N755DL
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.
35 reports on file, 1995-10-17 – 2000-09-14.
Part: LATCH — OUT OF ADJ (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 80,068 hrs · 15,741 cycles
ON LIFT OFF DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CHECKED S/O''S PANEL AND BOTH FWD AND AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHTS REMAINED ON. FOUND LOCK MECHANISM OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. RIGGED PER MM CHECKS OK.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (GALLEY) · airframe 79,394 hrs · 15,492 cycles
FOUND DURING LAYOVER THREE FOOT SECTION OF EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING AT LEFT SIDE OF MIDDLE GALLEY INOPERATIVE - REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IN TRACK
Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (EXTERIOR) · airframe 79,028 hrs · 15,346 cycles
ON L/O, FOUND 2R EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 32 reports
1999
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN. INSPECTED CABIN AND GALLEYS FOR FAULTS AND FOUND NONE. OPERATED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR 30 MINUTES WITH NO FAULTS. UNABLE TO IDENTIFY SOURCE OF ODOR. ALL CHECKS NORMALLY.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — OUT OF ADJ (LT MLG)
MAIN LT GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON WITH DOOR INTRANS LIGHTS ON GEAR ANNUNICATOR. RAN POM CK LIST, CYCLED GEAR AUTOMATICALLY AND USING MECHANICAL RELEASE HANDLES, NO HELP. RETURN LAX. ADJUSTED LOWER PHASE INPUT CABLE PER MM 32-33-06. PERFORMED GEAR SWING, OPS CHECKS OK.
Part: SNUBBER — BROKEN (LT MLG DOOR)
ON ARRIVAL, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR HANGING DOWN. MTC FOUND LEFT MLG DOOR SNUBBER ROD BROKEN. REPLACED LEFT MLG DOOR SNUBBER ROD. DOOR OPS NORMAL.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (SPAR)
THE LBL 30 VERTICAL STIFFENER ON THE CENTER WING FRONT SPAR WAS FOUND CRACKED AT A LIGHTENING HOLE 12 FROM THE UPPER END OF THE STIFFENER. THE UPPER END OF THE STIFFENER WAS TRIMMED OFF AND A NEW SECTION SPLICED IN PER ER/A 367639-14, REV A.
Part: REGULATOR — FAILED (LT OXYGEN MASK)
CAPTS 02 MASK HAS CONTINUOUS FLOW IN ON POSITION ON REGULATOR PANEL. PANEL SWITCH MUST BE TURNED OFF TO CEASE FLOW. CREW 02 PRESSURE NOW AT 800 PSI. REPLACED CAPTS REGULATOR AND SERVICED CREW 02 BOTTLE, BOTH LEAK CHECK OK.
1998
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (WS 130)
THE LT WING LOWER SKIN WAS FOUND WITH A 1.25 INCH LONG CRACK BETWEEN FASTENER HOLES AT THE END OF STRINGER 16 (OWS 130). THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER ER/A 366221-14, REV A.
Part: VIBRATION LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (NR 3 ENGINE)
NR 3 VIBRATION LIGHT CAME ON. INDICATED APPROX 2.9 BOTH A AND B. ACCOMPANIED BY ENGINE VIBRATION. SHUT DOWN ENGINE VIAPOM. CRUISE AT 350. NO THROTTLE MOVEMENT AT TIME OF FAILURE. LUBED FAN BLADE CLAPPERS. CHECKED CHIP DETECTORS. INSPECTED ENGINE FOR LOOSE HOLD OPEN RODS. NO TROUBLE FOUND. RAN VIBRATION SURVEY PER PFHB. ALL WITHIN LIMITS.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
BATTERY DISCHARGED RAPIDLY BY DEFECTIVE BATTERY CHARGER/ POWER SUPPLY. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
BATTERY PACK WOULD NOT LIGHT CABIN OVERHEAD, AFT GALLEY OR OUTSIDE ESCAPE SLIDE LIGHTS DURING TEST.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
AFT CABIN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS INOP BOTH SIDES. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
AFT CABIN FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
1997
Part: REAR SPAR — CRACKED (LT/RT WING)
THE LT AND RT REAR SPAR UPPER CAP TO WEB ATTACH HOLES WERE OVERSIZED BEYOND REPAIRABLE LIMITS TO REMOVE CRACKS. THE REAR SPARS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY MODIFIED BY REPLACING THE INBD WEB AND UPPER SPAR CAP PER LAC S/B 093-57-215. THE WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER THE S/B WITH ANY DEVIATIONS NOTED AND APPROVED PER ER/A 363289-14AD, REV A.
