N224AA
Registered owner: FRIEDMAN CARY DBA, SC (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA) | Operator | on 1996-06-05 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES (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.
30 reports on file, 1996-03-05 – 2006-06-16.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR INOPERATIVE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Earlier reports · 1996–2005 · 29 reports
2005
Part: ENGINE — SHUTDOWN (RIGHT)
DFW - ON CLIMB-OUT AT 8500 FEET, HEARD LOUD BOOM FROM RIGHT ENGINE. ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN TO WINDMILL. WINDMILLED FOR 16 MINUTES. DOWNLOADED FLIGHT DATA RECORDER PER ENGINEERING. REPLACED NUMBER TWO ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DEN - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT COCKPIT AND FORWARD DOORS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-23 AT STATION 211 FOR COCKPIT AND FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (SEAT 9D)
DFW - EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT AT SEAT 9D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT SEAT 9D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FIRST CLASS OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR FIRST CLASS OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.--CLOSED--
Part: CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
PHX - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND FORWARD ENTRY CEILING LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER FOR FORWARD ENTRY CEILING LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
PHX - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS OVER FORWARD OVERWING EXITS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER FOR EXIT SIGNS OVER FORWARD OVERWING EXITS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGNECY LIGHT)
DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS COMMON TO EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2002
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT AT FORWARD MAIN ENTRY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT AT FORWARD MAIN ENTRY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CHARGER — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER AND BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SEAT 8D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD AISLE CEILING, FORWARD GALLEY CEILING, LEFT ENTRY CEILING AND COCKPIT CEILING EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2001
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (ACM)
DFW - FLT 1086 - EN ROUTE DFW-MSY, DETECTED TAIL HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATE IN COCKPIT. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. RE-SECURED CLAMP AT LEFT SIDE AIR CYCLE MACHINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2000
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (AIRSTAIRS)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT STAIRS SIDEWALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRE SPLICE JUST AFT SIDE WALL EMERGENCY LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE FLOOR PATH LIGHTS AT ROW 15 AND 23 INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRING AT ROW 15. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (L1 DOORWAY)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT WALK AROUND LIGHT AT L1 DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT WALK AROUND LIGHT AT L1 DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD GALLEY FLOOR EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GRO1111UND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, STAIRWELL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. SECURED LOOSE CONNECTOR ON STAIRWELL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1998
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
PHX - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1997
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, L1 DOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED L1 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 160)
TUL - LONGERON LEG CRACKED AT FASTENER LONGERON 3L STA 160. REPLACED DEFECTIVE AREA OF LONGERON AND SPLICED PER SRM 51. 42,301 HOURS. CYCLES, 23,692. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 229-788)
TUL - DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON ENTIRE LENGTH OF SEAT TRACK, REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY. REPLACED ENTIRE LENGTH OF NR 6 TRACK PER SRM 51. 42,301 HOURS. CYCLES, 23,692. (X)
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (BS 1330)
TUL - GUSSET FOR RT LAVATORY FLOORBOARD SUPPORT JUST FWD OF LARGE PULLEY CLUSTER, AFT LEFT. CORNER IS CORRODED AT FASTENER HOLE. INSTALLED STAINLESS STRAP PER ESO 805-59 DATED 4-24-97 AT NUTPLATE HOLE. 42,301 HOURS. CYCLES, 23,692. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 200)
TUL - RIGHT CENTER SEAT TRACK CORRODED ON FLANGE AND TOP SURFACE OF TRACK. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF TRACK. REF: 53-05 (PREVIOUSLY SPLICED). 42,301 HOURS. CYCLES, 23,692. (X)
Part: CONNECTOR — BROKEN (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS IN MAIN CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN/PULLED UP FLOOR LIGHT TRACK AND TWO BROKEN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP CONNECTORS IN MAIN CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1174-1287)
TUL - SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION FROM STA 1174 - STA 1287 BEYOND DEPTH LIMIT PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NR 1 SEAT TRACK FROM STA 1174 - STA 1309 PER SRM 51. 42,301 HOURS. CYCLES, 23,692. (X)
1996
Part: PUMP — FAILED (RT ENG)
ATL - FLT 455 - AFTER TAKEOFF ATL DURING CLIMB-OUT WHEN SWITCHING ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMPS TO LOW, RIGHT PUMP FAILED WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES, MANUALLY EXTENDED LANDING GEAR AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ATL, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT ENG HYD PUMP AND SYS FILTERS. SERVICED RIGHT HYD SYSTEM. ACCOMP GROUND ENG RUN AND SYS LEAK AND GROUND CHECKED NORMAL. A/C MX FERRY ATL/TUL. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR DUE TO DAMAGE SUSTAINED DURING LANDING AT ATL. ACCOMPLISHED DOOR RIG AND LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SEA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BY FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP BY FORWARD GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: JAMB BEAM — CORRODED (CARGO DOOR)
CORROSION AROUND INBOARD DOOR STOP AND ALONG DOOR SILL BEAM. REMOVED CORROSION. TREATED AND PAINTED REWORK AREA PER ESO 80559, DATED 3-5-96. TST: 38,945:30 HRS. CYCLES: 22,142. (X)
Part: BRACKET — CORRODED (FS 1287)
TUL - PULLEY BRACKET ON RT AFT SIDE OF FS 1287 CEILING AREA (AFT ) CORRODED. REMOVED OLD CORRODED BRACKET, INSTALLED NEW PULLEY BRACKET. TST: 38,945.30 HRS. CYCLES: 22,142. (X)