — BROKEN (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING CLIMB, NR 1 MACH FEEL FAIL LIGHT CAME ON, WOULD NOT RESET. THEN 30 MINS LATER, DURING CRUISE THE NR 2 MACH FEEL FAIL LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT RESET. REPLACED NR 1 MACH TRIM MOTOR, FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON CONNECTOR TO NR 2 TRIM MOTOR.
1995
Part: EEL POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
L-2 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT POWER SUPPLY INOP. REPLACED SAME, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CORROSION (RT MLG)
RIGHT MLG ATTACH RIB FITTING WAS CORRODED AT THE MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING LOCATION. ATTACH RIB UPPER AND LOWER ACTUATOR ATTACH PAD FASTENER HOLES WERE OVERSIZED. VERTICAL WEB AND FLANGES HAVE BEEN MACHINED/LOCALLY BLENDED PER DL ERA 272017-14.
Part: RIB TABS — CRACKED (WS 503/529)
THE RT/LT WINGS IWS 503 AND IWS 529 RIB UPPER/LWR CAP ATTACH TABS ARE CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 272012-14AD.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (BS 445)
DURING HMV, THE NLG PRESSURE DECK INTEGRAL STIFFENER ALONG RBL 40 WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS TRIMMED OUT AND A FILLER/DOUBLER REPAIR WAS INSTALLED.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 555)
THE LT WING IWS 555 RIB UPPER AND LOWER CAP WERE FOUND WITH CRACKS IN THE ATTACH TABS AT TYPICAL LOCATIONS. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 272011-14AD.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 503)
THE RT WING IWS 503 RIB UPPER CAP ATTACH TAB IS CRACKED IN THE TYPICAL LOCATION BETWEEN STR 18 AND 19. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 272012-14AD.
Part: DECK — DENTED (FS 409)
THE PRESSURE DECK WAS FOUND DAMAGED AT FS 409 AND RBL 80 ON BOTH THE HORIZONTAL LEG AND THE LOWER SURFACE. THE DAMAGE WAS BLENDED OUT PER DL ERA 268387-14.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (NR 6 LE FLAP)
NR 6 L/E SLAT RIB CRACKED. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-51-00 FIG 812, FOUND AT LETTER CHECK.
Part: FITTINGS — CRACKED (AFT P-DOME)
COMPLYING WITH DL INSPECTION SI7-66332-12 AND AD T95-18-52, FOUND STRINGER TO AFT P-DOME SPLICE FITTINGS AT STRINGERS NR 5, 10 AND 61 CRACKED. THE FITTINGS WERE SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT.
Part: GEARBOX — FAILED (NR 3 ENGINE)
AT FLT LEVEL 330, NR 3 OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF THRUST. NR 3 ENG SHUT DOWN, OIL QTY AND TEMP NORMAL. FOUND NR 3 GEARBOX FAILED. REPLACED GEARBOX, RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BLKHD CAP — CRACKED (FS 1363)
TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND IN BLKHD CAP AT LBL 42.5 AND 74.5. THE CRACKS ARE LOCATED IN THE VERTICAL BLKH ATTACH FLANGE AND EMANATES FROM FASTENER HOLES. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY OVERSIZING THE SUBJECT FASTENER HOLES. ALSO, THE BLKHD WAS FOUND CRACKED AT WEB-TO-CAP ATTACHMENT AT LBL 82 AND AT LBL 64. THESE CRACKS WERE REPAIRED BY FABRICATING AND INSTALLING NEW WEBS PER DL ERA 270871-14A.
Part: STRINGER — DAMAGED (FS 1023)
DURING SERVICE CHECK FOUND TOOLING DAMAGE ON STR 14 RT AT STA 1023. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-13-00 PG. 806.
Part: FLAP VANE — CRACK (NR3 LT WING)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, CRACKING WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT WING NR 3 FLAP VANE TOP SKIN DOUBLER AT 35 INCHES FROM THE INBOARD EDGE. INSTALLED SPLICED SKIN REPAIR PER SRM 57-53-00 FIG 805.