N801DE
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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.
45 reports on file, 1995-02-19 – 2007-08-04.
Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (LT WING)
DURING 1C+12A CHECK, EGAT MAINT FOUND CRACK ON LT WING ANTI-ICING TELESCOPING DUCT DOOR CUTOUT AT STA XOS=464 & XOS=470. CRACK REPAIRED PER MD-11 SRM VOL 1 57-10-00 FIG 43 REV 39 & EI 2006P20A-124 REV 00. (REPAIR DOUBLER)
Part: OVEN — MALFUNCTIONED (FWD GALLEY)
KBWI/LIMC FWD GALLEY OVENS MADE POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY ELECTRICAL SMELL WHILE COOKING. REMOVED POWER FROM OVENS BY PULLING C/B'S. RAN BOTH OVENS FOR ONE HOUR, BOTH OPERATED AS NORMAL IAW MM 25-31-50.
Part: FAN — NOISY (CHILLER)
FLIGHT 8400 FORWARD CHILLER FAN NOISY - POSSIBLE SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR . NR 2 RADAR UNIT (FWD E/E) VERY HOT, POSSIBLE SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. CHECKED CHILLER FOR CHAFED WIRES OR DAMAGE, NONE FOUND. NO ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR, BUT CHILLER FAN NOISY. ENTERED IN DMI M25JU1207-52. MEL 25-22-01-01. CHECKED RADAR RT FOR CHAFED WIRES BEHIND RT UNIT. NO DAMAGE FOUND & CHECKED RACK COOLING AIR NORMAL. NO ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AS PER MM 34-41-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED CHILLER IAW MM 25-30-00. OPS CHECKED CHILLER OPERATES NORMALLY. DMI CLEARED.
Part: FAN — FAILED (CABIN)
FLIGHT 8011 KBAD/PHIK 05/25/07 - DURING CRUISE FLT350 ELECTRICAL FUMES REPORTED BY CABIN CREW IN A ZONE. COMPLIED WITH VOL 1 PROCEDURES. FUMES DISSIPATED WHEN CAB BUSS SWITCH SELECTED OFF. PAX REPORTED HIGH PITCHED NOISE FROM LEFT REAR WALL OF -A ZONE- UNKNOWN IF RELATED TO ODOR. ENTERED IN DEFERRED MAINTENANCE LOG DMI M21MA2507-143. RECIRCULATION FAN CONNECTOR REMOVED AND SECURED.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
NR 1 EMERGENCY LIGHT PWR SUPPLY HAS A LOW ALERT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER MM 33-51-00. OPS NORMAL.
Part: OVEN — SMOKE (GALLEY)
MID GALLEY OVEN NR 2 STOPPED WORKING, C/B PULLED. ELECTRICAL SMOKE WAS SENSED ON LEFT SIDE OF VENT, NO SMOKE WAS EVIDENT ALTHOUGH SMELL WAS NOTICEABLE. OPS CHECKED MID OVENS, NO SIGN OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE OR ODOR. COOKED WITH MID GALLEY OVENS FOR MEAL SERVICE, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Earlier reports · 1995–2006 · 39 reports
2006
Part: FAN — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ATL/LEJ DIVERSION TO BGR DUE TO VISIBLE FUMES AND SMOKE ODOR IN MID CABIN. CHECKED SIDEWALL LIGHTS & OVERHEAD LIGHTING, CHECKED PAX ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM SEB, ODU'S NO FAULTS FOUND. CHECKED LAV FLUSH WATER HEATERS, ALL OK. FOUND ALL 3 PHASES C/B'S ON NR 3 RECIRCULATION FAN OUT AND WOULD NOT RESET WITH POWER ON, COLLARED C/B'S AND ENTERED ON DMI M21NO0406-23.
2005
Part: ENGINE — FLAMED OUT (NR 2)
ON ROLLOUT, NR 2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT, ENGINE WAS IN REVERSE THRUST. PERFORMED T/S AS PER FIM 71-01-02. ALL CHECKS OK PERFORMED EXTENDED DURATION ENGINE RUN IN FWD AND REVERSE THRUST CONDITIONS. ENGINE RUNS ALL NORMAL.
2003
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 52,860 hrs · 7,174 cycles
IN FLIGHT READING (SNAKE) LIGHT AT 3 HJ WENT OUT. PAX NOTED ELECTRICAL SMELL, IFE SYSTEM DEACTIVATED. ON ARRIVAL RELAMPED SNAKE LIGHT, ALL CHECKS GOOD.