Part: SILL — CORROSION (L2 DOOR)
THE L-2 PASSENGER DOOR SURROUND LOWER SILL WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION ON ITS OUTER CAP AT STA 895. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED FROM THE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES OF THE INBD HORIZONTAL FLANGE LEAVING 0.097 INCH MINIMUM FLANGE THICKNESS. ER/A 361143-14 WAS ISSUED FOR REPAIR OF THIS CORROSION DAMAGE BY BLENDING AND RESTORING THE PROTECTIVE SURFACE TREATMENT. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ER/A 361143-14, ADDITIONAL CORROSION DAMAGE WAS FOUND IN THE REWORK AREA REQUIRING A TRIM-OUT IN THE DAMAGED FLANGE.
Part: SKIN — CORROSION (L3 DOORWAY)
DURING INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE MATING SURFACE BETWEEN THE L3 DOOR TRIPLER PAD-UP LIP AND THE UPPER EDGE OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN. REMOVAL OF THE CORROSION RESULTED IN TWO TRIM-OUTS IN THE SKIN AND SEVERAL BLEND-OUTS IN THE FAIL SAFE TRIPLER. MAXIMUM BLEND DEPTH IN THE TRIPLER IS .021 INCH. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER ER/A 304916-14 'REV A'.
Part: REAR SPAR — CRACKED (WS 293-346)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF E.O. 7-59089-3, SEVERAL HOLES IN THE LT WING REAR SPAR WERE FOUND CRACKED IN THE UPPER SPAR CAP BETWEEN IWS 293.58 AND IWS 346.109. THE HOLES ARE COMMON TO THE UPPER WING SKIN AND SPAR CAP AND TO THE SPAR WEB AND SPAR CAP. THE SUBJECT HOLES HAVE BEEN HFEC INSPECTED, COLD WORKED, AND RE-INSPECTED PER THE INSTRUCTIONS OF E.O. 7-59089-3. THE HOLE COMMON TO THE REAR SPAR WEB AND UPPER SPAR CAP JUST INBOARD OF IWS 346.109 STILL SHOWS A CRACK INDICATION WITH THE DIAMETER OF THE HOLE AT 0.656 INCH. THIS HOLE WILL REQUIRE FURTHER REWORK TO REMOVE THE CRACK INDICATION.
Part: PRESSURE DECK — CRACKED (BS 378-385)
THE FUSELAGE HORIZONTAL PRESSURE DECK PANEL WAS FOUND WITH A 1.75 INCH LONG CRACK. THE CRACK IS LOCATED AT RBL 102, JUST AFT OF FS 378, AND EXTENDS DIAGONALLY INBOARD AND AFT FROM THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE PANEL AT THE EXISTING FRAME CUTOUT. THE CRACK EXTENDS OVER A LOWER INTEGRAL PANEL STIFFENER. ADJACENT TO THE DAMAGE AREA IS A CUTOUT ADDED FOR EQUIPMENT NOT USED: COVERED WITH A PRODUCTION DOUBLER. THIS CUTOUT WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE CRACK DAMAGE CUTOUT ACCOMPLISHED WITH THIS REPAIR. SEE ER/A 361120-14 REVISION 'A' FOR REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (L3 DOOR)
THE L-3 DOOR OUTER SKIN AT THE LOWER AFT CORNER WAS FOUND DENTED AND GOUGED 4.25 FWD OF THE AFT DOOR EDGE. THE RESULTING CUTOUT MEASURES 3.0 WIDE BY 8.7 TALL. NO UNDERLYING STRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED. DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED PER ER/A 361178-14 REVISION 'A'.
Part: BULKHEAD PANEL — CORROSION (AFT P-BULKHEAD)
THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD LOWER GORE PANEL WAS FOUND CORRODED IN SEVERAL AREAS BETWEEN STRINGERS 31 AND 33. THE BONDED GORE DOUBLER WAS FOUND CORRODED BETWEEN STRINGERS 24 AND 33. THE DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED PER ER/A 304834-14 REVISION 'A'.
