N790DL
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.
41 reports on file, 1995-08-31 – 1999-08-21.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN)
SMOKE SEEN COMING FROM OVHD BIN ABOVE ROW 45 DURING TAXI IN. SMOKE DISSIPATED WHEN THE BIN WAS OPENED. FOUND LT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT CHARGER PWR SUPPLY BAD. REPLACED SAME, CKS OK.
Part: SENSOR — SHORTED (NR 3 ENGINE)
ON DESCENT, NR 3 ENG 'A' LOOP FIRE LIGHT AND 'B' LOOP ON MCO. ENGINE SHUTDOWN, FIRED BOTH EXT BOTTLES, STILL HAD A LOOP LIGHT. REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER FAN CASE LOOPS AND GEARBOX LOOP.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (NR 2 ENGINE)
B-SYSTEM LOW QTY LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE QTY SHOWING SLIGHTLY LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER FULL, PRESS WAS NORMAL. SHUTOFF B-SYSTEM ENG PUMP AND TURNED OFF B2 ATM PER POM. COMPLETED NORMAL DESCENT AND LANDED WITH B-SYSTEM DEPRESSURIZED. FOUND NR 2 ENG B-SYSTEM HYD PUMP OUTLET LINE LEAKING. REPLACED LINE, LEAK CKS GOOD.
Part: PANEL — DAMAGED (NR 1 PYLON)
FOUND ON WALKAROUND, NR 1 ENG PYLON PANEL 451FT DAMAGED. FABRICATED NEW PANEL PER ERA 367054-14.
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 37 reports
1998
Part: FF REGULATOR — OUT OF ADJUST (NR 2 ENGINE)
NR 2 ENG LOW POWER ON TAKEOFF ROLL .491 EPR WITH LEVER FULL FORWARD TURNED NR 2 PACK OFF WITH NO INCREASE IN POWER. ABORTED AT 80 KTS, ODM BRAKE TIME VERIFIED. ADJUSTED NR 2 FFR, RAN ENG PER PFHB TETS 13, OPS CK OK.
Part: WIRE — SHORTED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM FROM ROW 10 THROUGH 16 AND ROW 20 THROUGH 26 ON LT SIDE AND ROW 20 THROUGH 26 ON THE RT SIDE. FOUND A SHORTED WIRE AT NR 2 CROSS-AISLE EMERG PATH TRACK LIGHTS. REPAIRED SAME WDM. ALL EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS FUNCTION GOOD. ALL SECURED.
Part: PROX SWITCH — FAILED (LT MLG DOOR)
AFTER T/O, LDG GEAR RAISED GREEN LIGHTS EXT RED DOOR AND INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON ALONG WITH LT GEAR OR DOOR LIGHT ON S/O PNL. GEAR PLACED DOWN AND GEAR EXTENDED WITH 3 GREENS BUT RED DOOR AND INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON ALONG WITH AMBER LIGHT ON S/O PANEL. REPLACED LT GEAR DOOR PROX SWT DOOR IND NOW NORMAL.
Part: PACK — SMOKING (NR 2)
FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED CREW OF LIGHT SMOKE IN CABIN. CHECKLIST FOLLOWED AND ISOLATED NR 2 A/C PACK. SMOKE CLEARED. DRAINED AND REFILLED ACM. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAG, INSPECTED ENGINE AND ALL CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: TRANSMITTER — LOOSE (LT WING)
ON T/O, TOWER REPORTED ACFT HAD SOMETHING STREAMING FROM THE OUTBD LEFT WING. VISUAL INSPECTION NOTED FUEL WAS COMING FROM TOP OF WING. RETURNED TO SFO. MAINT FOUND NR 5 FUEL QTY TRANSMITTER FOR 2 LT INBD FUEL TANK LOOSE IN ITS HOUSING AND 4 OF THE 5 SCREWS MISSING. PROBE WAS SECURED AND NEW FASTENERS INSTALLED. AERODYNAMIC SEALER REQUIRED BUT WAS FORWARDED TO MCO TO AVOID FURTHER DELAY. ACCOUNT SEALER CURE TIME AND OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED PER MM. ACFT LANDED OVERWEIGHT.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT INOP AT 2L. REPLACED BATTERY.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT SOCKET WIRING BROKEN AT SEAR/ROW 11H. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRING. LIGHT OPERATIONAL CK NORMAL.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FOUND DURING LAYOVER EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS BY 2R DOOR INOP. POWER SUPPLY WAS REPLACED AND LIGHT OPERATION WAS NORMAL.
