audidudi From United States of America, joined Oct 2007, 257 posts, RR: 0 Posted (1 year 15 hours ago) and read 26329 times:
Delta's ship #6314 (N674US) was removed from storage yesterday (05/19) after spending over 50 weeks in the desert. I assume it takes many hours of work to bring it back to operational service. What exactly would be undertaken to accomplish this?
Also is this the next aircraft to go to Singapore for interior mods?
strfyr51 From United States of America, joined Apr 2012, 488 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (1 year 14 hours ago) and read 26091 times:
catching up on all the service checks and open inspections due, any Airworthiness inspections , the airplane has probably been "pickled" (preserved with covers and plugs) so the aircraft should be in decent shape as the Storage proceedures are going to arrest deterioration.. The engines will require high power runs and ground checks with all the systems exercised for leaks and operation. More than likely for a Ferry flight to where the pre-service work wil be accomplished..The work would not be a major deal unles the airplane had sustained damage.as even corrosion is slowed out in the desert where it's hot and Dry
jporterfi From United States of America, joined Feb 2012, 358 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (1 year 12 hours ago) and read 24842 times:
Why is it headed to ANC? Does Delta do a lot of their maintenance there, or is that where they usually do the procedures to put stored aircraft back into service? Or is it going somewhere else after it lands in ANC to have all of that work done?
AA737-823 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 5338 posts, RR: 11 Reply 9, posted (1 year 12 hours ago) and read 24695 times:
Quoting jporterfi (Reply 8): Does Delta do a lot of their maintenance there, or is that where they usually do the procedures to put stored aircraft back into service?
Goodness, no.
Greetings from ANC- Delta does NOTHING here. NWCargo used to have a large MX facility here, but it was shut down post-merger.
It's on its way somewhere else.
CV880 From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 989 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (1 year 11 hours ago) and read 24381 times:
Quoting audidudi (Thread starter): Also is this the next aircraft to go to Singapore for interior mods?
There are two mods due out of SIN soon. Flightaware shows N668US enrte from JFK-NRT and then to SIN today and later tonight. It's possible that 674 could go nonstop from ANC to WSAP (PayaLebar) as one of the aircraft out of mods went the reverse route awhile back. The SIN-NRT flight on the 22nd shows a modified 744.
Minor question: why would it stop in Phoenix on the way to Anchorage? If it's just going to be a positioning flight anyway. Would there be any paperwork or maintenance issues that could be done there but not at Marana?
PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 4956 posts, RR: 14 Reply 14, posted (1 year 10 hours ago) and read 23866 times:
Quoting Newark727 (Reply 13): Minor question: why would it stop in Phoenix on the way to Anchorage? If it's just going to be a positioning flight anyway. Would there be any paperwork or maintenance issues that could be done there but not at Marana?
Most likely businesswork that DL had to do that they could do at PHX. Also, a lot of planes stop over at PHX before going to Marana. Maybe better fuel services as well for the flight.
dbo861 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 792 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (1 year 9 hours ago) and read 23455 times:
I'm curious why they would be taking this aircraft out of storage. Is there an operational need for additional 744s in service? How many more 744s does DL have in storage?
cf6ppe From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 306 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (1 year 7 hours ago) and read 21773 times:
With the subject aircraft needing four powerplants installed and several systems probably needing systems flushed and seals checked, I would imagine that one or more LAF(s) - local acceptance flights - need to be accomplished prior to turning the equipment loose for a third if tge way or so journey around the world.
Some of the previous comments have tried to explain that there is more than towing to the flight line, adding crew, and filing a flight plan.
I have no knowledge of how Delta does this return to service of stored equipment, but I have participated in gathering powerplants to enable several DC10s to be flown from the storage facility to a vendor modification facility.
anyway, my 2 cents. So starting the ferry to the vendor facility from PHX makes sense.
audidudi From United States of America, joined Oct 2007, 257 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (1 year 7 hours ago) and read 20883 times:
I would be curious to know if the engines were removed prior to long-term storage on this aircraft. I know that when BA returns their B744s from MZJ to CWL, they take several weeks of maintenance work before returning to service; perhaps they are doing either a C or D Check after their long-term storage. I know that they get repainted after all that time in the sun as the paint definitely fades.
PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 4956 posts, RR: 14 Reply 24, posted (1 year 2 hours ago) and read 16355 times:
Quoting phatfarmlines (Reply 22): Looks like the aircraft parked at gate 23 (right corner gate) in Terminal 3 in PHX for 1 1/2 hours before continuing on to ANC.
Damn, I hope someone at PHX today got a shot of it.
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25 JAAlbert: Does Delta use its own pilots to fly the plane out of Marana? If so, how do they get their pilots to Marana? It's a bit of a drive from either TUS or
26 richierich: I would think DL uses their own pilots - they probably have a mechanic or two out there as well to make sure everything is a go before taking to the
27 PSU.DTW.SCE: This aircraft was parked in June 2011 when it was coming due for a D-check. N674US will be heading to Asia first for heavy maintenance and then for th
29 cf6ppe: From airline planning and finance points of view, a parked B747 equals four spare powerplants. An airline/cargo carrier may choose to use the removed
30 Bottie: It's not that far by car, TUS-MZJ is +/- 45 minutes.
31 dlramp4life: Saw it yesterday at gate 23 when I was going into work...It caught me off guard... I was going to go up and see it but it already left...According to
32 4holer: Few questions: That flight number still hasn't left ANC. Is it still there or did it get a new flight number? Also: If it was empty, and I mean stripp
33 audidudi: I couldn't find the ANC-SIN sector on FlightAware but here is the SIN-QPG flight. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL9951
34 chrisair: It's a 45 minute drive from TUS or a 1:15 drive down from PHX (maybe more if they stopped at In n Out).
35 PHX787: About 3 months ago I saw some UA pilots at the In-n-Out in Tempe and they were en route to MZJ.
36 dlramp4life: I would think fuel or maybe a crew change......
37 CV880: See DAL9971, PANC-WSAP, 22May http://flightaware.com/live/flight/D...1/history/20120522/1700Z/PANC/WSAP N661US should come out of modification as the
38 audidudi: N674US is due to leave ANC this morning and fly directly to QPG. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N674US Correction to my reply 33; there is anothe
39 FlyASAGuy2005: I've been slacking..how many reconfigured a/c are currently in SERVICE? Ships numbers would help too. And as I understand it, 4 are in mods at the sa
40 panamair: Back in service: 5 Total Ships 6302, 6303, 6304, 6306, and 6310 In mods/starting: 4 Total Ships 6301, 6305, 6308, and 6314 Off-topic, looks like the
41 goosebayguy: Engines usually have inhibiting oil if stored for long periods. Usually short term storage will just require a ground run. I'm talking about 2-4 weeks
42 FlyASAGuy2005: Thanks. They seem to be churning them out rather quickly. I was a little disappointed at what seemed like a slow-down in the 763 mods. Hopefully it p
43 cokepopper: Thanks for the info. To be clear the lower F/A bunks ARE installed on these a/c.
44 CV880: Ship 6301 OEW has been changed to the modified ship weight as of today. 6305 is due out in about another 2 weeks, if all goes according to the 6-7wk
45 audidudi: Ship 6301 (N661US) is all ready to return to the US tomorrow. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N661US
47 audidudi: I agree. It almost looks like it flies right over the northern part of North Korea, which would definitely be a NO-NO! A direct route of 6,673sm and
49 panamair: It should be done before June 7 or 8 as that is when ATL-NRT is scheduled to transition from the 77L to the 74S (while LAX-NRT goes from the 74S to t
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