2002
Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONED (APU) · airframe 48,765 hrs · 6,649 cycles
SMOKE AND ACRID SMELL IN THE AFT CABIN WITH ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND USING APU PNEUMATICS. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT. NO LEAKS FROM FUEL CONTROL. CHECKS GOOD. APU CHECKS GOOD. REMOVED MCO.
Part: OVEN — FAILED (GALLEY) · airframe 47,342 hrs · 6,457 cycles
WATER LEAKING OVER FWD GALLEY. F/O`S SIDE STRONG SMELL OF HOT INSULATION OR ELECTRICAL WIRES. INSPECTED AND FOUND 1 OVEN BAD. REPLACED SAME.
2001
Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (XORS 725) · airframe 44,905 hrs · 6,154 cycles
LH WING / REAR SPAR / UPPER CAP / XORS 725, 745, 790 : CORROSION REPAIR THE LH WING REAR SPAR WAS FOUND CORRODED ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE UPPER CHORD AT XORS 725, 745, & 790 COMMON TO TRAILING EDGE PANEL ATTACH FASTENER LOCATIONS. AT THE XORS 725 LOCATION, THE CORROSION EXTENDED UNDER THE UPPER WING SKIN. THE SKIN WAS TRIMMED AWAY OVER A 2" X 2.5" AREA TO ACCESS THE CORROSION. ALL CORROSION AREAS WERE BLENDED AWAY AND THE SKIN REPAIRE WITH 2 ALUM DOUBLERS PER ER/A.
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (SEAT) · airframe 43,477 hrs · 5,962 cycles
SEATS 1CG 2 CG AND 3CG INOP ELECTRICALLY FOUND POWER CABLE AND EMPOWERMENT CABLE CHAFED AND SIGNS OF ACRING. REPLACED CABLE.
Part: BULB — OVERHEATED (CABIN) · airframe 43,070 hrs · 5,912 cycles
LIGHT BY 4L DOOR WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SMELLED BURING PLASTIC UNTIL SHE TURNED IT OFF. INSPECTED AND RELAMPED OPS NORMAL
Part: OVEN — SMOKE (AFT GALLEY) · airframe 42,997 hrs · 5,901 cycles
OVENS IN AFT GALLEY STARTED TO SMOKE. OVENS CLEANED AND OPERATED FOR 15 MINUTES. CHECKS OK
Part: OVEN — SMOKE (AFT GALLEY) · airframe 42,888 hrs · 5,882 cycles
IN FLIGHT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS SMELL AND SMOKE IN AFT GALLEY. AIRCRAFT DEVERTED TO LONDON (LGW). MAINTENANCE RAN OVENS AND CHILLER, FOUND SMELL COMING FROM CHILLER AND RIGHT AFT OVEN. DISCONNECTED CANNON PLUGS AND PULLED C/B ON BOTH COMPONENTS. MAINTENANCE IN ATLANTA (ATL) REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT CHILLER AND RIGHT AFT OVEN. RAN BOTH NO PROBLEMS NOTED ETOPS CATEGORY ''B'': DIVERSION OR TURNBACK
Part: OVEN — ODOR (AFT GALLEY) · airframe 42,888 hrs · 5,882 cycles
FLT ATT NOTIFIED CREW SMOKE SMELL IN AFT GALLEY. TURNED GALLEY POWER OFF. SMELL CONTINUED SMOKE DISAPEARED. ACTIVATED CABIN BUS SWITCH TO OFF POSITION. FIRE SERVICE INSPECTED AREA ABOVE AFT GALLEY WITH THERMAL IMAGE DEVICE. NIL HOT SPOTS / DAMAGE NOTED.AREA ALSO INSPECTED BY MTC NO DAMAGE OR SMELL DETECTED. ALL CB PANELS CHECKED ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS SET RAN ALL GALLEY EQUIPMENT AND LIGHTS IN AREA FOR 1.5 HRS. CONT FROM ITEM 002 SLIGHT SMELL FROM RT DOUBLE OVEN. OVEN AND G-7 CHILLER FWD TO MEL REF LOG ITEMS 006/007
Part: SPAR — CORRODED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 42,636 hrs · 5,836 cycles
PITTING CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED IN THE LT AND RT SIDES OF THE HORIZ STAB REAR SPAR UPPER CAPS. THE CORROSION WAS CONTAINED IN THE BARREL NUT HOLES NEAR THE ROOT OF THE STAB. DAMAGE WAS REWORKED PER ERA 397231-14.
