N769DL
Registered owner: INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES INC TRUSTEE, NV (owner ≠ operator)
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.
28 reports on file, 1995-02-11 – 1999-10-15.
Part: DUCT — LOOSE (RIGHT)
AT FL 350 MUFFLED POP SOUND HEARD IN COCKPIT. FIRST CLASS CABIN PRESS CONTROL LOST UNCOMMANDED 1500 RPM CABIN RATE OF CLIMB. PNEUMATIC SYS ISOLATED AS PER SOP AND ACFT DESCENDED TO 18000 FT, CABIN PRESS CONTROL REGAINED AS ACFT DESCENDED BELOW FL 200 MAX CABIN ALT 9000 FT. FOUND DUCT LOOSE IN ECS COMPARTMENT. REINSTALLED SAME.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (BS 1796)
FUSELAGE, L3 DOOR SURROUND, NR 6 DOOR STOP INTERCOSTAL, CRACK REPAIR. THE SUPPORT INTERCOSTAL FOR THE NR 6 DOOR STOP OF THE L3 DOOR CUTOUT FRAME AT FS 1796 WAS FOUND WITH A .25 TYPICAL CRACK. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF LAC S/B 093-53-270. THE CRACK WAS LET GO ON A TIME-LIMITED BASIS PER THE S/B AND PER ER/A 368408-14 WITH REPETITIVE INPSECTIONS AND 2500 CYCLE LIMIT. PERMANENT REPAIR WILL REPLACE THE INTERCOSTAL.
Part: HARNESS — FAILED (CARGO COMPT)
UNABLE TO CLOSE CARGO DOORS. FOUND NUMEROUS C/B'S POPPED WHEN OUT AT A/C. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND LARGE WIRE BUNDLE IN MESC DAMAGED AT CLAMP. APPEARS IT CHAFED THRU AND BURNED UP WIRING 60-70 WIRES DAMAGED. REPAIRED WIRING.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — FAILED (CARGO COMPT)
MID AND AFT CARGO C/B'S POPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. ALSO, THE ORD LIGHTS C/B AT 3C11. THIS HAPPENED WHEN STARTING TO CLOSE CARGO DOOR FOR DEPT BOS. MTC IN PROGRESS TO REPAIR BURNT WIRING TO 2 WIRE BUNDLES IN MESC LT O/B CEILING AREA BUNDLE M911 AND M915.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (ROW 13)
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BY L-2 DOOR INOP ON FUSELAGE. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY ABOVE SEAT ROW 13 SEATS A AND B, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: BULB — FAILED (ROW 20)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING MISSING BY SEAT 20C, TRACK BROKEN. RELAMPED AND REPLACED TRACK, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 22 reports
1998
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2)
NR 2 ENG 2.6 VIBES ON TAKEOFF FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS, VIBES 2.2 ON CLIMBOUT. ON DESCENT, PULLED THROTTLE BACK 3.0 VIBES. SHUTDOWN ENG IN ACCORDANCE WITH ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. REPLACED ENGINE.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EELS AFT OF SEAT 35 LEFT HAND SIDE INOP. REPLACED AFT POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK CKS GOOD.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
AFT LEFT HAND EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING WAS INOP. CHANGED THE ADDITIONAL POWER SUPPLY AND THE REGULAR POWER SUPPLY.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
THE 25B EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT INOP. FOUND SOCKET BAD, REPLACED SAME.
Part: FIRE LOOP — CONTAMINATED (NR 2 ENGINE)
NR 2 ENG SHUT DOWN DUE TO ENG FIRE INDICATION. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES FIRED. FOUND BAD CONNECTORS ON THE GEAR CASE B-FIRE LOOP AND CONTAMINATED CONNECTOR ON A LOOP.
Part: PWR SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FLOOR E-PATH LIGHTS INOP ON TEST. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
Part: FIRE LOOP — LOOSE (NR 3 ENGINE)
NR 3 ENG SHUT DOWN DUE TO FIRE INDICATION, FIRE WARNING. ENG SHUT DOWN PER PROCEDURE. CLEANED AND RETORQUED LOOP CONNECTORS, CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: BEARING — OIL LEAK (NR 1 ENGINE)
NR 1 ENGINE OIL QTY PROGRESSIVELY DROPPED UNTIL REACHING ZERO AFTER 4 HOURS OF FLIGHT, WITH QTY AT ZERO, TEMP AND PRESS AT 104 DEG AND 62 PSI AND STEADY. REPLACED REAR BEARING COVER AND GASKETS. NO LEAKS.
1997
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
R2 EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP ALONG WITH SEVERAL CABIN LIGHTS. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, CKS GOOD.
