N783DL
Registered owner: ADAMS AVIATION SERVICES INC TRUSTEE, DE (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.
23 reports on file, 1995-03-08 – 1997-10-28.
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (RT MLG)
WHEN ADDED POWER FOR T/O, THE DOOR AND INTRANSIT REDLIGHT ON FWD PNL CAME ON, PLUS THE RT GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON THE S/O PANEL CAME ON, T/O ABORTED AT LOW SPEED. REPLACED RT MLG DOOR UP LOCK SWITCH 3261A10 PER M/M, DOOR LIGHT NOW NORMAL.
Part: COALESCER BAG — DIRTY (NR 2 PACK)
AFTER T/O, SMOKE AND OIL SMELL WAS REPORTED BY CABIN ATTENDANTS. THE CREW ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO NR 2 PACK WITH AN ASSOCIATED NOTICABLE OIL QTY DROP ON NR 2 ENG. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS, RAN ENGINES ALL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: SPAR CAP — CRACK (BS 1163)
THE CENTER WING INTERMEDIATE SPAR UPPER CAP LOCATED AT STA 1163 WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK ON THE RT OUTBOARD SIDE. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF THAT DESCRIBED IN S/B 093-57-087 BUT IS BEYOND THE ALLOWABLE CRACK LIMITS. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY CUTTING AWAY THE DAMAGE AND SPLICING IN A NEW SECTION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMER LIGHT PACK AT R3 INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTING PWR SUPPLIES DID NOT ILLUMINATE, ASSOCIATED LAMPS FOR REQUIRED LENGHT OF TIME. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (2L DOOR)
EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT 2L HAS BROKEN STRAP/BATT WEAK. REPLACED BATTERY, BULB AND STRAP. OPS CKS OK.
Earlier reports · 1995–1996 · 17 reports
1996
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT L-1 AND R-1 DOORS INOP. REPLACED THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY PACKS AT L-1 AND R-1.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT L-1 AND R-1 DOORS INOP. REPLACED THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY PACKS AT L-1 AND R-1.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (2R DOOR)
EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT 2R INBD INOP.
Part: OIL PUMP — LEAKING (NR 3 ENGINE)
SMOKE IN CABIN, ISOLATED PACKS, FOUND PROBLM TO BE IN NR 3 ISO VLV. ALL PACK TEMPS NORMAL, CONTINUED WITH ALL PACKS AND NR 3 ISO VLV UNLATCHED. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE OIL PUMP, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: IND LINE — LEAKING (HYD TEMP LINE)
AFTER TAKEOFF, SYSTEM C-HYD QTY INDICATOR DROPPED TO 1 QUARTER WITH QTY LIGHT AND HYD SYS ANNUNICATOR LIGHT. FOUND IND FITTING FOR TEMP LINE PULLED AWAY FROM HARD LINE. INSTALLED NEW FARREL AND SWEDGED.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FS 1212)
CRACK FOUND AT FS 1212, WL 174 O/B KEEL BEAM AFT LEG FITTING. AT REV A, AN UNIDENTIFIED BLEND TO THE OPPOSITE FLANGE WAS FOUND. THE BLEND MEASURES .75 INCH BY .3750 INCH BY .080 INCH DEEP. AT REV B, A PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED .0937 INCH LONG CRACK AND A SMALL AREA OF CORROSION WERE FOUND IN THE SAME VERTICAL FLANGE ABOVE. THE CRACK ELIMINATES VERTICALLY FROM THE LOWER EDGE OF THE VERTICAL FLANCE AT A LOCATION .3750 INCH FWD FROM THE AFT EDGE OF THE FITTING. THE CORROSION DAMAGE EXTENDS AFT FROM THE CRACK TO THE END OF THE FITTING AND DOWN FROM THE CRACK TIP TO THE VERTICAL FLANGE LOWER EDGE. REPAIRED PER ERA 273414-14.
1995
Part: EEL PWR SPPLY — FAILED (CABIN)
FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHTS ONLY STAY ON FOR A FEW SECONDS. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: FASTENERS — DAMAGED (WS 346.109)
THE LT MLG SUPPORT RAIL WAS FOUND WITH A DAMAGED FASTENER JUST FORWARD OF THE REAR SPAR PLANE AND REQUIRES A SUBSTITUTE FASTENER TO BE INSTALLED. SUBSITUTION APPROVAL PER DL ERA 272006-14.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FS 1212)
THE LT AND RT KEELS ON BEAM OUTER SPLICE FITTINGS AND THE INNER SPLICE FITTINGS WERE FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACKS ARE CONFINED TO THE LOWER MOST ATTACHING ANGLE OF THE SUBJECT FITTINGS.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FS 1363)
A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT F.S. 1363 HAS A 2 INCH LONG CRACK RUNNING AFT FROM THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE PANEL JUST ABOVE STR 45. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 271883-14AD.
Part: BLKHD STRAP — CRACKED (FS 1363)
THE BULKHEAD STRAP AT FS 1363 RBL 42.5 WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE SUBJECT STRAP IS M/F .100 7075-T6 CLAD. REPAIRED PER DL ERA 271928-14AD.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FS 983)
DURING INTERNAL INSPECTION OF THE FS 983 FRAME, A 1.25 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RHS. THE CRACK IS COMPLETELY CONTAINED IN THE MAIN FRAME WEB AREA ADJACENT TO AN INTEGRAL HORIZONTAL STIFFENER. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 269695-14AD.
Part: OIL PUMP — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
AFTER TAKOFF, HAD SMOKE AND OIL SMELL IN CABIN, WITH SMOKE DETECTORS ACTIVATED, RETURNED ATL. FOUND NR 2 ENGINE WITH OIL IN INTAKE. REPLACED OIL PUMP IN MAIN GEAR BOX PERFORMED DUCT BURN-OUT, RETURNED TO SERVICE .
Part: IDG — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)
AFTER DEPARTURE, NR 1 GEN DIFF FAULT LIGHT CAME ON WITH APU ON MCO, RETURNED FLT TO LAX. FOUND METAL IN SCAVENGE FILTER OF NR 1 IDG. REPLACED IDG, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: PANEL — DELAMINATED (NR 1 SPOILER)
DURING SHOP INSPECTION NR 1 RT WING SPOILER PANEL WAS FOUND WITH DELAMINATION. PANEL WAS RECONDITIONED PER SRM 57-52-00 AND DRAWING CMM 1529101.
Part: HOT WATER HEATER — MALFUNCTIONED (AFT LAV)
DURING CLIMB, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN AFT LAVATORY. RETURNED TO DFW. FOUND LAV SINK OVERFLOWING WITH EXTREMELY HOT WATER DUE TO FAULTY WATER HEATER. REPLACED WATER HEATER OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: PUMP — CRACKED (C HYD SYS)
ON APPROACH, 'C' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QTY DROPPED BELOW HALF FULL. FOUND 'C' SYSTEM ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP WITH A CRACK AT PUMP OUTLET. REPLACED PUMP, OPERATION NORMAL.