N805DE
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELTA AIR LINES, INC. (DALA) | Operator | on 1998-10-08 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by DELTA AIRLINES, INC. (per NTSB report)
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.
30 reports on file, 1995-08-25 – 2002-12-13.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (PRIMARY TRIM) · airframe 48,540 hrs · 6,233 cycles
AT 5000 FT, FLAPS AT 15 AUTOPILOT NR 2 ENGAGED. RECEIVED STAB OUT OF TRIM AND STAB IN MOTION ALERTS. DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT AND A/C PITCHED UP 20 DEGREES. MANUALLY TRIMED STAB OK. CHECKED ELEVATOR RIGGING PER MM CHECKS OK. CHECKED HI RATE STAB TRIM OPERATION, ALL OK. REPLACED PRIMARY TRIM CONTROL VALVE PER MM 27- 43-40-4, NO LEAKS NOTED. RAN FUNCTION TEST OF HORIZONTAL STAB TRIM RATE AND ADJUSTMENT AND TEST SYST CHECKS OK.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 48,102 hrs · 6,175 cycles
FOUND DURING EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT CHECK. L-3 EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT PULLED AND STOWED 180 DEGREES OUT IN ITS CRADLE BATTERY DRAINED. REPLACED SAME.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2) · airframe 46,952 hrs · 5,977 cycles
LOUD NOISE AFTER T/O FROM AFT PORTION OF A/C POSSIBLE COMP STALL OR CARGO SHIFT NO IRREGULAR ENGINE PARAMETERS NOTICED. RETURNED TO BASE AFTER CONSULTING OCC DUMPED FUEL FROM 520-480 LANDING AT APPROX 474000 FLAPS 50. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE PER TRANS 8T201AD ON R/C 1 THROUGH 33.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE INDICATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 44,799 hrs · 5,654 cycles
NUMBER 3 ENGINE (RIGHT) FIRE INDICATION. FOLLOWED PROCEDURE. BOTH BOTTLES FIRED WITH LIGHT REMAINING ON. DIVERT TO KBOS. EXTERNAL INSPECTION SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE ON THE GROUND, INSPECTED ENG AND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. HARD FAULT NUMBER 3 ENG FIRE DETECTOR T/S PER FIM FAULTED FDCU INTERNAL FAULT AND LOOP A FAULT. INSPECTED ALL LOOPS AND HARNESSES NTF RESISTANCE FROM FDCU OKAY, OHMED AT ALL LOOPS RESISTANCE WITHIN LIMITS. REPLACED FDCU OPS NORM, RTS GOOD VERIFIED IN NR 2 SPOT ITEM FOLLOWED REINSTALLED ORIG, ALL NOW TEST NORM.
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 26 reports
2001
Part: GENERATOR — ACTIVATED (CABIN) · airframe 43,313 hrs · 5,458 cycles
OXYGEN GENERATOR ACCIDENTLY DEPLOYED AT SEATS 48JH. REPLACED SAME.
Part: GENERATOR — ACTIVATED (CABIN) · airframe 43,313 hrs · 5,458 cycles
OXYGEN GENERATOR ACCIDENTLY DEPLOYED AT SEAT 11 G. REPLACED SAME.
Part: GENERATOR — ACTIVATED (CABIN) · airframe 43,313 hrs · 5,458 cycles
OXYGEN GENERATOR ACCIDENTLY DEPLOYED AT SEAT 11 C. REPLACED SAME.
Part: GENERATOR — ACTIVATED (CABIN) · airframe 43,313 hrs · 5,458 cycles
OXYGEN GENERATOR ACCIDENTLY DEPLOYED AT SEATS 55AB. REPLACED SAME.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (NR 3 ENGINE) · airframe 42,059 hrs · 5,301 cycles
NR 3 HYDRAULIC, RIGHT EDP FAILED FOR TEMP. REPLACED BOTH NR 3 HYDRAULIC PUMPS. REPLACED SYSTEM FILTERS. SERVICED, BLED AND LEAK CHECKED SYSTEM.
Part: ENGINE — OVERSERVICED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 40,940 hrs · 5,163 cycles
THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT 149 DEG CELSIUS TO 152 DEG CELSIUS IN CRUISE. THIS WAS APPROX 40 DEG CELSIUS ABOVE NR 1 AND NR 3. THE FLIGHT (79) DIVERTED TO PDX. FOUND ENGINE OIL OVERSERVICED. REMOVED OIL TO PROPER LEVEL.
Part: HANDLE — MISLOCATED (L-1 DOOR) · airframe 40,904 hrs · 5,159 cycles
L1 DOOR OPEN HANDLE FOUND TO HAVE INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO CREW REST MODULE. MODIFIED MODULE PER ERA 388450/14.