Part: MOUNT — DAMAGED (NR 2 PYLON) · airframe 42,636 hrs · 5,836 cycles
AFT ENGINE MOUNT DAMAGED FROM WEAR RESULTING FROM CONTACT WITH BLIND RIVET TAILS ON BOTH THE LT AND RT SIDES. ER/A 396704-14.
Part: HANDLE — MISLOCATED (ENTRY DOOR) · airframe 42,636 hrs · 5,836 cycles
L1 DOOR OPEN HANDLE FOUND TO HAVE INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO CREW REST MODULE. MODIFIED MODULE PER ERA.
2000
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 41,702 hrs · 5,701 cycles
ON APPROACH NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUM. PUSHED MAST WRN UNABLE TO SILENCE BELL. MASTER WRN EXT, ENG SHUTDOWN IAW POM FIRE WRN DID NOT EXT. LIGHT IN T-HANDLE, FUEL C/O SW, AND LVL 3 ALERT REMAINED ON. COULD NOT GET AGENT LOW LIGHTS WHEN T-HANDLE ROTATED. BELL SILENCED WHEN T-HANDLE PULLED. FDCU-3 FAULTS LOOP A. WHEN ENG 3 LOOP A C/B PULLED ALL FIRE IND NORMAL. SWAP APU FDCU AND ENG 3 FDCU. NOW ALL FIRE IND REST NORMAL. SQUIB FIRE TEST OK. VERIFY GOOD SQUIB VOLTAGE AT BOTTLE 1 AND 2 CONN. RAN ENG PER PFHB, CKS OK. FIRE TEST OK. FDCU-3 REPLACED.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (HYD PUMP) · airframe 40,782 hrs · 5,557 cycles
LAST 10 MIN OF FLT, OIL QTY WENT TO 0 OIL PRESS, REMAINED ABOVE MINIMUM. FOUND 2 ENG FWD HYD PUMP GARLOCK SEAL LEAKING. REPLACED SEAL AND REMOVED PUMP PER MEL 29-11-01A. RAN ENGINE, LEAK CHECKS GOOD.
Part: FLOAT SWITCH — FAILED (FUEL CELL) · airframe 40,389 hrs · 5,501 cycles
TANK 3 FUEL PUMPS OFF MESSAGE ON CLIMBOUT - REPLACED BOTH FSC UNITS AND 2L FULL FLOAT SWITCH S1-1393
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (MLG) · airframe 39,793 hrs · 5,411 cycles
AFTER T/O GOT UNSAFE GEAR UP INDICATION PROCEEDED WITH GEAR UNSAFE ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. CYCLED GEAR IAW WITH PROCEDURE STILL UNSAFE. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED ALL GEAR LOCKED. ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOOTING PER SSM 32-61-00, FOUND SW S1-431 (HANDLE POSITION SW) CONNECTOR LOOSE. SECURED CONNECTOR AND ACP LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST SYSTEM OPERATED NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT)
DOOR 1L EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT RED CHARGING INDICATOR NOT FLASHING. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT BATTERY, RED LIGHT INDICATES OK.
Part: TRANSDUCER — FAILED (NLG)
CREW REPORTED TIRE PRESSURE LOW MESSAGE WITH RIGHT NOSE TIRE AT 68 PSI. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS. REPLACED RIGHT NOSE WHEEL TRANSDUCER.
1999
Part: ENGINE — BIRD STRIKE (NR 1)
ON WALK-AROUND, FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE ON NR 1 ENG AND NR 1 PYLON AREA. PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION PER AMM 05-52-00 OF AIRCRAFT INCLUDING NR 2 ENG INLET. ALSO, PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSP OF NR 1 PER AMM 72-11-02-6-02 AND DUE TO EVIDENCE OF BIRD ENTERING CORE. PERFORMED BORO OF HPC PER AMM 72-00-07 TASK 290-869, ALL OK.
Part: WIRE — SHORTED (ROW 40)
ON L/O, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS OUT AT ROW 38 - 47. EMERGENCY LIGHTS TEST FAULT NR 5 BATTERY. FOUND WIRING SHORTED AT ROW 40 RT SIDE. CLEARED SHORT, SECURED WIRING AND CKS GOOD.
Part: DOOR — DAMAGED (CARGO COMPT)
ON L/O, FOUND FUSELAGE DAMAGE FWD OF BULK CARGO DOOR. REPAIRED DAMAGE PER ERA 368026-14.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (LT EXTERIOR)
LEFT EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: WIRE — FAILED (ROW 5G)
LEG REST 5G ELECTRICALLY INOP. REPLACED LEG REST ACTUATOR. NO HELP SPLICED BURNED WIRE. CKS GOOD.
