N218AA

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Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

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.

32 reports on file, 1996-03-12 – 2008-06-05.

OTHER · 2008-06-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: STRAP — BROKEN (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 74,656 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT ENTRY DOOR HAS BROKEN BAND. REPLACED STRAP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT AFT ENTRY DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)

Source: SDR AALA200801531
NO TEST · 2008-06-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROWS 21 AFT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT SEAT ROW 20 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROWS 21 AFT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)

Source: SDR AALA200801530
NO TEST · 2008-06-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 74,656 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT AFT GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT OVERHEAD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT AFT GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)

Source: SDR AALA200801533
NO TEST · 2008-06-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 74,656 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROW 20 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT OVERHEAD BIN FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROW 20. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)

Source: SDR AALA200801532
Earlier reports · 1996–2007 · 28 reports

2007

NO TEST · 2007-07-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS GALLEY OVERHEAD INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS GALLEY OVERHEAD. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20071345
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2007-03-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7261

Part: GEARBOX — INOPERATIVE (RIGHT ENGINE)

AFTER TAKEOFF FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED HEARING LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY A MODERATE VIBRATION. ALL INSTRUMENTS APPEARED NORMAL. AT FLIGHT LEVEL 290 RIGHT ENGINE OIL STRAINER CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER TWO ENGINE AT DFW ON 24 MARCH 2007 DUE TO METAL IN OIL FILTER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20070543
WARNING INDICATION · 2007-03-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: INDICATION SYS — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)

RIGHT ENGINE OIL STRAINER CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT FLIGHT LEVEL 370. LIGHT STAYED ON AT IDLE. CREW SHUT DOWN RIGHT HAND ENGINE. ENGINE WINDMILLED FOR 27 MINUTES WITH NORMAL OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY. RETURNED TO TPA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT HAND ENGINE OIL FILTER. FILTER CHECKED CLEAN. PLACARDED RIGHT ENGINE OIL STRAINER INDICATION INOPERATIVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20070538

2005

NO TEST · 2005-11-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)

BOS - EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CEILING FROM ROWS 22 TO 26 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CEILING FROM ROWS 22 TO 26. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20050748
WARNING INDICATION · 2005-01-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2740

Part: MOTOR — INOPERATIVE (STAB TRIM)

ORD - EN ROUTE ORD-DCA LEVELING OFF AT 5000 FEET WITH AUTOPILOT ON, AUTOPILOT TRIM LIGHT CAME ON WITH NOSE UP PITCH. DISCONNECTED AUTOPILOT AND RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALT STABILIZER TRIM MOTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20050038
OTHER · 2005-01-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

MIA - EMERGENCY LIGHT IN COCKPIT OVERHEAD INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT IN COCKPIT OVERHEAD. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20050032
OTHER · 2005-01-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

AUS - FORWARD AUXILIARY OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR FORWARD AUXILIARY OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20050024
OTHER · 2005-01-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGNECY LIGHT)

AUS - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 9DEF INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 9DEF. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20050023

2004

NO TEST · 2004-08-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

RDU - CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 18 AND 21 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 18 AND 21. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20040877
NO TEST · 2004-02-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DFW - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 17 THROUGH 29 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 17 THROUGH 29. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20040280

2003

OTHER · 2003-12-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

AUS EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS OVER SEATS 28DEF THROUGH 31DEF INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT BATTERY PACK IN OVERHEAD BIN AT SEAT 28DEF. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. CLOSED

Source: SDR AALA20031442
OTHER · 2003-08-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONNECTOR — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 18-21 INOPERATIVE. RE-SEATED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030860
OTHER · 2003-06-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3241

Part: CONTROL VALVE — LEAKING (ANTI-SKID SYS)

BOS - FLT 1201 - EN ROUTE BOS-DFW, DURING CLIMB-OUT, RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAD TOTAL LOSS OF FLUID, UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR. RETURNED BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED ANTI-SKID CONTROL VALVE. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND ELECT HYDRAULIC PUMP AS PRECAUTIONARY. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FILTERS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030677
OTHER · 2003-02-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

FOUND TWO CRACKS AT FASTENERS THROUGH FUSELAGE SKIN STATION 1380, LONGERON 14 RT. .25 INCH STOP DRILLED END OF TWO CRACKS AT STATION 1380 RIGHT DYE CHECK. END OF STOP DRILLED VERIFIED BY QA, 006, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM CH 53-01-00 FIG 2 SHEET 3 AND AARD 53-30-00-2. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030195
OTHER · 2003-02-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN STATION 138 LONGERON 13L. STOP DRILLED END OF CRACK AND APPLIED NON-PRESSURIZED DOUBLER PATCH PER SRM 53-01-00 FIG 2 SHEET 3, SRM 53-34-00 PAGE 17 FIG 4 SHEET 2, PAGE 16 FIG 4 SHEET 1, SRM 51-01-00 PAGE 1, AND AARD 53-30-00-02 PAGE 1. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030194

