N227AA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
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.
21 reports on file, 1995-04-10 – 2009-04-16.
Part: TRANSPONDER — FAILED (TAIL CONE) · airframe 75,632 hrs · 40,402 cycles
DEN - ON APPROACH AT 9000 FEET AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING CAUSING THE TRANSPONDERS TO FAIL. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED DEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ACCOMPLISHED LIGHTNING INSPECTION CARD 05-53-00-6. NO DAMAGE NOTED DUE TO LIGHTNING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: CYLINDER — LEAKING (ZONE 700) · airframe 74,986 hrs · 40,051 cycles
ORD INFLIGHT - RIGHT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO IN FLIGHT. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND BLOWN CYLINDER SEAL IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL. REPLACED CYLINDER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Earlier reports · 1995–2008 · 19 reports
2008
Part: BATTERY PACK — CORRODED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 73,186 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 28 TO 30 INOPERATIVE. CLEANED CORROSION ON BATTERY PACK AT SEAT ROW 28 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROWS 28 TO 30. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 73,186 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 3D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 3D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
Part: FLASHLIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 73,186 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT LT NR ONE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT LT NR ONE DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
2007
Part: SENSOR — LEAKING (A/C PACK TEMP)
DFW INFLIGHT T2236/08OCT - TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED WASHER FOR AIR CONDITION HIGH TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN TAIL COMPARTMENT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
DFW - CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 23 TO 28 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT ROW 25 FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 23 TO 28. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (LT ENGINE)
DFW INFLIGHT T1027/31DEC, LEFT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED ON CLIMB-OUT AT FL200. ENGINE PARAMETER AST IDLE APPEARED NORMAL. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AS PRECAUTION. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER ONE ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: COALESCER BAG — INOPERATIVE (AIR CON SYS)
SMOKE IN CABIN. RETURNED BWI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED COALESCER BAG AND REPLACED APU DRAIN O-RING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ON WALL ACROSS FROM FORWARD LAVATORY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ASSEMBLY ON WALL ACROSS FROM FORWARD LAVATORY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE ROWS 8-11 INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTEYR CONNECTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2002
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (A/C BAY)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, TAIL CONE CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED TAIL CONE CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN AFT TAIL SECTION DIM. TIGHTENED GROUND WIRE FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IN AFT TAIL SECTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2000
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (TAIL)
LAX - FLT 88 - EN ROUTE LAX-ORD, TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR INTERRUPTED, RETURNED LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RE-TORQUED AUGMENTATION VALVE DUCT CLAMPS. LEAK CHECKS GOOD. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: APU — LEAKING (APU BAY)
LAX - FLT 1070 - EN ROUTE LGB-DFW, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DETECTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AIR INTERRUPTED, DIVERTED LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED APU ASSEMBLY. LEAKED CHECKED GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED PACK AND BURNOUT PER THE MM. NO SMELL OR SMOKE NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1998
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 1231)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME FS 1231 LONGER 30. CUTOUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED FRAME CUTOUT REPAIR PER SRM 53-03 FIG 32. (M)
Part: LIGHT — LOOSE (CABIN)
ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING FROM PASSENGER SEAT ROW 22 AFT FOUND INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED DISCONNECTED CONNECTOR ON EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP SEAT ROW 22. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1997
Part: TIE DOWN TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1007-1079)
TUL - TIE DOWN TRACK HAS NUMEROUS AREAS OF CORROSION STATION 1007 TO 1079, TOP AND BOTTOM. INSTALLED NEW LEFT FORWARD TIEDOWN TRACK STATION 1003 TO STATION 1220. INSTALLED PER SRM 51-00 AND STANDARD PRACTICES CHIP 20. (M)
Part: VALVE — DEFECTIVE (RIGHT PACK)
BUF - FLT 246 - EN ROUTE ORD/SYR, DURING CRUISE ATL FL 370, CABIN ALTITUDE STARTED TO CLIMB. INITIATED DESCENT WITH POWER ON BOTH PRIMARY, STANDBY AND MAUAL CONTROLLERS BUT UNABLE TO CONTROL GRANUAL CABIN ALTITUDE INCREASE. PASSING FL 160, ALL PAX O2 MASKS DEPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY AND FLOW INDICATORS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BUF AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE FERRY UNPRESSURIZED BUF/ORD. REPLACED RIGHT PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND ENGINE RUN AND OPERATED BOTH PACKS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN PRESSURIZATION CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. RESTOWED ALL PAX O2 MASKS AND SERVICED O2 SYSTEM. SYSTEMS GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1996
Part: RETRACT MECH — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG DOORS)
LAX - FLT 1843 - AFTER TAKEOFF LAX WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, CREW NOTED VIBRATION FROM AREA OF NOSE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER GATE ARRIVAL, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE NOTED DOWN. RESEQUENCED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1995
Part: ACM — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
DFW-FLT 2016-DURING CRUISE AT FL 370 AND JUST PRIOR TO BEGINNING DESCENT, RT AIR CYCLE MACHINE FAILED. CABIN ALT BEGAN UNCONTROLLED CLIMB AS A/C INITIATED EMERG DESCENT. PAX OXYGEN MASKS WERE MANUALLY DEPLOYED AND ALL MASKS DROPPED. CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED MAX FL 150 BEFORE DESCENDING WITH A/C TO FL 100. A/C CONTINUED TO DFW AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. ACCOMP GROUND ENG RUN AND PERFORMED CHECK OF LT AND RT AIR CYCLE MACHINES WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLERS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. UNABLE TO DUP PROBLEM. REPLACED OXYGEN CANNISTERS AND RESTOWED ALL OXYGEN MASKS. RE-SAFETIED MANUAL DROP SWITCH. ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLT WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM OPS CHECK OK.