N236AA

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Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA)Operatoron 1987-03-08Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Incident · 1987-03-08 Operator named in NTSB report
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 No injuries Part 121AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case NYC87IA105

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.

34 reports on file, 1996-03-24 – 2008-10-02.

OVER TEMP; WARNING INDICATION · 2008-10-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2170

Part: DUCT — LEAKING (WATER SEPARATOR) · airframe 71,191 hrs

DFW - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT INDICATION DURING CLIMBOUT. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR DUCT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200802656
WARNING INDICATION · 2008-09-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3520

Part: OXYGEN MASK — FAILED (CABIN)

DFW INFLIGHT T323/01SEP. DURING DESCENT THROUGH FL110 PRESSURIZATION FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED AND CREW REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMELL. CREW REPORTED UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURE. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND OXYGEN MASKS AT SEAT ROW 21 DID NOT DEPLOY. REMOVED DEBRIS FOR MOST FORWARD CABIN PRESSURE SAFETY VALVE. CLEANED AND RESTOWED MASKS AND CHANGED OXYGEN GENERATORS. INSPECTED SEAT ROW 21 PASSENGER SERVICE UNITS WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPS.

Source: SDR AALA200802256
NO TEST · 2008-07-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 70,586 hrs

LGA - EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT CARGO INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT CARGO. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)

Source: SDR AALA200801787
Earlier reports · 1996–2007 · 31 reports

2007

F.O.D.; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2007-08-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: BLADES — DAMAGED (RT ENGINE)

SJC INFLIGHT T2426/29AUG - BIRD STRIKE ON NUMBER TWO ENGINE DURING CLIMB. CREW REPORTED ODOR AFTER BIRD STRIKE. RETURNED TO SJC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. FOUND TWO FAN BLADES WITH MINOR DAMAGE. BLENDED BLADES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20071642

2006

NO TEST · 2006-06-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

LGA - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 8 THROUGH 11 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5101 FOR INOPERATIVE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 8 TO 11. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20060382
OTHER · 2006-06-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2133

Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — SEPARATED (CABIN PRESSURE)

TUL INFLIGHT AIRCRAFT LOST CABIN PRESSURE AT 28,000 FEET. OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. RETURNED TO TUL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND OUTFLOW VALVE DOOR DETACHED FROM AIRCRAFT. ONLY SMALL SECTION OF HINGED AREA REMAINED. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE AND OXYGEN GENERATOR AND MASKS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20060358
NO TEST · 2006-03-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK EQUIPMENT 3BS101 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK 3BS101 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20060197

2003

NO TEST · 2003-12-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: SOCKET — SHORTED (CABIN)

EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 21-31 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SOCKET IN ROW 30. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20031462
OTHER · 2003-12-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3234

Part: SWITCH — FAILED (NLG)

DFW T9602/03 EN ROUTE MSY-DFW NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LANDING GEAR HANDLE SWITCH AND RESERVICED NOSE GEAR STRUT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. CLOSED

Source: SDR AALA20031381
NO TEST · 2003-09-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DEN - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTING INOPERATIVE AT THE OVERWING EXIT. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030992
OTHER · 2003-06-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: SOCKET — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

FOUND DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHTING AT SEAT 7D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHT SOCKETS AT 7D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030628
OTHER · 2003-02-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

TUL - FOUND FS 1485 CANT FRAME CRACKED, TOP LEFT AFT SIDE. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON FRAME PER AARD 53-10-00-32. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030232
OTHER · 2003-02-04 Unresolved
ATA 5313

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

TUL - FOUND CRACKED LONGERON 10L AT STATION 1271. INSTALLED DOUBLER SPLICE PER SRM 50-02-00 ON LONGERON 10L. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20031040
OTHER · 2003-02-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5312

Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

TUL - FOUND AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD UPPER RIGHT FS 1338, CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030141
OTHER · 2003-02-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

TUL - FOUND SHEAR TIE CRACKED ABOVE LONGERON 16L STATION 1309. REPLACED SHEAR TIE WITH NEW PART SRM 51-20-00. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030142
OTHER · 2003-01-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

TUL - FOUND CRACK IN FRAME STATION 1174 AT LONGERON 6 LEFT. INSTALLED FRAME DOUBLER AT STATION 1174, L6L PER AARD 53-10-00-30. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030234
OTHER · 2003-01-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

