N241AA

AMERICAN AIRCRAFT LLC AA100 · 2024 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 2 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AMERICAN AIRCRAFT LLC, IN (owner ≠ operator)

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.

41 reports on file, 1995-02-04 – 2009-03-14.

NO TEST · 2009-03-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 71,999 hrs

LGA - AFT RIGHT OVERWING HATCH BOTTOM EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR LIGHT AT AFT RIGHT OVERWING HATCH BOTTOM EXIT.

Source: SDR AALA2009031400593
NO TEST · 2009-03-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 71,999 hrs

LGA - FORWARD CABIN EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD CABIN EXIT.

Source: SDR AALA2009031400591
NO TEST · 2009-03-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 711,999 hrs

LGA FORWARD LEFT HAND OVERWING HATCH BOTTOM EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR LIGHT AT FORWARD LEFT HAND OVERWING HATCH BOTTOM EXIT.

Source: SDR AALA2009031400592
OTHER · 2009-03-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 71,972 hrs · 38,369 cycles

GOUGE IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 1486 CANT, 16 INCHES UP FROM AFT AIRSTAIRS DOOR CUTOUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00 FIGURE 25.

Source: SDR AALA20090309TUL06
Earlier reports · 1995–2008 · 37 reports

2008

NO TEST · 2008-12-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 71,460 hrs

LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD CABIN OVERHEAD INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200803154
OTHER · 2008-10-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CUT (ZONE 100) · airframe 70,958 hrs · 37,831 cycles

BELLFRAME STATION 1338 CUT AT LONGERON 6 RIGHT. REMOVED SECTION FROM LONGERON 6 RIGHT TO LONGERON 18 RIGHT FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE. SPLICED IN REPAIR PER ESO 80559 DATED SEPT 29-08 IN AFT CABIN.

Source: SDR AALA200810042

2007

OTHER · 2007-06-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: STRAP — MISSING (FLASHLIGHT)

LGA - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT HAS MISSING STRAPS. REPLACED STRAPS FOR EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20071135
OTHER · 2007-06-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: STRAP — MISSING (FLASHLIGHT)

LGA - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT LEFT SERVICE DOOR MISSING STRAP. REPLACED STRAP FOR EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT LEFT SERVICE DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20071136

2005

WARNING INDICATION · 2005-04-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3210

Part: LANDING GEAR — INOPERATIVE

BNA - EN ROUTE BNA-DFW LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED BNA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PINNED GEAR AND RECYCLED GROUND DOOR RELEASE HANDLE. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. FCF COMPLETED AND GEAR RECYCLED AND OPERATES NORMAL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20050285

2003

NO TEST · 2003-11-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: MODULE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW AFT RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY AND MODULE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20031299
NO TEST · 2003-10-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DEN - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT STATION 909 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-104. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20031194
NO TEST · 2003-10-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: MODULE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DEN - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE FOUND ESCAPE PATH EXIT LIGHT AT RIGHT AFT OVERWING DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LOWER BATTERY MODULE AT STATION 900. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20031196
NO TEST · 2003-10-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DEN - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND CEILING LIGHTS AT CLASS DIVIDER STATION 386 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-100. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20031195
OTHER · 2003-08-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY SIGN)

RIGHT NR 2 EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE FOR NR 2 DOOR. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030903
NO TEST · 2003-07-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DFW - BOTTOM LAMP IN TAILCONE THREE LAMP ASSEMBLY AND AFT CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE NEAR AFT LAVATORIES. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030720
NO TEST · 2003-01-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: MODULE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN BY SEAT 21F INOPERATIVE. REPLACED UPPER EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN MODULE AT ROW 20. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030068
FALSE WARNING · 2003-01-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: DOWNLOCK SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (NLG)

ORD - FLT 357 - EN ROUTE LGA-ORD, UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION DURING APPROACH TO ORD. GEAR WAS DOWN 3 GREEN LIGHTS ALL MECHANICAL VISUAL INDICATION AGREE, ON SHORT FINAL. RECEIVED AUDIO LANDING GEAR ALONG WITH A RED LIGHT IN THE NOSE GEAR. THIS HAPPENED 304 TIMES WITH A QUICK FLASH OF THE RED LIGHT. DID A GO-AROUND AND CYCLED THE GEAR, ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND THE NOSE GEAR FLASHED RED ONE TIME. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. SENSOR BAD, REPLACED NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SENSOR. SWUNG GEAR 4 TIMES. NO FAULTS NOTED. SYSTEM GROND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030036

