N119AA

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA)Operatoron 1973-05-09Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

AGUSTA SPA A119 Fatal injury NUSNoperator not named in the NTSB record
Source: NTSB case GAA21WA088
Incident · 1973-05-09 Operator named in NTSB report
DOUGLAS DC-10 No injuriesAMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case LAX73IL055

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.

WARNING INDICATION · 2000-01-03 Unresolved
ATA 2781

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)

Source: SDR HALA0000007
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 18 reports

1999

VIBRATION/BUFFET · 1999-11-19 Unresolved
ATA 7200

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)

Source: SDR HALA9900235
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1999-10-19 Unresolved
ATA 2170

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)

Source: SDR HALA9900202
NO TEST · 1999-05-03 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR HALA9900108

1998

WARNING INDICATION; FLAME/FIRE · 1998-12-16 Unresolved
ATA 7200

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)

Source: SDR HALA9800410
NO TEST · 1998-11-03 Unresolved
ATA 3310

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)

Source: SDR HALA9800375
WARNING INDICATION · 1998-04-22 Unresolved
ATA 2750

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)

Source: SDR HALA9800099
NO TEST · 1998-04-01 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR HALA9800080
WARNING INDICATION · 1998-01-19 Unresolved
ATA 3454

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)

Source: SDR HALA9800018
OTHER · 1998-01-08 Unresolved
ATA 3411

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)

Source: SDR HALA9800006

1997

WARNING INDICATION; ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC · 1997-12-19 Unresolved
ATA 2434

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)

Source: SDR 98ZZZM145
WARNING INDICATION · 1997-12-19 Unresolved
ATA 2410

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)

Source: SDR HALA9700315
WARNING INDICATION; ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC · 1997-12-19 Unresolved
ATA 2430

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)

Source: SDR HALA9700316
OTHER · 1997-11-19 Unresolved
ATA 5551

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)

Source: SDR HALA9700231

1996

WARNING INDICATION · 1996-11-21 Unresolved
ATA 3417

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)

Source: SDR HALA96163
OTHER · 1996-09-03 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR HALA96129
NO TEST · 1996-04-11 Unresolved
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR HAL9639

1995

FALSE WARNING · 1995-11-23 Unresolved
ATA 2612

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)

Source: SDR HALA95161
OTHER · 1995-07-06 Unresolved
ATA 2612

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)

Source: SDR HAL95092