N8501F
Registered owner: DELTA AIR LINES INC, GA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAUAI HELICOPT | Operator | on 1967-12-13 | Operator named in NTSB report |
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.
24 reports on file, 2006-06-25 – 2013-08-30.
Part: LINE — LEAKING (DOWNLOCK) · airframe 27,891 hrs · 24,482 cycles
DURING APPROACH, WHILE TRYING TO BRING GEAR DOWN, RECEIVED A MASTER WARNING GEAR DISAGREE. NOSE WHEEL DOOR WAS OPEN BUT GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN. WARNING SOUNDED WITHIN 5 SECONDS OF GEAR HANDLE DOWN. HAD AMBER DASHES FOR NOSE WHEEL, FOLLOWED QRH ON 2ND ATT. COMPLIED WITH PA 05-018, REV K SCENARIO 1. FOUND MLG SELECTOR VALVE DOWNLOCK LINE LEAKING. R & R FLOW RESTRICTOR IAW AMM 32-32-10. IAW FIM R & R NLG SELECTOR VALVE IAW AMM 32-33-10. OPS/LEAK CK GOOD, PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS IAW AMM TASK 32-30-00-720-801. ALL FUNCTIONAL CKS GOOD.
Part: CONTAINER — DAMAGED (LIFE VEST) · airframe 27,626 hrs · 24,226 cycles
CAPTAIN AND F/O LIFE VEST HAS HOLE IN BAGS. R & R CAPTAIN AND F/O LIFE VEST IAW AMM 25-61-03.
Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (CRASH AXE) · airframe 26,952 hrs · 23,673 cycles
CRASH AXE HOLDER THAT MOUNTS TO COCKPIT PANEL 222LRW IS CRACKED. R & R WITH SERVICEABLE CRASH AXE HOLDER IAW SRM 51-41-02.
Earlier reports · 2006–2012 · 21 reports
2012
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG) · airframe 26,523 hrs · 23,172 cycles
GEAR DISAGREE AND NOSE DOOR WARNING ON ED1 WITH BOTH MAIN GEAR UP INDICATIONS AND NOSE WHEEL DOWN INDICATION WITH GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION. ADJUSTED PROXIMITY SENSOR PS14GA IAW 32-61-05 OPS CHECK OF MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION IAW 32-32-00 OPS CHECKS GOOD, CODE WERE S21DOWN NEAR S22 DOWN FAR S23DOWN FAR S35 DOWN NEAR S30 DOWN FAR S31 SOWN FAR S32 DOWN FAR DI14 DOWN ON SI15 DOWN ON A/C OK FOR SERVICE. COMPLIED WITH PA 05-018J SCENARIO 1.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 25,899 hrs · 22,521 cycles
FLIGHT ATTENDANT FLASHLIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLASHLIGHT BATTERY IAW AMM 25-61-04. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: TRIM SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (AILERONS) · airframe 55,874 hrs · 22,492 cycles
AILERON TRIM MOVES POSITION IN FLIGHT UN-COMMANDED. CANNOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW AMM 27-12-00. OPS CHECKED NORMAL AT THIS TIME.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (AILERONS) · airframe 25,848 hrs · 22,468 cycles
AILERON TRIM DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE WORKING. TRIM IS HARD TO CENTER. FULL DEFLECTION ON TRIM DOESN'T MOVE YOKES OR CONTROL SURFACES. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF AILERON TRIM SYSTEM IAW AMM 27-11-00. ALL CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SELECTOR VALVE — FAULTY (MLG) · airframe 25,396 hrs · 22,036 cycles
ON CLIMBOUT GEAR SELECTED UP RECEIVED ANTI-SKID MSG, THEN RECEIVED GEAR DISAGREE MSG AND PARKING BRAKE SOV MSG. C/W PA 05-018F, REMOVED AND REPLACED MLG SELECTOR VALVE OPC GOOD CLEARS DM AND RETURN TO SVC. GEAR SWING PERFORMED, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,156 hrs · 21,817 cycles
LBL 9 FLOORBEAM CAP HAS CORROSION AROUND NUT PLATE HOLES FROM FS 589 TO FS 605. REPAIRED IAW BOMBARDIER REO 601R-53-00-005.
Part: VANE — CHAFED (TE FLAP) · airframe 25,156 hrs · 21,817 cycles
LEFT AND RIGHT INBOARD FLAP VANE LEADING EDGES CHAFED. REPAIRED IAW BOMBARDIER REO 601R-57-52-004.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,156 hrs · 21,817 cycles
LBL 27 FLOORBEAM CAP HAS CORROSION AROUND NUT PLATE HOLES FROM FS 574 TO FS 621. REPAIRED IAW BOMBARDIER REO 601R-53-61-3778.
