N724DA
Registered owner: THORONDOR AERO LLC, NC (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 1979-06-24 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by DELTA AIR LINES INC (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.
17 reports on file, 1995-03-24 – 1997-05-29.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHTS GO OUT AFTER TWO MINUTES WHEN TURNED ON FOR OPS CHECK. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (L1 DOOR)
ON L/O FOUND L1 EMERGENCY EXIT LT INOP.
Part: REOSTAT — FAILED (LT COCKPIT)
AFTER LIFTOFF SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDER GLARESHIELD. FOUND CAPTS UTIL REOSTAT DAMAGED AND FLOOD LIGHT C/B POPPED PULLED AND COLLARED C/B J3 AND J5 FWD TO MCO PER MEL.
Part: ACTUATOR BOLT — BROKEN (HORIZ STAB)
WHILE WORKING A AUTOPILOT, DISCOVERED D-SYS HORIZONAL STAB HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR LOWER ATTACH BOLT BROKEN. REPLACED PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-41-28.
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (NR 2L SPOILER)
LT WING INBD SPOILER PANEL CRACKED, RPTD BY PAX. REPLACING SPOILER PNL 2L.
Earlier reports · 1995–1996 · 12 reports
1996
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 1212)
A CRACK WAS FOUND AT FS 1212 BULKHEAD RBL 42.5. THE CRACK WAS TRIMMED OUT, FILLED AND REINFORCED. REVISION A: CORRECTED FASTENER PATTERN ON FIGURE 1, CHANGED RESTRICITONS TO 12 MONTHS. REVISION B: ADDED FAA APPROVAL.
Part: TEMP SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (NR 3 PACK)
ON DESCENT INTO MCO, F/O COMPLAINED OF BURNING SMELL IN C- ZONE.
Part: FIRE CONTL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE)
#2 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION IN FLIGHT ENGINE AND SEVERE DAMAGE SHUTDOWN PERFORMED _REPAIRED CHAFED WIRE ON A LOOP NEAR CONN. P700. REPLACED NO.2 ENG FIRE DETECT CONTROL UNIT FOR B LOOP. ALL CKS OK ON ENG RUN.
Part: GEARBOX — SEIZED (NR 1 ENGINE)
ENG NR 1 FLAME-OUT ON CLIMBOUT. NO INDICATION OF FIRE. COMPLIED WITH POM, NO RELIGHT ATTEMPTED. ENG INDICATED WIND MILL ON N1, N2, N3, NO OIL PRESS INDICATED. QTY AND TEMP WAS GOOD. REPLACED 06 GEARBOX, LEAK AND OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: VIEWING WINDOW — MISSING (3L DOOR SLIDE)
3L DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE CASE MISSING 2.5 INCH WINDOW FOR VIEWING SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE. FWD TO MCO AND PLCD.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (LT AILERON)
ON TAXI OUT, AFTER STARTING ENGINES THE A-SYSTEM HYD QUANTITY WENT TO .125 WITH LOW QTY LIGHT ON. SYSTEM PRESSURE WAS OK. DEPRESSURIZED SYSTEM AND RETURNED TO GATE. FOUND THE LEFT INBOARD AILERON THE OUTBOARD ACTUATOR HAD FAILED ALSO BREAKING ONE OF THE 3 HYD LINES CONNECTED TO ACTUATOR.
1995
Part: SEAL — MISSING (FWD CARGO DOOR)
APPROX 5 MIN AFTER T/O, THE FWD CARGO HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTERWARD A POPPING NOISE BEGAN EMANATING FROM RT SIDE OF A/C JUST AFT OF F/C. AFTER LEVEL OFF AT FL 310 TROUBLESHOT BY TURNING ONE PACK OFF AT A TIME, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PRESSURIZATION WITH 2 PACKS OPERATING AT FL 310. RETURNED TO SJU FOR MTC. FOUND C-1 DOOR FWD UPPER SEAL MISSING. INSTALLED NEW SEAL AND PRESSURIZED A/C PER MM 21-31-00 PG 508, CKD OK.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FS 923)
SEAT TRACK CORRODED FS 923 LBL 94.5. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-21-00.
Part: DOOR — DENTED (NLG)
RT AFT NLG W/W DOOR DENTED AT OUTBD END. REPAIRED PER SRM 52-81-00.
Part: BLKHD WEB — CRACKED (FS 1363)
WHILE REPLACING A LEFT WHEELWELL FIBERGLASS PANEL ATTACH ANGLE LOCATED ON THE FS 1363 BULKHEAD, A 1.5 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE FS 1363 BULKHEAD WEB UNDER THE PANEL ATTACH ANGLE. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 53-11-00, PG 949 .
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (AFT P-DOME)
COMPLYING WITH INSPECTION SI 7-66332-12 AND AD T95-18-52, FOUND STRINGER TO AFT P-DOME SPLICE FITTING CRACKED AT STRINGER NR 58. THE FITTING WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT.
Part: DECODER — FAILED (CABIN)
ON CLIMB-OUT, HAD STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN MID GALLEY AREA. RETURNED ATL. FOUND DECODER UNIT AT SEAT ROW 20AB BURNED. REPLACED SAME OPERATION NORMAL.