2000
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 38,242 hrs · 4,884 cycles
BRIEF ELEC SMELL IN COCKPIT ONLY, DID NOT REOCCUR. CHECKED WIRING BEHIND CIRCUIT BREAKER PANELS, RAN AC PACKS AND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
Part: DISPLAY — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 37,539 hrs · 4,803 cycles
F/O FMS MCDU FAILED POM PROC NO HELP. DIVERTED TO PDX - REPLACED F/O MCDU.
Part: FMC — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 36,137 hrs · 4,662 cycles
NR 1 ENG INDICATIONS FLUCTUATING AT CRUISE FL350. FUEL FLOW N1, N2 EPR ALL FLUCUATING SLIGHTLY BUT NOTICABLE. REPLACED NR 1 FMU PER M/M. LEAKED CHECKED SATISFACTORY, RAN ENGINE PER PFHB, ENGINE TEST NUMBER 3 ALL CHECKS SATISFACTORY.
1999
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (TE FLAP)
RIGHT I/B FLAP VANE LOWER SKIN, TIRE DAMAGE 24 X 22 DAMAGE TO LOWER SKIN AND CORE OF FLAP VANE. AUTHORIZED PREPREG CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE REPAIR.
Part: OVEN — FAILED (G-7 GALLEY)
IN CRUISE, THE NR 327 G-7 GALLEY OVEN HAD AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. CREW HAD TO PULL THE C/B DUE TO IT NOT POPPING. STRONG SMELL AND SMOKE IN AFT AREA. REPLACED OVEN.
Part: OVEN — FAILED (GALLEY)
SMOKE NOTICED COMING FROM G-8 GALLEY OVEN DURING FLIGHT. OVEN SHUT OFF. FOUND OVEN 327 FAN NOT RUNNING, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO OVERHEAT. REPLACED OVEN.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2)
LOUD NOISE REPORTED BY FLT ATTENDANTS AND TOWER, SLIGHT VIBRATION NOTED AT ROTATION RWY 9L IN ATL. SUSPECTED COMPRESSOR STALL. ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE.
1998
Part: COMPRESSOR — SEIZED (NR 1 WATER SYST)
AIRCRAFT DIVERTED INTO SNN WITH SMELL OF BURNING IN CABIN. IRISH AUTHORITIES REMOVED FDR AND CVR FOR ELAVUATION. AIRCRAF STILL IN SNN 100998 UNDER INVESTIGATION. NR 1 WATER SYS AIR COMP FAILED, BURNED WIRING TO COMPRESSOR.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
NR 3 EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK TESTED LOW DURING SYSTEM MAINT TEST. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
L2 EMER EXIT BATTERY PACK FAILS TEST, READS LOW. REPLACED L-2 BATTERY PACK, CKS GOOD.
1997
Part: SWITCH — SHORTED (R4 DOOR SLIDE)
ON L/O CHECK, FOUND PUSH TO TEST INOP FOR R-4 DOOR SLIDE LOW PRESS WARNING. REPLACED LIGHT SWITCH ASSY DUE PTT FUNCTION SHORTED, LIGHT OPS NORMAL.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — ACTIVATED (NR 3 RT LAV)
F/A REPORTED, PASSENGER CAUGHT SMOKING IN 3R LAV. PAX DROPPED CIGARETTE IN LAV TRASH BIN WHICH CAUSED A SMOLDERING FIRE. EXTINGUISHED BY COFFEE AND WATER. INSPECTED TRASH BIN THERMAL SENSOR, NO HEAT DETECTED. INSPECTED TRASH BIN FIRE EXTINGUISHER, NOT DISCHARGED. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY TEST OF LAV SMOKE DETECTOR AND INSPECTED CHUTE DOOR CONDITION. CONTENTS OF CONTAINER REVEALED CIGARETTE. HOWEVER, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE.
Part: OXYGEN GENERATOR — EXPELLED (CABIN)
FOUND ON L/O, 4R F/A EMERGENCY O2 EXPELLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SAME, OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTS AT 11G INOP AND AT 14G 3E F/C GALLEY FWD RED LIGHT INOP.
1996
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENGINE)
GENERATOR FEEDER CABLES DAMAGED, DUE TO SHORTING IN PYLON.
1995
Part: EEL MODULE — INOP (1L CABIN DOOR)
2R DOOR SLIDE LIGHT INOP. REPLACED LIGHT MODULE, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (2R CABIN DOOR)
2R DOOR SLIDE LIGHT INOP. INSTALLED BATTERIES IN CORRECT POSITION, OPERATION NORMAL.
Part: EEL BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING LAYOVER, EMERGENCY FLOOR TRACK LIGTHS AT 40AB TO 47AB OUT. RETERMINATED BROKEN WIRE, RELAMPED AND OPERATION NOW NORMAL.
Part: EEL BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
FLOOR TRACK LIGHTS INOP AT SEAT 1E AND FWD LEFT GALLEY. RELAMPED.