N253AA
Registered owner: ANDURIL INDUSTRIES INC, CA (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
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.
46 reports on file, 1996-02-22 – 2010-11-28.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 74,844 hrs · 39,629 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT RIGHT NUMBER 1 DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 74,326 hrs · 39,366 cycles
EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS AFT OF ROW 22 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR AFT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 74,326 hrs · 39,366 cycles
EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT AFT OF ROW 22 INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR AFT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: MODULE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 74,326 hrs · 39,366 cycles
EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS AFT OF ROW 22 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED MODULE FOR AFT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Earlier reports · 1996–2009 · 42 reports
2009
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 73,188 hrs · 38,765 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT IN FORWARD CABIN AISLE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 73,188 hrs · 38,765 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT IN AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 72,242 hrs · 38,253 cycles
LGA - FLIGHT ABORTED TAKEOFF ON ACCOUNT OF MID CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATION. RETURNED LGA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED PROXIMITY SENSOR AND ADJUST. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: STATIC PORT — DEBONDED (ZONE 100) · airframe 72,004 hrs · 38,138 cycles
LEFT STATIC CASTING IS DISBONDED FROM SKIN AT STATION 465 AND LONGERON 27 LEFT. REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE STATIC PORT CASTING PER MM 53-30-00-7, RVSM CHECK ACCOMPLISHED PER E-58 6256771.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (SPOILER ACTUATOR) · airframe 42,840 hrs · 3,779 cycles
GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR FITTING CRACKED INBOARD SIDE. NEW 8130 SPOILER CASTING INSTALLED PER SRM 57-00 AND SRM 51-30-00.
Part: BATTERY — WEAK (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 42,840 hrs · 3,779 cycles
FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHT PACK AB5-3 WEAK DURING TESTING PER CARD 4289. INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE BATTERY PER CARD 4289 AND MM 33-60-98-4.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 42,840 hrs · 3,779 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY PACK B5-N6 INOPERATIVE WHILE TESTING PER CARD 4289. REMOVED UNSERVICEABLE BATTERY PACK, INSTALLED NEW BATTERY PACK BAT5014 PER MM 33-53-00-6 AND CARD 4285.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 72,225 hrs · 38,244 cycles
CANT FRAME CRACKED AT TAILCONE ALIGNMENT PIN, 9:00 POSITION. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00.
2008
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 69,695 hrs
MSP - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 23D BROKEN. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 23D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
2007
Part: SCHRADER VALVE — INOPERATIVE (NLG)
LAX INFLIGHT - AFTER TAKEOFF CAPTAIN WAS UNABLE TO RAISE NOSE LANDING GEAR. RETURNED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED PISTON AND INSPECTED. REPLACED STRUT. INSTALLED NEW SCHRADER VALVE AND O-RING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (FLASHLIGHT)
SFO - EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT FORWARD LEFT DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY IN EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT FORWARD LEFT DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LINK — INOPERATIVE (NLG DOOR)
ORD INFLIGHT - DURING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF HEARD LOUD AIR NOISE AND FELT VIBRATION FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. CYCLED GEAR WITH NO CHANGE. RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NOSE GEAR DOOR IN OPEN POSITION. ADJUSTED LEFT FORWARD DOOR LINK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: OIL SYSTEM — CONTAMINATED (LT ENGINE)
DFW - LEFT ENGINE OIL STRAINER CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER REDUCING POWER TO IDLE AND RETURNED TWO MINUTES LATER. CREW SHUT ENGINE DOWN. ENGINE WINDMILLED 18 MINUTES. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR EVALUATION. FLIGHT DATA RECORDER DOWNLOAD. FOUND FINE METALLIC DEBRIS IN OIL FILTER AND BLACK OIL WITH TEMPERATURE TABS BLACK. REPLACED NUMBER ONE ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: CONNECTOR — DEFECTIVE (NLG)
BNA - NOSE GEAR RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SHORT FINAL. AIRCRAFT DID FLY BY TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN. NOSE GEAR INDICATION PIN FULLY EXTENDED. HORN AND LIGHT ON THROUGHOUT TAXI TO GATE. REPLACED CONNECTOR ON GEAR DOWNLOCK SENSOR AND PROXIMITY BOX. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
BDL - CEILING MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 19 THROUGH 26 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR CEILING MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 19 THROUGH 26. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: WIRE — EXPOSED (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
SFO - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT SEAT 7D INOPERATIVE. FOUND OPEN WIRE TO EMERGENCY SEAT HARNESS. REPAIRED WIRE FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT SEAT 7D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: ENGINE — BIRD INGESTION (LEFT)