1997
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (NR 2 PACK)
VALID D-AREA OVERHEAT. FOUND NR 2 PACK VALVE LEAKING AT CLAMP. TIGHTENED CLAMP.
Part: BYPASS VLV — FAILED (AIR COND BAY)
DURING CLIMB-OUT, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND A HOT SMELL, DUE TO HISTORY. NUMBER 3 PACK SECURED CLOSED. REPLACED RAM AIR ACT AND TURB BYPASS VLV PACK CKS GOOD.
Part: OVEN — DIRTY (GALLEY)
OVEN FIRE CAUSED BY FOOD SPILL. CLEANED OVEN OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: OVER TEMP SW — FAILED (NR 3 PACK)
EXTREMLY STRONG PACK ODOR AFTER T/O, LAV SMOKE ALARMS WENT OFF. ISOLATED SMELL TO NR 2 PACK, SECURED PACK. PROBLEM REOCCURED DURING DESCENT INTO SLC, EVEN WITH NR 2 PACK OFF. SMOKE ALARM IN AFT LAVS WENT OFF FUMES BAD ENOUGH TO FORCE F/A ON 02. RAN ENGS AND PACKS FOUND NR 3 PACK COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE SW C/P OFF, ACM FAILED. REPLACED NUMBER TWO AND THREE ACMS AND OVER TEMP SWITCH.
Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (CABIN)
AIRCRAFT WAS IN FLT 2 HRS, PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM OCCURRED. A/C PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WENT OUT OF CONTROL. FIRST TO FULL NEGATIVE DOWN, FAULT LIGHT ON THEN SAFETY VALVES OPENED AND CABIN WENT TO FULL UP 2000 RPM. ABLE TO CONTROL CABIN WITH MANUAL CONTROL. NO STANDBY AVAILABLE. PRESS CNTRL WOULD NOT BITE PROPERLY. CNTRL PANEL WOULDN'T TEST EITHER. REPLACED AUTO PRESS CONTROLLER, BITE CHKS OK. PRESSURIZATION CHK PER M/M 21-31-00, CHKS OK. RESET PRESS RELIEF VLVS.
Part: SKIN — CORROSION (BS 469)
THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND INTERNAL BONDED DOUBLER WERE FOUND CORRODED REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF THE DAMAGED SECTIONS. THE DAMAGED AREA IS LOCATED NEAR STA 496 OVER STR 26. THE ADJACENT STRINGER HAD CORROSION WHICH WAS BLENDED OUT TO .010 DEEP BY 1.5 DIA. THE STRINGER BLEND IS NEGLIGABLE DAMAGE AND THE SKIN DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED WITH A DOUBLER. THIS REPAIR WAS APPROVED BY FAA/DER FORM 8110-3, DER DESIGNATION SO-831, DATED 7-24-97.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
TRACK LIGHTING AT ROW 1D DAMAGED. REPLACED MODULE.
Part: BATTERY CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EXTERNAL EMERGENCY LIGHT AT L3 INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER POWER SUPPLY.
Part: SENSE LINE — LEAKING (NR 1 ENGINE)
GOT B-LOOP NACELLE PYLON O/HEAT, WENT TO A-LOOP CHECKED OK. A FEW MINS LATER A-LOOP LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED NR 1 ENGINE TO IDLE AND LIGHTS WENT OUT. FOUND SENSE LINE AFT OF T/R PRSOV LEAKING. REPLACED SENSE LINE, OPERATION OK.
1996
Part: SPAR WEB — FATIGUE (CENTER WING)
DURING INSP OF CENTER WING TANK, FS 1043, 1103, 1163 SPAR WEBS WERE FOUND WITH A MISSING ROW OF FASTENERS AT LBL AND RBL 116 END RIBS. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. NUMEROUS CRACKS WERE FOUND EMANATING FROM THE HOLES.
Part: MEGAPHONE — MALFUNCTIONED (4L DOOR)
MEGAPHONE WEAK AT 4L.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (R4 DOOR)
ON LAYOVER, FOUND D-ZONE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD.