Part: BULKHEAD FRAME — CORROSION (AFT P-DOME)
THE AFT P-DOME ZEE FRAME WAS FOUND WITH CRACKS DUE TO CORROSION IN THE ZEE ANGLE AND WEB. THE DAMAGED FRAME SEGMENTS WERE CUT AND REMOVED AND WILL BE SPLICE REPAIRED. THE ZEE FRAME WAS REMOVED BETWEEN THE S-29 FACTORY SPLICE LOCATION AND S-37. THE WEB WAS REMOVED FROM BETWEEN S-33 AND S-36. THE DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED PER ER/A 361174-14 REVISION 'A'.
Part: SKIN — CORROSION (BS 983-1212)
DURING ROUTINE FLOOR PANEL OPEN-UP AT HMV, THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE CENTER WING SKIN BETWEEN RBL AND LBL 94.5 AND 115.8 WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION. THE CORROSION WAS MOSTLY ISOLATED TO THE IMMEDIATE AREA AROUND STRINGER TO SKIN FASTENERS AND EXTENDED BETWEEN THE FRONT SPAR AT FS 983 TO THE REAR SPAR AT FS 1212. THE FINAL CLEAN UP DEPTHS RANGED FROM 0.002 UP TO 0.041. THE DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED PER ER/A 340146-14 REVISION 'B'.
Part: SPAR CAP — CRACKED (RT WING)
DURING ACCOMPLISHEMENT OF EO 7-59089-3, SEVERAL HOLES IN THE RT WING REAR SPAR WERE FOUND CRACKED IN THE UPPER SPAR CAP BETWEEN IWS 293.58 AND IWS 346.109. THE HOLES ARE COMMON TO THE UPPER WING SKIN AND SPAR CAP AND TO THE SPAR WEB AND SPAR CAP. THE DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED PER ER/A 304840-14AD REVISON 'A'.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT WING)
DURING INSPECTION OF THE RT WING LOWER SKIN AT THE OUTBOARD END OF STRINGER 18 PER E.O. 7-70043-3, A CRACK WAS FOUND EMANATING FROM THE STRINGER END, FORWARD FASTENER HOLE. AFTER PERFORMING AN EDDY CURRENT SURFACE SCAN. THE ENDS OF THE CRACK WERE FOUND TO BE APPROXIMATELY HALF BEYOND THE EDGE IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION AND APPROXIMATELY THREE-FORTHS BEYOND THE EDGE IN THE AFT DIRECTION.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
DURING TEST OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TRACK LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS EXTINGUISHED AFTER TOO SHORT A TIME PERIOD. THE POWER SUPPLY AT THE R-1 POSITION WAS REPLACED AND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS TESTED NORMALLY.
1996
Part: SOCKET — BROKEN (CABIN)
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS SOCKET BROKEN AT ROW 22G AND 27C. INSTALLED NEW LIGHT SOCKETS, OPS CHECK OK.
Part: VIB MONITOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE)
NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN ON DESCENT APPROX 20K FT. HIGH VIBS BOTH CHANNELS 2.6 VIBS. NO OTHER ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS, NO ICING PRESENT. REPLACED ENG VIB MONITOR, RAN ENGINES PER PFHB TEST. CK'D CHIP DETECTORS, FILTERS, INLET AND EXHAUST. BORESCOPED HPT AND NOZZLE GUIDE VANES, ALL OK.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP AT SEAT 32C. REPLACED LIGHT SOCKET, BULB AND LENS.
Part: LIGHTS — BROKEN (CABIN)
ON L/O, FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS 1B, 12E, 24G INOP. REPLACED LAMP HOLDERS ON 1B, 12E, 24G, EMERGENCY LIGHTS CK GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT CAME APART L1 DOOR EXIT SIGN. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
Part: CONTROL CABLE — JAMMED (RUDDER PEDAL)
ON TAXI OUT - RUDDER PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE LEFT - RIGHT MOVEMENT OK. FOUND CAPTAIN'S FORE/AFT RUDDER POSITION HAND CRANK MECHANISM JAMMED. FREED CABLE. OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 20AB INOP. REPLACED DEFECTIVE BATTERY PACK AT 22AB OVERHEAD AND LIGHTS CHECK GOOD.
1995
Part: VANE — CRACKED (RT TE FLAP)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION, NR 1 RT FLAP VANE WAS FOUND WITH WEAR DAMAGE AT OUTBOARD RUB STRIP 8 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-53-00.
Part: SKIN — WORN (RT TE FLAP VANE)
NR 3 RT FLAP VANE UPPER SKIN HAD A WORN AND SCRATCHED SPOT. REPLACED SKIN SECTION PER SRM 57-53-00.