# N781DL: Lockheed L-1011-385-1, registration cancelled 1996-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Lockheed L-1011-385-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (registry code 5265010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A23WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A23WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 193A1003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 28, 1991
- Last registry action: July 20, 1994
- Mode S code: AA9493
- Owner when cancelled: [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=781DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781DL-1996-01-25

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Lockheed L-1011-385-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1.md

## Service difficulty reports (9)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR DLL13953489](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL13953489), Aug 23, 1995: BLKHD ANGLE. CRACKED. RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION 33,000 FEET, SOURCE UNKNOWN. LOUD BANG, UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF PRESSURIZATION. ABLE TO HOLD CABIN ALTITUDE TO 7,000 AT A/C ALTITUDE 
- [SDR DLL13953397](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL13953397), Aug 15, 1995: HOSE. LEAKING. HYD SYSTEM B-QUANTITY DOWN TO .6250 INCH, TURN ON ATM, TURN OFF ENG PUMP. QUANTITY CONTINUED TO DROP 1/2, TURNED OFF ATM. FOUND PRESSURE LINE FROM B1 PUMP LEAKI
- [SDR DLL13953324](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL13953324), Jul 13, 1995: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. AT LETTER CHECK DURING INSPECTION OF FS 1363 BULKHEAD, FOUND BULKHEAD CAP WITH DAMAGE. REPLACED CAP FROM LBL 80 TO RBL 80 PER DL ERA 271374AD.
- [SDR DLL13952931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL13952931), Jul 5, 1995: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FOUND AT HMV, CORROSION DAMAGE ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 669, C-1 CARGO COMP. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-23-0 FIG 802.
- [SDR DLL13952923](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL13952923), Jul 5, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING HANGER INSPECTION, THE LT HORZ STAB WAS FOUND TO HAVE CRACKED RIBS AND L/E PANEL. REPAIRED PER SRM 55-12-00.
- [SDR DLL13953341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL13953341), Jul 3, 1995: SKIN. DENTED. A 1.625 BY 1.375 BY 0.128 DENT WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FS 651, BETWEEN STGR 27R AND STGR 28R. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 271295-14.
- [SDR DLL13952906](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL13952906), Jun 24, 1995: SKIN. LIGHTNING STRIKE. LIGHTNING STRIKE UPPER WING SKIN I/B FWD CORNER. REPAIRED PER 57-32-00 FIG 807.
- [SDR DLL13953003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL13953003), Jun 9, 1995: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. CAP CRACKED IWS 580.6 FRT SPAR LWR CAP, AT RADIUS INSIDE TANK 4 OB RIB. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER SRM 57-11-00, FIG 807.
- [SDR DLL13953691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DLL13953691), Jan 31, 1995: NOSE COWL. DENTED. DURING INSPECTION, A DENT WAS DISCOVERED IN THE EXTERIOR SKIN AT THE 5 0'CLOCK POSITION OF ENGINE NOSE COWL. COWL WAS ROUTED TO SHOP WHERE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED P

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA303), Aug 24, 1995: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (N781DL), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate certification/approval of the airframe structure. Contributing was the lack of required inspections of the failure area.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19950823036159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950823036159A), Aug 23, 1995: Lkheed 10113851 (N781DL), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. Decompression at FL330. Descended. Returned lax. Stringer broke. Bulkhead separated. AD on fittings not complied.
- [Incident 19930529026109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930529026109I), May 29, 1993: Lkheed 1011385114 (N781DL), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Smoke in cabin taxiing to gate. Shut engine down, evacuatded. One slide faulty.NR2 airconditioning pack valve faulty

## Other aircraft with N781DL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781DL): Pilatus PC-12/45, S/N 334, built 2000

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