2001

OTHER · 2001-06-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (AFT ACCESSORY)

TPA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, TWO EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE TAIL CONE ESCAPE SLIDE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20011275
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2001-04-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 4990

Part: O-RING — LEAKING (APU)

DFW - FLT 2090 - EN ROUTE SAN-DFW - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, DETECTED HAZE IN CABIN. LANDED DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG O-RING AT APU. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK. NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED PACK BURNOUT PER THE MM. SYSTEM GRUOND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20010864
NO TEST · 2001-02-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)

SAT - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT FORWARD SECTION INOPERATIVE. REINSTALLED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR AT FORWARD BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20010237

2000

FALSE WARNING · 2000-04-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (MLG)

IAH - FLT 2011 - WHILE ON RUNWAY, BRAKE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, NR 1 INDICATED 400 DEGREES AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY. FIRE DEPARTMENT CHECKED BRAKE, LIGHT WENT OUT, TEMPERATURE BACK TO NORMAL. RETURNED TO GATE AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL. REPLACED NR 1 BRAKE TEMPERATURE SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

Source: SDR AALA20000647

1999

WARNING INDICATION · 1999-06-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7250

Part: STATOR VANE — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)

PHL - FLT 317 - DURING CLIMB-OUT AT 33,000 FT, FLT CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM NR 2 ENG WITH THE EGT PEGGED AT 800 DEGREES.FLT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SECURED NR 2 ENG AND DIVERTED TO PHL. A/C LANDED PHL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE NR 2 ENG TURBINE FAILED. REPLACEDNR 2 ENG, PERFORMED ENG RUN UP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPS. THE 8TH STAGE STATOR VANE WAS BROKEN AND LIBERATED. THE LIBERATED VANE CAUSED THE DAMAGE TOTHE REST OF THE HPC AND ALL STAGES OF THE TURBINE. FATIGUE MARKS WERE NOTED ON THE 8TH STAGE STATOR FRACTURE SURFACE BUT DUE TO THE SECONDARY DAMAGE, AN IMPACTINITIATION SITE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. (M)

Source: SDR AALA990956

1998

NO TEST · 1998-06-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP IN FIRST CLASS CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA981177
FALSE WARNING · 1998-05-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)

ORD - FLT 756 - DURING CRUISE, EN ROUTE TUL-ORD RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH NO ADVERSE YAW OR EXCESS NOISE. NO ASSOCIATED ORAL WARNING WITH GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. CYCLED GEAR WITH NO DEFECTS INDICATED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED PROXIMITY CONTROL BOX AND TESTED ACCORDING TO MM. NO DEFECTS INDICATED. CYCLED GEAR AGAIN NUMEROUS TIMES COULD NOT DUPLICATE. AIRCRAFT HAS NO HISTORY OR RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA980998

1997

OTHER · 1997-07-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: FITTING — CORRODED (BS 215)

TUL - G2 GALLEY TIE DOWN FITTING IS CORRODED AT STATION 215. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW TIE DOWN FITTING AT STATION 215, G2 GALLEY. (M)

Source: SDR AALA971322
OTHER · 1997-03-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: PAN — CORRODED (BS 150)

TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON G1 GALLEY WATER CONNECTION FLOOR PAN AND CUSP. REMOVED CORRODED CUSP AND ASSOCIATED CORRODED AREAS INSTALL DOUBLER, TREATED, PRIMED AND PAINTED PER SRM CHAPT 51. (M)

Source: SDR AALA970531
OTHER · 1997-03-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 162-198)

TUL - FLOORBOARD SUPPORT JUST INBOARD OF FORWARD ENTRY DOOR SILL WAS CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFFECTED SUPPORT PER SRM CHAP 51. (M)

Source: SDR AALA970530

1996

OTHER · 1996-03-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 1322)

TUL - LOWER J-ANGLE CORRODED. REMOVED AFFECTED AREA OF J-ANGLE. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF FRAME AND DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-03, FIGURE 2A, SHEET 1, PAGE 4A AND ESO 80559, DATED 3-13-96. TST: 39,427. CYCLES: 22,544. (X)

Source: SDR AALA960397
OTHER · 1996-03-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: CUSP — CORRODED (BS 1136-1155)

TUL - CUSP CORRODED LT SIDE, STA 1136 TO STA 1155. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER CHAPTER 53 AND ESO 80559. TST: 39,429.01. CYCLES: 22,544. (X)

Source: SDR AALA960393
OTHER · 1996-03-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 1155)

TUL - FORWARD LOWER CORNER DOOR CUT-OUT, LOWER ANGLE FITTING CORRODED. REMOVED DAMAGED ANGLE FITTING. REPLACED WITH NEW ANGLE FITTING. TST: 39,421. CYCLES: 22,544. (X)

Source: SDR AALA960394