N781DL
Registered owner: RICE FLYING LLC, MO (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
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.
9 reports on file, 1995-01-31 – 1995-08-23.
Part: BLKHD ANGLE — CRACKED (AFT PRESS DOME)
RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION 33,000 FEET, SOURCE UNKNOWN. LOUD BANG, UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF PRESSURIZATION. ABLE TO HOLD CABIN ALTITUDE TO 7,000 AT A/C ALTITUDE OF 14,000, RETURNED TO LAX. FOUND AFT PRESSURE P-DOME CHORD ANGLE THAT ATTACHED P-DOME TO FUSELAGE STRUCTURE FRACTURED BETWEEN STRINGER NR 10 AND NR 55. CRACK LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET, UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Part: HOSE — LEAKING (NR 2 ENGINE)
HYD SYSTEM B-QUANTITY DOWN TO .6250 INCH, TURN ON ATM, TURN OFF ENG PUMP. QUANTITY CONTINUED TO DROP 1/2, TURNED OFF ATM. FOUND PRESSURE LINE FROM B1 PUMP LEAKING. REPLACED LINE AND LEAK CKD OK - HAD TO WAIT FOR PART FROM LGA.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FS 1363)
AT LETTER CHECK DURING INSPECTION OF FS 1363 BULKHEAD, FOUND BULKHEAD CAP WITH DAMAGE. REPLACED CAP FROM LBL 80 TO RBL 80 PER DL ERA 271374AD.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FS 669)
FOUND AT HMV, CORROSION DAMAGE ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 669, C-1 CARGO COMP. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-23-0 FIG 802.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (HORZ STAB LE)
DURING HANGER INSPECTION, THE LT HORZ STAB WAS FOUND TO HAVE CRACKED RIBS AND L/E PANEL. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-12-00.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FS 651)
A 1.625 BY 1.375 BY 0.128 DENT WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 651, BETWEEN STGR 27R AND STGR 28R. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 271295-14.
Part: SKIN — LIGHTNING STRIKE (LT WING)
LIGHTNING STRIKE UPPER WING SKIN I/B FWD CORNER. REPAIRED PER 57-32-00 FIG 807.
Part: SPAR CAP — CRACKED (WS 580.6)
CAP CRACKED IWS 580.6 FRT SPAR LWR CAP, AT RADIUS INSIDE TANK 4 OB RIB. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER SRM 57-11-00, FIG 807.
Part: NOSE COWL — DENTED (ENGINE)
DURING INSPECTION, A DENT WAS DISCOVERED IN THE EXTERIOR SKIN AT THE 5 0'CLOCK POSITION OF ENGINE NOSE COWL. COWL WAS ROUTED TO SHOP WHERE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER SRM 54-31-00.