N787DL
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.
12 reports on file, 1995-05-09 – 1996-10-12.
Part: LIGHT — MISSING (CABIN)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHT AT SEAT 3D IS MISSING A LIGHT AND A WIRE IS STICKING OUT. REPLACED LIGHT LENS, CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (BS 449)
DURING LTR CHECK, THE 449 BLKHD AT RBL 10 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE BLKHD WEB WAS CUTOUT AND A NEW SECTION WAS SPLICED IN.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (BS 827)
REF OPN 78102. EMERGENCY LIGHTS WILL NOT TEST FROM POWER SUPPLY. TEST SWITCH AT STA 827L. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, TESTS GOOD PER OPN.
Part: CONNECTORS — DIRTY (NR 1 ENGINE)
NR 1 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION ON CLIMB-OUT ON A-LOOP (B-LOOP ON MCO). C/A REMOVED ALL CONNECTORS AND CLEANED 7 SECTORS. REPLACED B-CONNECTORS, UPPER GAS FAIRING LOOP. BOTH SYSTEMS TEST OK.
Part: OIL PUMP — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)
ON CLIMB-OUT, HAD STRONG BURNING ODOR IN AFT CABIN, RETURNED ATL. DETERMINED ODOR SOURCE NR 2 ENGINE. REPLACED ENGINE OIL PUMP AND PERFORMED DUCT BURN-OUT AND REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE)
DUE TO HISTORY OF SMOKE AND OIL SMELL IN AIRCRAFT CABIN, NR 2 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND ROUTED TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS.
Part: PNEUMATIC SYS — ODOR (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING CLIMBOUT, HAD SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN WITH SEVERAL LAV SMOKE DETECTORS GOING OFF. ISOLATED ODOR TO NR 2 PNEUMATIC SYSTEM, DEACTIVATED NR 2 ISOLATION VALVE, PLACED ON MCO.
Part: ROD END — BROKE (RUDDER)
DURING FLT CONTROL CHECK JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, UPPER CONTROL SURFACE DAMPER ON RUDDER BROKE AT ITS ROD END AND DAMAGED SHEET METAL COVER AND ACCESS DOOR ASSY. REPLACED DAMPENER AND ATTACH FITTING ON RUDDER, FLT CONTROL CHECK NORMAL.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FS 769)
A SMALL DENT WAS FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN ABOVE AN OLD EASTERN AIRLINES REPAIR LOCATED AT FS 769 NEAR STR 51. THE DENT HAS BEEN CUT OUT AND THE OLD REPAIR REMOVED. THE NEW CUTOUT MEASURES 4 X 2 INCHES. AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER HAVE BEEN INSTALLED PER DL ERA 271571-14.
Part: FITTING — HOLES WORN (RT OUTBD AILERON)
O/B AILERON, O/B DAMPNER FITTING, HOLES FOR BUSHINGS ARE WORN. FOUND AT D-LETTER CHECK, REPAIRED PER SRM 57-55-00 FIG 808.
Part: AIR COND SYSTEM — SMOKE ODOR (CABIN)
ON CLIMB, HAD SMOKE DETECTOR IN AFT LAV GO OFF, THEN ALL DETECTORS IN FWD AND AFT CABIN WENT OFF. FLIGHT LANDED HNL. RAN ALL THREE ENGINES PER PFHB AT POWER, ISOLATED EACH BLEED. ALL CHECKED GOOD, NO SMOKE OR ODOR NOTED, RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SEPARATOR BAG — DIRTY (NR 2 PACK)
ON CLIMBOUT, HAD HEAVY FUMES IN REAR HALF OF AICRAFT, HAD WING AND ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON. INSPECTED APU/ENG INLETS AND ACMS FOR OIL LEAKS, PERFORMED WING AND NOSE COWL ANTI-ICE TEST, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT HAD ODOR AGAIN, DETERMINED IT WAS FROM NR 2 PACK. REPLACED DIRTY WATER SEPARATOR BAG FOR NR 2 PACK, NO ODOR NOTED RETURNED TO SERVICE.