2002

NO TEST · 2002-12-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 27-29 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20021795
WARNING INDICATION · 2002-11-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: CLAMP — DEFECTIVE (A/C BAY)

TUL - FLT 9623 - DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK, FLIGHT ACCOMPLISHED A MAXIMUM POWER TAKEOFF WITH APU RUNNING. CLIMB POWER WAS SELECTED AS NORMAL AFTER TAKEOFF. AT 9,000 FEET, TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE WAS NOT BEING USED. WHEN MOVED TO HIGH PRESSURE BLEED OFF TAIL LIGHT FLICKERED. WHEN ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. LANDED TUL WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED AUG VALVE CLAMPS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20021622
OTHER · 2002-10-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)

AIRCRAFT HAS SRM CONDITION II DAMAGE AT STA 237 FROM LONGERON 17L TO 18L. AREA 16 INCH X 14.5 INCH HIGH, DEPTH .050 INCH. REPAIR APPROX 18 INCH X 18 INCH. PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, 10-29-02. PAPERWORK SIGNED OFF TO SRM.

Source: SDR AAL2003F00009
OTHER · 2002-10-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5347

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

NR 6 SEAT TRACK IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK FROM STA 210 TO 798 IAW SRM 53-05-00, FIG 98.

Source: SDR AAL2003F00014
OTHER · 2002-10-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: PAN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

CORROSION ON BOTTOM FORWARD CARGO DOOR PAN STA 370, STA 427. SIZE OF DISCREPANCY: AREA 6 INCH X 57 INCHES, DEPTH 0 TO .050. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD CARGO, LOWER DOOR PAN IAW SRM 53-05, FIG 44.

Source: SDR AAL2003F00000
OTHER · 2002-10-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

LONGERON CRACKED, STA 160, L29L, OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OFF DAMAGED AREA, INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE CAP IAW SRM 53-02-00.

Source: SDR AAL2003F00001
OTHER · 2002-10-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: BRACKET — BROKEN (FUSELAGE)

VARIABLE LOAD FEEL BRACKET, RT OUTBOARD LUG BROKEN. OUT OF LIMITS, COCKPIT AT STA 108. REPLACED VARIABLE LOAD FEEL BRACKET IAW ESO 80559.

Source: SDR AAL2003F00002
OTHER · 2002-10-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

PLATE/SKIN, FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER, ST 1380, L14R. CRACK LENGTH .3125 INCH. ROUTED OUT CRACK TO .3125 DIAMETER, INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-01, FIG 4, SH3.

Source: SDR AAL2003F00003
OTHER · 2002-10-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: MOUNT — CORRODED (AFT SERVICE DOOR)

AFT GIRT BAR MOUNT AT AFT SERVICE DOOR, CORRODED. 6 INCH X 8 INCH AREA CORRODED. INSTALLED TITANIUM DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-03 AND AARD 53-00-00-2.

Source: SDR AAL2003F00004
OTHER · 2002-10-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

CRACK IN LOWER LONGERON FLANGE AT FASTENER AT FRAME, STA 313 LONGERON 17 RT. SPLICED LONGERON IAW SRM 53-02, STA 313 LONGERON 17 RT.

Source: SDR AAL2003F00006
OTHER · 2002-10-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

CRACK IN LOWER LONGERON FLANGE AT FASTENER AT FRAME STA 275, LONGERON 17 RT. E58 NR 4426954 INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE SECTION FROM STA 265-285, L17 RT SIDE IAW SRM 53-02-00 FIG 18, SHT 1.

Source: SDR AAL2003F00007
OTHER · 2002-10-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER, STA 1380 ABOVE LONGERON 14 LT. BOTH .250 INCH IN LENGTH, AFT LEFT FUSELAGE, STA 1380. REPAIRED DAMAGE IAW AARD AND SRM. REQUIRED SMALL CUTOUT, REPAIR IN UNPRESSURIZED AREA.

