N119AA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA) | Operator | on 1973-05-09 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES INC (per NTSB report)
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.
19 reports on file, 1995-07-06 – 2000-01-03.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (COCKPIT)
HNL - FLT 931 - SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY DURING CRUISE AT FL 350 MACH .82 MINUS 57 DEGREES CELSIUS. CONTINUITY CHECK SLATS SENSOR, NO DEFECTS NOTED, CHECK SLAT HANDLE SWITCH, NO DEFECTS NOTED, CHECKED SLAT PROXIMITY SWITCHES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ON GROUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY BOX (PRECAUTIONARY). OPS CHECK OK FOR SERVICE. (X)
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 18 reports
1999
Part: ENGINE — VIBRATION (NR 1)
NR 1 ENGINE IN CRUISE FL360, 1 HOUR OUT OF LAX HAD NOTICEABLE VIBRATION ABOVE 88.9 PCT, N2 94.0 PCT, NR 1 CSD TEMP 30 DEGREES CELSIUS RISE 60 DEGREES CELSIUS BELOW 89 PCT N2 VIBRATION WAS LESS FELT IN AIRFRAME AND N1 FUEL LEVER. REPLACED ENGINE PER MCM SECT 12 CARD DR 719401. POWER ASSURANCE CHECK OK PER MCM SECTION 12 719578. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS OK. ACCOMPLISHED PYLON INSPECTION PER MCM. (M)
Part: COALESCER BAGS — DIRTY (CABIN)
FLT 2 - HNL - STRONG ODOR IN CABIN SERVICE AREA MOSTLY BURNING OIL SMELL, BUT ALSO LIGHT PLASTIC SMELL. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL 3 WATER SEPARATOR SOCKS. PURGED AIR CONDITION SYSTEM PER TAFI 21-50-00 PAGE 120. OPS CHECK OK. (M)
Part: SPLICE — FAILED (SEAT 1B)
IN FLIGHT, DOOR 1L, 2L, 3L, EMERGENCY LIGHTS DIMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. OCCASSIONALLY BRIGHT. SEAT LIGHT ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF LEFT AISLE IN 'A' AND 'B' CABINS ALSO. REPAIRED EMERGENCY LIGHT WIRE AT SEAT 1B. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. (M)
1998
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2)
FLT 21 - SEA - NR 2 ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. N1 STARTED DECREASING AND EGT STARTED INCREASING IMMEDIATELY AFTER POWER SET FOR TAKEOFF. EGT INCREASED TO 925 AND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT REPORTED FLAMES EXITING TAILCONE. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE PER MCM DR719401. OPS AND LEAK CHECK PER MCM DR719518. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
LAS - FLT 935 - NR 3 FUEL LEVER LIGHT WON'T TEST. NR 2 FUEL LEVER AND FIRE T-HANDLE LIGHT DON'T ILLUMINATE DURING FIRE WARNING TEST. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE FUEL SHUT OFF LIGHT ASSY. OPS CHECK OK. REPLACED NR 2 FUEL SHUT OFF HANDLE, LIGHT ASSY AND CONTROLLER, OPS CHECK OK. (M)
Part: CONTROL VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS)
LAS - FLT 03 - LOG PAGE 4091834 - WHILE TURNING ONTO RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE, SELECTED FLAPS AT 10 DEGREES. SHORTLY AFTER FLAPS AND INDICATOR REACHED 10 DEGREES, THE FLAP INDICATORS INDICATED THAT FLAPS WERE STILL CREEPING DOWN. RAN FLAP FULL DOWN THEN UP AND THEN TO 10 DEGREES AGAIN. CONDITION SAME, RETURNED TO GATE. REPLACED FLAP CONTROL VALVE, OPS CHECK GOOD. (X)
Part: CONTROL BOX — FAILED (CABIN)
HNL - FLT 10 - EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST INOP (GREEN LT) AND 2L AND 4L FAULT LIGHT CAME ON DURING TEST. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT CONTROL BOX ON 2L AND 4L DOOR, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: NPU — FAILED (NR 2)
FLT 26 - HNL - NAV UNREADABLE, BOTH HSI AND RMI HEADINGS WERE DIFFERENT IN NAV POSITION UP TO 50 DEGREES AT ONE POINT. HSI COURSE INDICATORS DID NOT AGREE WITH LEGS PAGE COURSE. NR 1 WENT TO VERIFY POSITION, NR 2 WENT TO DR. POSITION CHECKED OK FOR BOTH. A/C RETURNED TO HNL, WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. (M)