Part: TRACK — BROKEN (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT FLOOR TRACK BROKEN AT F/C RT SIDE. FOUND ON LAYOVER. C/A: REPLACED FLOOR TRACK, CKS OK.
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (BS 1212)
CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE F.S. 1212 CANTED BULKHEAD WEB. THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT, FILLED AND REINFORCED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERS 273699-14.
Part: TRACK LIGHT — MISSING (CABIN)
EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK IS MISSING AT CROSS-AISLE BETWEEN 'C' AND 'D' ZONES. INSTALLED MISSING FLOOR TRACK. CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS IN D-ZONE INOPERABLE. ALSO, EXIT IDENTIFIERS INOPERATIVE AT LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS IN D-ZONE. C/A REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND POWER SUPPLY IN D-ZONE. CHECKS OK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS INOPERATIVE IN 'D' ZONE. ALSO, LEFT AND RIGHT IDENTIFIER IN 'D' ZONE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED 'D' ZONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: RIB CAP — CRACKED (WS 529)
THE RT WING IWS 529 UPPER CAP IS CRACKED IN TYPICAL LOCATIONS. THE REF ERA AUTHORIZES REPLACEMENT OF THE SUBJECT CAP CONTAINING CRACKS PER LAC L1011 S/B 093-57-207, REF DL ERA 272877 AD REV A.
Part: STRAP — CRACKED (FS 1363)
THE BULKHEAD SPLICE STRAP AT FS 1363 LBL 42.5 WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE SUBJECT STRAP IS M/F 0.100 7075-T6 CLAD. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 272789-14AD.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FS 1765)
DURING HMV INSPECTION, THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND SEVERELY CORRODED AT FS 1765, STR 39. THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT AND FINAL CUT OUT DIMENSIONS ARE 8.5 INCH BY 7.5 INCH. AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER WILL BE INSTALLED AS A PERMANENT REPAIR PER DL ERA 272931 REV C.
Part: PRESS DECK — CORRODED (BS 359)
THE NLG PRESSURE DECK CONTAINED CORROSION THAT WAS CUT OUT AT STA 359, LBL 26. THE FINAL CUT OUT DIMENSIONS ARE 4 INCH BY 8 INCH. INSTALLED REPAIR PER DL ERA 273038 R B.
Part: ACTUATOR — CRACKED (LT MLG)
LEFT MLG ACTUATOR CYLINDER LOWER END CRACKED COMPLETELY AND FAILED DURING PREFLIGHT OPERATIONS POST HMV. CAUSED COMPLETE LOSS OF C-SYSTEM HYD FLUID. CYLINDER APPEARS TO NOT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING MODIFIED PER SB. REPLACED CYLINDER.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (LT MLG ACTUATOR)
AT HMV, THE LT MLG ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND CORRODED ON THE UPPER FLANGE. TO REMOVE THE CORROSION THE FASTENER HOLE WAS OVERSIZED AND SPOTFACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS OF THE L1011 SRM FIG 808. THE FITTING WILL BE REPAIRED PER L1011 SRM 57-14-00 FIG 808.
1995
Part: EEL LAMP — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHT AT SEAT 5D IS INOP. RELAMPED LIGHT.
Part: EEL POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN)
THE D-ZONE EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: EEL POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT FLOOR TRACK IN D-ZONE IS INOP. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, CKS GOOD.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 1645)
A 1.25 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT FS 1645 FRAME ATTACHMENT TO THE WL 289 LONGERON, STRINGER 14. ALSO, THREE ADDITIONAL HOLES WERE ADDED THROUGH THE FRAME INNER CAP, BETWEEN WL 295 AND WL 300. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED PER FIG 8 OF SI 7-69903-12AD AND THE THREE HOLES HAVE BEEN PLUGGED WITH AD RIVETS, PER DL ERA 271769-14 REV A.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 1605)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED AT STA 1605, STR 14. DAMAGE IS TYPICAL TO THAT DESCRIBED IN FAA AD 95-10-17 AND LAC S/B 093-53-A271. REPAIR IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED PER DAL SI 7-69903-12AD.
Part: BLKHD CAP — CRACKED (FS 449)
PREVIOUSLY STOP DRILLED CRACKS IN NLG W/W AFT BULKHEAD ARE EXTENDED BEYOND THOSE STOP DRILLS. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 271754-1AD.