Source: SDR AAL2003F00008
OTHER · 2002-10-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: WINDOW FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)

WINDOW FRAME CRACKED LOWER FORWARD CORNER, STA 984 LEFT SIDE E58 NR4426956. CRACK LENGTH .5000 INCH AT CABIN/FUSELAGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER FOR WINDOW FRAME REPAIR ON LOWER FORWARD CORNER STA. 984 LT SIDE IAW AARD.

Source: SDR AAL2003F00005
NO TEST · 2002-08-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, SEAT 11D EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SEAT 11D EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20021225

2001

OTHER · 2001-07-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

LAX - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOD LIGHT ROW 7 THROUGH 11 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOD LIGHT BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20011461
OTHER · 2001-06-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT FORWARD OVERWING EXIT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20011277
WARNING INDICATION · 2001-02-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3610

Part: CLAMP — BROKEN (TAIL)

RDU - FLT 1389 - EN ROUTE RDU-ORD, DETECTED TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. AIR INTERRUPTED, RETURNED RDU AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED CLAMP AT RIGHT SIDE ACM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20010330

2000

OTHER · 2000-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3610

Part: DUCT — RUPTURED (NR 1 ENGINE)

DFW - FLT 1225 - EN ROUTE DFW-PSP, DETECTED AIRCRAFT VEERING TO LEFT AND NR 1 SIDE ENGINE AT IDLE. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 SIDE ENGINE. REPLACED 13TH STAGE BLEED DUCT AT DUCT WALL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20002048
NO TEST · 2000-11-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT 20D INOPERATIVE. RE-CONNECTED EMERGENCY EXIT CANNON PLUG. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20001830

1999

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1999-04-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2932

Part: TRANSMITTER — DEFECTIVE (LT HYD SYSTEM)

DFW - FLT 1322 - DURING CRUISE, LEFT HYDRAULIC QTY AND PRESSURE DECREASED TO ZERO. FLIGHT AIR INTERRUPTED AND RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT PRESSURE TRANSMITTER CASE SPLIT AND LEAKING. REPLACED LEFT PRESSURE TRANSMITTER AND SYSTEM LEAK CHECKED WITH NO LEAKS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA990482

1998

NO TEST · 1998-02-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: SPLICE — LOOSE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, TAIL CONE FLOOD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LOOSE WIRE SPLICE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA980281

1997

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1997-12-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2121

Part: FAN — DEFECTIVE (ACM BAY)

BOS - FLT 1341 - DURING CLIMB-OUT ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, BOS CREW NOTED STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT. AIR INTERRUPTED AND RETURNED TO BOS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED FAN AND P1-1300 AND R5-1300 CONNECTOR. REPLACED BOTH PACK COALESCER BAGS. OPERATED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM PER MM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

Source: SDR AALA972491
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1997-06-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (LT ACM)

DFW - FLT 1826 - AFTER T/O DFW DURING CLIMB-OUT AT FL100, HOT ODOR NOTED IN CABIN FOLLOWED BY SMOKE FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYS. LEFT ACM WAS OBSERVED IN FULL HOT POSITION WITH TEMP CONTROL SWITCH IN AUTO POSITION. TURNED OFF LT ACM AND A/C RETURNED TO DFW, LANDING OVERWEIGHT W/O INCIDENT. PLACARDED COCKPIT TEMP CONTROL INOP IN AUTO MODE AND PLACARDED LEFT ACM THERMAL CONTROLS SWITCH INOP. ACCOMP O/W LANDING INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYS GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OP. REPLACED LT ACM 130 DEGREE THERMOSTAT SWITCH AT SEA. ACCOMP GROUND ENG RUN AND OPERATED LT AND RT ACM THROUGH FULL RANGE HOT AND COLD WITH NO DEFECTS OR ODOR NOTED. SYS GROUND CHECKED NORM OP. REMOVED PLACARDS. (M)

Source: SDR AALA971075

1995

NO TEST · 1995-02-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE CONNECTION (CABIN)

OKC - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING IN FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. TIGHTENED LOOSE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP CONNECTOR AT FIRST CLASS BULKHEAD. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL OPERATION. (W)

Source: SDR AALA950201