last update: September 01, 2008

 

 

N656DL

24396/0266
 
Roll out 23/01/1990

 

First flight 21/02/1990
Type 232
Engines Pratt & Whitney PW2037
Selcal EL-FP
Configuration F24Y159
Name  
Photos        

 

Date

Registration

 Remarks
07/03/1990 N656DL del Delta Air Lines; '656'.
09/03/1990 N656DL rgd to Delta Air Lines Inc.
02/06/1999 N656DL the airplane substained substantial structural damage to the nose wheel well aft bulkhead during a hard landing at Phoenix/Sky Harbor; the en route flight from New York to Phoeinx was uneventful; about 3 seconds before touchdown, at the termination of a visual approach, the airplane's pitch increased to 5.8 degrees; the captain, who was the flying pilot, described the first touvchdown as being 'firm', and in the runway's touchdown zone, close to the centerline; there was a maintenance carry over (MCO) disabling the auto-spoiler-deployment system, so the first officer manually deployed the spoilers upon touchdown; the captain stated he then applied forward pressure to the control yoke; the captain additionally reported that he 'felt a jolt' as the nose gear returned to the runway; after landing, the airplane taxied to the gate; it was subsequently examined and substantial damage was observed to the airplane's nose gear wheel aft bulkhead, associated underlying structure, and skin panels; the digital flight data recorder was read out and it revealed that approximately 3 seconds prior to touchdown, the pitch attitude started increasing in response to nose up elevator inputs to a maximum of about 5.8 degrees, and the airplane touched down (transitioned from air to ground) then became airborne again; the second air to ground transition occured 3 seconds later and the elevator positions changed over the next second from plus 6 degrees to minus 16 degrees as the pitch attitude rapidly decreased to -0.7 degrees at a rate of 4 degrees per second; there was no evidence of any mechanical malfunctions during the landing event.
04/10/2002 N656DL at Dallas/fort Worth in 2000 Delta Air Lines c/s & Delta titles (repainted after 17/03/2001).