N903DL
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.
18 reports on file, 1995-09-22 – 2007-06-23.
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 54,894 hrs · 44,075 cycles
ON LAYOVER, FOUND SEATROW 18ED EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS INOP FOUND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR UNDER SEAT UNPLUGGED. RECONNECTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, OPS CK GOOD.
Part: CONNECTOR — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 54,894 hrs · 44,075 cycles
ON LAYOVER FOUND SEATROW 1DC EMERGENCY PATHWAY LIGHTS INOP. FOUND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION UNDER SEAT BROKEN. REPAIRED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. OPS NML.
Earlier reports · 1995–2006 · 16 reports
2006
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (TAIL CONE) · airframe 52,175 hrs · 42,331 cycles
TAIL CONE DELAMINATION/SPONGY APPEARS TO BE SKYDROL SOAKED. REPLACED TAIL CONE DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE PER M/M 53-53-00-401-2 P/N INSTALLED 5940163-1.
2005
Part: ADC — FAULTY (NR 2) · airframe 49,246 hrs · 40,232 cycles
A/S INDICATOR ON CO-PILOTS CONTINUED TO GO UP WHILE CAPTS AIRSPEED WENT DOWN. REPLACED CADC NR 2.
Part: APU — CONTAMINATED · airframe 48,824 hrs · 39,907 cycles
ENGINE ANTI ICE ON NOTICED FAINT OIL SMELL, SMELL DISSIPATED WHEN TURNED OFF. ANTI ICE ON, SMELL RETURNED. FOUND APU CONTAMINATED WITH SKYDROL/OIL. CLEANED APU INLET AND PERFORMED FULL DUCT BURNOUT PER OPERATION 5089 AS PRECAUTIONARY.
2004
Part: CSD — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 46,176 hrs · 38,054 cycles
TEN MINUTES INTO FLT GOT LT GEN OFF MSG. LEFT CSD TEMP WAS RISING THRU YELLOW AND RED ARC. REPLACED LT ENGINE CSD AND GENERATOR.
2002
Part: FILTER — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 43,161 hrs · 35,974 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT OF CVG LEFT HYD QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. FOUND LINE AT THE LT ENGINE HYD FILTER MODULE LEAKING REPLACED SAME SYSTEM NOW CHECKS NORMALLY.
2001
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FS 240, L-18L) · airframe 40,593 hrs · 34,076 cycles
FUSELAGE / SKIN / FS 229-256 / LONG. 18L-19L : GROUND DAMAGE CUTOUT REPAIR THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND DENTED AND CREASED BETWEEN FS 229 & 256 JUST BELOW THE LONGERON 18L CUSP LINE. THE DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN WAS REMOVED WITH A 20" X 6" CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER INSTALLED PER ER/A 382046-14, REV A.
Part: GASKET — CRACKED (LT ACM BAY) · airframe 39,044 hrs · 32,912 cycles
TAIL COMPT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB OUT. H.P BLEED SELECTED OFF. AFTER 2 MINS LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, DIVERT TO CVG TO AVOID ICING CONDITIONS. FOUND TUBE ON LT FLOW CONTROL VLV WITH CRACKED FLARE. RPLCD TUBE. ALSO FOUND DUCT SENSOR COVER PLATE GASKET BLOWN ON BLEED DUCT. REPLACED GASKET. RAN ENGS AND PACKS, NO LEAKS NOTED AND NO HIGH TEMP LIGHT. OK FOR SERVICE.
2000
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 38,216 hrs · 32,294 cycles
EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT BATTERY HAD A LOW CHARGE. REPLACED SAME.
1999
Part: OVEN — DIRTY (FWD GALLEY)
EN ROUTE TO MKE ON FLT 1872/28, THE FLT CREW REPORTED BURNING SMELL IN FWD GALLEY. FOUND FOOD BOILED OVER IN OVEN, NO VISIBLE SMOKE OCCURRED. CLEANED OVEN.
Part: O-RING — FAILED (RUDDER)
RUDDER HYD SHUTOFF VALVE HAD O-RING DAMAGE. DAMAGE CAUSED WHITE HAZE IN CABIN WHEN FLUID INGESTED. REPLACED O-RING.
1997
Part: AIR DISTRIBUTION — ODOR (COCKPIT)
AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTORS ACTIVATED ON FINAL, LIGHT ODOR IN COCKPIT. INSPECTED WATER SEPARATORS AND ENGINES, PERFORMED AUG VALVE CHECK. NO TROUBLE FOUND.
Part: INLET — DIRTY (APU)
DURING CLIMB-OUT ATL, SMELLED ODOR IN AFT CABIN, CLEARED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. FOUND SKYDROL FROM PREVIOUS LINE LEAKAGE AT LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE IN APU INLET. CLEANED INLET AND PERFORMED BURNOUT.
Part: BRACKET — LOOSE (COCKPIT)
BOTH AUTO PRESSURIZATION SYSTEMS FAILED ON T/O, MANUAL PRESS WHEEL JAMMED ON CONSOLE. FOUND OUTFLOW VLV CONTROL WHEEL SUPPORT BRACKET HARDWARE LOOSE IN QUAD CAUSING WHEEL TO BIND AGAINST QUAD SECURED HARDWARE CABIN PRESS CONTROL SYS CKS NORMAL.
Part: COALESCER BAGS — DIRTY (CABIN)
WITH ENGINE A/I ON, THERE IS A STRONG FUME SMELL IN THE AIRCRAFT. RAN ENGINES PER M/M 21-20-2, BURNOUT OF HIGH PRESSURE PNEUMATIC DUCTING. REPLACED NR 1 AND 2 WATER SEPARATOR BAGS, ALL CHK OK.
1995
Part: EEL FUSE — FAILED (CABIN)
NO FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY ESCAPE MARKING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FROM ROW 29 TO REAR OF AIRCRAFT. REPLACED FUSES IN BATT RACK B5-212, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (LT MLG WW)
DURING D1 LETTER CHECK, FOUND DOUBLER CRACKED AT MLG W/W AFT FRAME T-ANGLE O/B CORNER. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-05.