ENROUTE, MULTIPLE BIRDSTRIKES TO LT ENGINE. FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BOTH BOTTLES DISCHARGED. RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SINGLE ENGINE TIME FOUR MINUTES. AIRCRAFT OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIRS. OPEN.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DFW TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY FOR TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW FORWARD RIGHT HAND OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY FOR FORWARD RIGHT HAND OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
DFW AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY FOR AFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DFW FORWARD OVERWING LEFT HAND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY FOR FORWARD LEFT HAND OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DFW DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE FOUND TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE OBSERVED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE AT THE OVERWING EXIT. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2001
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (CABIN)
AUS - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMEREGNCY EXIT LIGHT WIRE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 7 THROUGH 11 DIM. RE-SEATED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY PACK AT ROW 7. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2000
Part: TURBINE — LEAKING (ACM BAY)
SJC - FLT 2482 - EN ROUTE SJC-DFW, DETECTED SMOKE IN CENTER CABIN. RETURNED SJC AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT SIDE ACM. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURNOUT IAW THE MM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
RDU - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS BETWEEN ROW 9 AND ROW 12 INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED CONNECTOR ON BATTERY PACK AT ROW 9. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (CARGO DOORWAY)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LONGERON 28R AT DOOR FRAME (CARGO AFT) FROM BS 1155-1212. BLENDED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-3. INSTALLED DOUBLER AT STATION 1172 PER AARD 53-10-00-3. (M)
Part: CASTING — CRACKED (BS 1155)
TUL - AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT FORWARD LOWER CASTING CRACKED, STATION 1155 LONGERON 28R. REPLACED CASTING WITH NEWS CASTING PER SRM 51-01 PAGE 2. (M)
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 160)
TUL - LONGERON 4L CRACKED AT STATION 160 OUTBOARD LEG AND INBOARD RADIUS. REMOVED CRACKED LONGERON SECTION OF LONGERON AND ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER SRM 53-02 FIG 18. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 640-642)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 1 SEAT TRACK AT STATION 640-642. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF TRACK AND INSTALLED REPAIR PLUG PER SRM 53-05 PART 1, FIG 4A, SHEET 1. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1214)
TUL - NR 6 SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STATION 1214. REPAIRED SEAT TRACK OF SEAT TRACK PLUG REPAIR PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4A. (M)
Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (TAIL COMPT)
DFW - FLT 1969 - TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF DFW. OCCURRED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE ACCOMPLISHED AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED TAIL COMPARTMENT HIGH TEMPERATURE SENSORS SI-309 AND SI-131. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN WITH NO LEAKS OR DISCREPANCIES NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1997
Part: APU — MALFUNCTIONED (APU COMPARTMENT)
LGA - FLT 0313 - AFTER TAKEOFF LGA, FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTED A STRONG OIL SMELL AND SMOKE IN CABIN. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED LGA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED APU, COALESCER BAGS, AND BURNED PACKS OFF AFTER CHANGE. AIRCRAFT FLEW ON FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT AND NO ODOR WAS NOTED. SYSTEMS CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED INTO SERVICE. (X)
Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (NLG)
DFW - FLT 1925 - EN ROUTE OMA/DFW DURING CRUISE, RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK/DOWNLOCK SENSOR D1-32. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1996
Part: TIE DOWN TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1003-1151)
TUL - FORWARD TIE-DOWN TRACK HAS CORROSION AFT END, LEFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FWD TIE-DOWN TRACK. TST: 34,543.23 HRS. CYCLES, 19,744. (X)
Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (BS 1300)
TUL - CORROSION ON LONGERON 23R AT STA 1300. INSTALLED LONGERON REPAIR SPLICE PER SRM 53-02, FIGURE 5, PAGE 6. TST: 34,543.23. CYCLES, 19,744. (X)
Part: JAMB — OUT OF ADJUST (BS 636-693)
TUL - MID-CARGO DOOR BEAM (LOWER) FWD AND AFT STOP PAD AREA OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED DOUBLERS ON LOWER DOOR BEAM FWD OF AFT STOPS PER AARD 53-10-00-03 AND ESO 80559, DATED 2-26-96. TST: 34,543. CYCLES, 19,744. (X)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 1338)
TUL - CORROSION ON FWD SIDE OF FRAME 4 INCHES TO THE LEFT OF LONGERON 3 AND 2 INCHES ABOVE INTERIOR SKIN. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF FWD WEB LAYER. REF SRM 53-01, FIGURE 2. TST: 34,543.23 HRS. CYCLES, 19,744. (X)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 1338)
TUL - CORROSION ON FWD SIDE OF FRAME, 4 INCHES TO THE RIGHT OF LONGERON 30 AND 2 INCHES ABOVE INTERIOR SKIN. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF FWD WEB LAYER, REF SRM 53-01, FIGURE 2. TST: 34,543.23 HRS. CYCLES, 19,744. (X)
Part: CHANNEL — CORRODED (BS 1315)
TUL - CORROSION AROUND FASTENER INSIDE CABIN FLOOR CHANNEL AT STA 1313, 18 INCHES RIGHT OF CENTER. APPLIED DOUBLER PER SRM 5301, FIGURE 2, SHEET 3. TST: 34,543, CYCLES, 19,744. (X)
Part: CUSP — CORRODED (BS 254-256)
TUL - 3 INCH BY 4 INCH AREA OF CUSP MEMBRANE TOTALLY CORRODED THROUGH. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION AND INSTALLED OVERLAY PATCH PER SRM 53-01, PAGE 8, FIGURE 2. TST: 34,543.23 HRS. CYCLES, 19,744. (X)