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,156 hrs · 21,817 cycles
FS 280 BULKHEAD CRACKED AND CORRODED BETWEEN LBL 9 AND RBL 9. REPAIRED IAW BOMBARDIER REO 601R-53-11-136.
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (WING) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,156 hrs · 21,817 cycles
ACCESS OPENING FOR PANEL 640AT, 640BT, 640CT HAVE CORROSION. BLENDED 0.003" DEEP IAW SRM 57-21-32.
Part: BULKHEAD — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,156 hrs · 21,817 cycles
FS 621 PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB GOUGED IN 6 AREAS ABOVE WL 73.5. REPAIRED IAW BOMBARDIER REO 601R-53-61-2155.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,156 hrs · 21,817 cycles
THE FLOOR SUPPORT BEAM AT FS 349 TO BE CORRODED ON THE UPPER FLANGE AROUND A NUT PLATE LOCATED BETWEEN LBL 27 AND LBL 36. REPAIRED IAW EA CRJ253-00421B AND ASSOCIATED 8110-3.
Part: STRUT — LOW (NLG) · airframe 24,897 hrs · 21,563 cycles
GEAR DISAGREE IN FLIGHT NOSE GEAR DOWN MAINS RETRACTED. SERVICED NLG STRUT WITH OIL AND NITROGEN IAW AMM 12-12-32 ALSO ADJUSTED NOSE LANDING GEAR CENTERED EXTENDED PROX SENSOR IAW AMM 32-61-05 ALL CHECKS GOOD. JACKED AND SWING GEAR IAW AMM 07-11-00 AND 32-30-00.
2011
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 24,498 hrs · 21,182 cycles
A CARGO OVERHEAT CAUTION MESSAGE WITH LIVE CARGO IN THE HOLD MESSAGE WAS DEFERRED PER MEL 21-55-05. PLACARD INSTALLED.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 24,394 hrs · 21,084 cycles
CAPT'S, F/O'S, F/A'S EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT FAILS "RED" LED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPT'S, F/O'S, F/A'S EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 25-60-00. VERIFIED PARTS EFFECTIVITY.
Part: RESERVOIR — FAULTY (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 24,262 hrs · 21,012 cycles
GEAR DISAGREE MASTER WARNING ON APPROACH. QRH EP12-4 COMPLETED. GEAR CAME DOWN PRIOR TO USING EMERGENCY RELEASE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 HYD SYSTEM RESERVOIR IAW AMM 29-12-30. OPS CHECK/LEAK CHECK GOOD. SEE AML 707543 ITEM 2 FOR PA 05-018B COMPLIANCE.
Part: DOWNLOCK SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 23,195 hrs · 19,983 cycles
AIR RETURN FOR GEAR DISAGREE. ADJUSTED NR1 AND NR 2 RT DOWNLOCK SENSORS, PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS IAW AMM 32-30-00.
2010
Part: SEAL — BLOWN (NLG STRUT) · airframe 20,670 hrs · 17,711 cycles
GEAR DISAGREE ON TAKEOFF. MTX C/W PA 05-018. NOSE STRUT SEALS WERE BLOWN AND GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FULLY. REPACKED AND SERVICED STRUT IAW AMM 32 -21-20.
2009
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 20,556 hrs · 17,561 cycles
TWO INCH CRACK FOUND WITH EDDY CURRENT AT SEMI PRESSURE BULKHEAD FRAME CAP-ANGLE BEND RADIUS AT FS 559 TO BL 18.00 DURING 16 K INSPECTION.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAULTY (CARGO BAY)
ON CLIMB-OUT, RECEIVED CARGO SMOKE WARNING MESSAGE. QRH FOLLOWED WITH UNEVENTFUL LANDING, NO ACTUAL SMOKE OR FIRE. TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM AND AMM FOUND NR1 SMOKE DETECTOR BAD, REMOVED AND REPLACED DETECTOR. OPS CHECK GOOD. (K)
2006
Part: FLAP — MALFUNCTIONED (WING) · airframe 12,397 hrs · 10,819 cycles
FLAPS FAIL AT SELECTED 8 DEGREES DURING TAXI. RETURNED TO GATE. PERFORMED OPERATION CHECK IAW AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27-51-00. MONITOPRING FLAPS PER AD 98-20-01 FOR 72 HRS.