Part: FUSE — BLOWN (CABIN)
RT AFT ZONE EMERG LIGHTS OUT IN FLOOR LIGHTING. REPLACED FUSE IN BATTERY PACK, CKS OK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ON LAYOVER, FOUND AFT LEFT TRACK LIGHTING INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT LEFT BATTERY PACK, CKS GOOD.
Part: CHILLER — FAILED (GALLEY)
SMOKE AND FUMES IN CABIN AND COCKPIT SMELL OF SULFUR/ELECT. IN REAR OF CABIN AND 1ST CLASS AREA. SMELL ALSO IN COCKPIT. SECURED GALLEY POWER AND OPEN OUTFLOW VALVES/SMOKE SEEMED TO CLEAR. FOUND FWD CHILLER IN B/C GALLEY VENTING BURNT SMELL INTO CABIN. COLLARED C/B AND FWD TO MCO AND PLAC PER MEL 25-99-06.
Part: FUSE — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY SEAT TRACK LIGHTING INOP FROM SEAT 35C AND AFT LEFT AISLE. T/S FOUND FUSE BLOWN AT BATTERY CHARGER AT ROW 40H. REPLACED FUSE, OPS CKS GOOD.
1996
Part: BALLAST — FAILED (COCKPIT)
FLUORESCENT LIGHT UNDER CAPTAIN'S GLARESHIELD - BALLAST BECAME VERY HOT AND CAUSES ELECTRICAL OVERHEAT AND SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. REPOSITIONED WIRES AT BALLAST. SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD.
Part: IDG — FAILED (NR 3 ENGINE)
AFTER TAKEOFF, LOST NR THREE GENERATOR WITH ASSOCIATED FLIGHT STATION BUSS FAIL. REPLACED IDG, OPS CK GOOD.
Part: BLKHD BEAM — CRACKED (BS 449)
THE NLG W/W SIDEWALL BULKHEAD UPPER BEAM IS CRACKED IN ITS UPPER BEND RADIUS AT ITS AFT MOST END, STA 449. THE CRACK RUNS FWD APPROX 1.5 INCH AND HAS BEEN STOP DRILLED WITH A .25 INCH HOLE. THE BEAM WILL BE REPAIRED WITH TWO REPAIR ANGLES, PER DL ERA 273196 REV A.
Part: SKIN — OVERSIZED HOLE (WS 346)
TWO EXISTING FASTENER HOLES AT IWS 346 ON THE RT WING WERE FOUND TO HAVE UNDOCUMENTED BUSHINGS INSTALLED THROUGH THE WING SKIN ONLY. NO CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND AFTER EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. BOTH HOLES WERE MEASURED AT .440 DIA. REPAIR APPROVAL PER DL ERA 273208 AD REV A.
Part: SPAR CAP — CRACKED (WS 293-343)
CRACKS WERE FOUND EMANATING FROM EXISTING FASTENER HOLES BETWEEN IWS 293.5 AND IWS 343. THE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE REAR SPAR UPPER SKIN AND CAP. THE SUBJECT FASTENER HOLES WERE OVERSIZED TO REMOVE THE CRACKS IN THE DAMAGED MEMBERS ONLY WITH INSURANCE CUTS TAKEN. REPAIRED PER DL ERA 273234 AD REV A.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (LT MLG ACT)
LT MLG ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND CORRODED ON THE UPPER FLANGE. IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE CORROSION THE FASTENER HOLES WERE OVERSIZED AND SPOT FACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE L1011 SRM FIG 808. FASTENER HOLE 1 TO 4 AND 6 REQUIRED SPOT FACING DEEPER THAN THE LIMIT ALLOWED PER SRM REPAIR AND HOLE 5 HAS NOT BEEN SPOTFACED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. ALL HOLES WERE OVERSIZED WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS AS SET FORTH BY THE SUBJECT SRM REPAIR. REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED PER DL ERA 273186 REV A.
1995
Part: EEL POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT L-2 DOOR INOP. REPLACED EMERGERGENCY LIGHT, POWER SUPPLY CKS OK.
Part: MOTOR — INOPERATIVE (MACH FEEL)
AFTER TAKEOFF MACH FEEL CHANNEL 1 AND 2 FAILED, RETURNED ATL. REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 CHANNEL MACH FEEL MOTORS, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: TRANSMITTER — FAULTY (NR 2 ENG FF)
DURING CRUISE, NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO HIGH FUEL FLOW DIVERTED JFK. FOUND FUEL LEAK AT TURBINE CASE DRAIN. AS PRECAUTION FUEL NOZZLES WERE REPLACED, AND FOUND FUEL LINE AT FLOAT EJECTOR VALVE NOT SAFTIED. REPLACED VALVE AND SAFTIED LINE. HIGH FUEL FLOW INDICATION WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER. REPLACED TRANSMITTER.