Part: FITTING — LOOSE (LT NR 1 ADC)
PDX - FLT 25 - ON TAKEOFF ROLL, CAPTAIN HAD NO AIRSPEED IND, F/O AIRSPEED READ 115 KTS, DID HIGH SPEED ABORT. LEAK TESTED CAPT PITOT/STATIC SYSTEM. FOUND LEAK AT NR 1 ADC QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING. RE-SEATED FITTING. SYSTEM LEAK CHECKS OK. BITE CHECK NR 1 ADC TEST OK. (M)
1997
Part: ECU — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)
HNL - FLT NR 4 - IN CRUISE FLIGHT, NR 1 GEN OFF LIGHT CAME ON. VOLT/FREQENCY ZERO. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND RESET NR 1 GEN. VOLT/FREQS OK. 4 MINUTES LATER NR 1 GEN DROPPED OFF LINE AGAIN. FOUND NR 1 DC BUS TIE RCCB CLOSED, REPLACED RCCB AND NR 1 ECU, RUN 1 AND 3 PARALLEL AND PARALLEL GEN CHECK OK. (M)
Part: CSD — FAILED (NR 3)
FLT 4 - HNL - ON CLIMB-OUT, AC BUS TIE NR 3 ISOL LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED FREQ AT 392. NR 3 WOULD NOT PARALLEL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HNL, WHERE A UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. ADJUSTED CSD, FREQS TO 400HZ. GROUND RUN CHECKED NORMAL. (M)
Part: RCCB — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)
HNL - FLT NR 4 - IN CRUISE FLIGHT, NR 1 GEN OFF LIGHT CAME ON. VOLT/FREQENCY ZERO. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND RESET NR 1 GEN. VOLT/FREQS OK. 4 MINUTES LATER NR 1 GEN DROPPED OFF LINE AGAIN. FOUND NR 1 DC BUS TIE RCCB CLOSED, REPLACED RCCB AND NR 1 ECU, RUN 1 AND 3 PARALLEL AND PARALLEL GEN CHECK OK. (M)
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB)
DURING B-CHECK IN LAX, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER RIGHT AFT FITTING, APPROX 2 INCHES INBOARD OF ATTACH BOLTS. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER LEFT AFT ATTACH FITTING CRACKED 4.75 INCH INBOARD OF ATTACH BOLTS. (M)
1996
Part: CADC — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E COMPT)
SEA - FLT 2025 - OVERSPEED WARNING ON TAKEOFF AT 90 KNOTS. ABORTED TAKEOFF. NO STICK SHAKER. PERFORMED AURAL WARNING CHECKS PER TAFI 31-51-00 PAGE 105. PERFORMED PITOT STATIC CHECKS. ALL SYSTEM CHECK NORMAL. REPLACED NR 1 CADC AS A PRECAUTIONARY. (M)
Part: CONTROL MODULE — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
HNL - FLT 21 - FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS, CABIN C, RIGHT SIDE CAME ON DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED THR NR 1 CONTROL MODULE AND THE OPERATIONAL CEHCK WAS OK. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
HNL - FLT 10 - ON PRE-FLIGHT IN HNL, FOUND AFT POWER PACK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER PACK. OPS CHECK OK. (X)
1995
Part: CONNECTORS — DIRTY (NR 1 ENGINE)
HNL - FLT NR 25 - NR 1 FUEL LEVER, FIRE HANDLE AND A-LOOP LIGHT FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY ON DESCENT WITH ENGINES AT IDLE. NO AURAL WARNING. MOVED NR 1 THROTTLE SLIGHTLY FORWARD AND INDICATION WENT AWAY. OTHERWISE, FOLLOWED H.A. S.O.P. AFTER LANDING ON TAXI IN. NR 1 FIRE WARNING CAME ON WITH AURAL WARNING. SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE AND FIRE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. ASKED TOWER IF THERE WAS ANY SMOKE FROM ENGINE, BUT, THEY SAID ALL LOOKED NORMAL. CLEANED NR 1 ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR CANNON PLUGS ON ELEMENTS. A-LOOP TESTED GOOD. (M)
Part: FIRE LOOP — CHAFED (NR 1 ENGINE)
LAX - INFORMATION FROM LOG PAGE 142093. DURING ENGINE NR 1 LOOP , 'B' FLICKERED ON OVER A ONE MINUTE PERIOD. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE 1 IN FIRE PROTECTION SECTION OF FCOM. WITH ENGINE 1 LOOPS SWITCH SELECTED TO 'A' LOOP, A SATISFACTORY LOOPS 'A' TEST WAS DONE. FOUND WIRE CHAFED UNDER CLAMP AT 5 O'CLOCK POSITION AFT SECTION. WRAPPED WIRE BUNDLE AND REPLACED CLAMP. CHECKS NORMAL. REMOVED PLACARD. CLEARED MAINTENANCE ITEM CONTROL SHEET. (X)