TUL - FOUND CRACK IN FRAME AT STATION 1136 LONGERON 6R. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON FRAME STATION 1136 L6R PER AARD 53-10-00-30. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030233
OTHER · 2003-01-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

TUL - FOUND CRACK FS 503. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER ON FRAME REF SRM 53-10-00-30. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030235

2001

NO TEST · 2001-03-11 Unresolved
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — LOOSE (COCKPIT)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT COCKPIT OVERHEAD PANEL INOPERATIVE. RE-SECURED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRE AT OVERHEAD COCKPIT PANEL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20010405

2000

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2000-11-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: O-RING — LEAKING (NR 2 ENGINE)

BNA - FLT 1669 - EN ROUTE LGA-HOU, DETECTED LOS OF RIGHT SIDE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY. AIR INTERRUPTED, DIVERTED BNA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT SIDE HYDRAULIC TRANSFER CYLINDER O-RING. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. NO LEAKS NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20001970
NO TEST · 2000-11-16 Unresolved
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — CHAFED (CABIN)

SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AISLE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT WIRES AT SEAT ROW 21. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20001953
WARNING INDICATION · 2000-03-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (NLG)

DFW - FLT 2355 - AFTER TAKEOFF, RED NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPEATED 3/11/2000 WITH TRIP 1970. REPLACED NOSE GEAR UP PROXIMITY SENSOR. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20000449

1999

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1999-11-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3320

Part: HOLDER — DEFECTIVE (GALLEY)

ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL NOTED IN THE AFT GALLEY DOOR AREA. REPLACED UPPER SIDEWALL LIGHT SOCKET IN AFT GALLEY AREA. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA991750
NO TEST · 1999-08-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BULB — SHORTED (ROW 21)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS FROM ROW 21 AFT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BULBS AT SEAT 27D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA991194
NO TEST · 1999-06-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (ROW 12)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT ROW 12 INOPERATIVE AND MISSING LENS. REPLACED SEAT MOUNTED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND LENS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA990943
OTHER · 1999-05-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: JAMB — CORRODED (BS 1242)

TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER DOOR JAMB BEAM OUTBOARD SIDE AT STATION 1242 BELOW RIGHT TIE DOWN TRACK. TREATED AND PRIMED BLENDED AREA. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO 80559, DATED 4-29-99. (M)

Source: SDR AALA990649
OTHER · 1999-04-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5347

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1307)

TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK NR 3. REPLACED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK FROM STATION 1222-1309 PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4F. (M)

Source: SDR AALA990650

1998

NO TEST · 1998-05-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT IN TAIL CONE COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT ASSEMBLY IN TAIL CONE COMPARTMENT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA981092
FALSE WARNING · 1998-01-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (NLG)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, NOSE LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WITH HANDLE DOWN. REPLACED NLG UPLOCK SENSOR. ACCOMPLISHED NLG RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

Source: SDR AALA980031

1997

FALSE WARNING · 1997-12-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: SENSOR — DIRTY (NLG)

ORD - FLT 0317 - EN ROUTE LGA/ORD, NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING DESCENT. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR, FOUND TO BE DRY. LUBRICATED NOSE GEAR AND ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING MULTIPLE TIMES, NO DISCREPANCY NOTED. ALSO, FOUND UPLOCK SENSOR DIRTY WITH GREASE AND GRIME. CLEANED SENSOR, SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

Source: SDR AALA972503
NO TEST · 1997-11-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — CORRODED (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND THREE EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFTSTAIRS TAIL CONE AREA INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SECTION OF WIRE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA972177
NO TEST · 1997-11-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONNECTOR — CORRODED (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FUOND EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFT STAIR WELL INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT FIXTURE CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA972179
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1997-01-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LEAKING (AFT FUSELAGE)

DFW - FLT 1945 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW DURING CLIMB-OUT, FUMES NOTED IN CABIN. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND FUMES CLEARED WHEN AIR CONDITIONING PACKS TURNED OFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPAIRED HYDRAULIC LINE LEAK IN LEFT TAIL AREA NEAR APU INLET. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BUNROUT PROCEDURE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION WITH NO FUMES NOTED. (M)

Source: SDR AALA970263

1996

NO TEST · 1996-03-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)

ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT AFT SIGN AT AFT GALLEY DOOR INOPERATIVE. CLEANED AND RESEATED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN CONNECTOR API-4 AT AFT GALLEY DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA960450