Part: SENSOR — DIRTY (LT MLG IND)
ON APPROACH BELOW 10,000 FT, LEFT LANDING GEAR LIGHT FLASHED RED WITH THE GEAR HANDLE UP. GEAR INDICATIONS NORMAL WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN. PERFORMED BITE ON PSEU, NO FAULTS NOTED. CHECKED SENSOR AND CLEANED SAME.
1998
Part: TIRE — PUNCTURED (NR 3)
APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE AFTER TAKEOFF, TIRE PRESSURE LOW MESSAGE CAME ON. CONFIG PAGE SHOWED NR 3 MAIN DECREASING THROUGH 140 PSI. EVENTUALLY WENT TO 30 PSI WITH TIRE FAIL MESSAGE. REPLACED WHEEL ASSY.
1997
Part: O-RING — LEAKING (NR 3 HYD SYST)
TWO HOURS INTO FLIGHT HYD 3 ELEV OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED CHECKED FLUID LEVEL IN 3 SYSTEM AND FOUND 4.7 GAL REMAINING. QUANTITY BLED DOWN TO 2.5 AND SYS 3 HYD SYST SHUT OFF LANDED IN PDX WITH LOSS OF ALL FLUID IN 3 WHEN GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED. FOUND O-RING LEAKING AT THE NUMBER 3 SYS PRESSURE SENSOR.
1996
Part: CABLES — CHAFED (NR 2 GENERATOR)
NR 2 ENGINE GENERATOR FEEDER CABLES CHAFED ABOVE RIGHT HAND OVER WING EXIT. REPAIRED PER ERA 358406 14.
Part: INLET DUCT — CORRODED (HEAT EXCHANGER)
FOUND NR 1, NR 2, NR 3 HEAT EXCHANGER TURBINE INLET DUCTS CORRODED AT THE INLET FLANGE. SUSPECT SEAL LEAKAGE IPC LOC 21-53-01-01 NR 325.
Part: TRACK LIGHT — FAILED (CABIN)
ON CHECK, FOUND TRACK LIGHTS OUT ON LT AND RT AISLES FROM ROW 37 AND 39 TO 51. FOUND PIGTAIL AT 37G BAD. REPLACED SAME AT 37G. ALSO, REPLACED FWD LT BATTERY PACK. ALL OPS NORMAL.
Part: BULB — LOOSE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS 43A AND 51G ARE INOP. FOUND BULBS LOOSE.
Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (LT WINDSHIELD)
DUE TO CAPT WINDSHIELD CRACK, REPLACING CAPT/LEFT WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE CONTROLLER. REPLACED LEFT WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE CONTROLLER. WINDSHIELD REPLACED ON LOG 790446/001.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (LT COCKPIT)
CAPT WINDSHIELD BROKE ON DESCENT THROUGH FL 310. REPLACED CAPT WINDSHIELD PER M/M 56-11-01. ALSO, REPLACED ANTI-ICE CONTROLLER ON LOG 790446/002.
1995
Part: MODULE — SHORTED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
LEFT EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS F/C CABIN INOP. REPLACED SHORTED LT MODULE ASSY OPS CK NORMAL.
Part: EEL POWER SUPPLY — SHORTED (CABIN)
B/C EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATE VERY DIM. REPLACED B/C POWER SUPPLY AND SHORTED TRACK LIGHT, RT AISLE FORWARD POSITION. LIGHTS CHECK GOOD.
Part: EEL LAMP — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT SYSTEM LIGHT BULBS DAL (P/N 349201652), AT LOCATIONS 1E, 35G, 36G, 39C, LAV-E AND LAV-F INOP. REPLACED BULBS, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: CHAFE STRAP — CRACKED (NR 2 LE FLAP)
DURING D-3 LETTER CHECK IN ATL, FOUND A .50 INCH CRACK PAST STOP DRILL ON OUTBOARD SIDE OF NR 2 SLAT AT TOP SIDE OF CHAFE STRIP. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-10-00 PG 30.
Part: WIRE — ARCED (G-8 GALLEY)
DURING INSPECTION, CONDUCTING REPAIRS FOR L-3 DOOR FOUND GALLEY POWER FEEDER WIRE WITH SIGNS OF ARCING TO BUMPER STOP FOR L-3 DOOR. WIRE NUMBER 6044-1-4 (AL). THIS WAS LOCATED BETWEEN TERMINAL BLOCKS S3-914 AND S3-675. THE FAULTY ROUTING OF WIRE IS BELEIVED TO HAVE BEEN DONE AT THE FACTORY. WIRE WAS REPAIRED.