N281VA
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
50 reports on file, 2016-11-30 – 2020-03-14.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 16,012 hrs · 5,429 cycles
PACK 1 REGULATOR FAULT GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMEDSYSTEM RESET AND OPS CHECKS REF AMM 21-63-00-710-001A AND AMM 21-63-00-710-004-A. OPS CKS GOOD
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 15,881 hrs · 5,375 cycles
TEMPERATURE CONTROL MAINTENANCE CLASS 2 MESSAGE ON STATUS PAGE GROUNDED - YES. DEFERRED
Earlier reports · 2016–2019 · 48 reports
2019
Part: THERMOSTAT — FAILED (FAN AIR VALVE) · airframe 14,924 hrs · 4,926 cycles
DURING CLIMB ECAM - AIR ENG 2 BLEED FAULT GROUNDED - YES. COMPLETED RMA 3391 - PERFORMED TEST OF THE FAN AIR VALVE AND SENSE LINE PER AMM AMM 36-11-00NO DEFECT NOTED REMOVED + REPLACE FAN AIR VALVE THERMASTAT PER AMM 36-1-43 OPS CHECK GOOD - ACFT RETURNED NORMAL CONFIGUATION
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE INDICATION (AOA) · airframe 14,832 hrs · 4,887 cycles
ANTI-ICE CAPTAIN AOA DURING CRUISE PL 380 TAT - 35 SAT - 62C GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED TS 30-31-00-810-809-A LOSS OF POWER SUPPLY FOR THE ANGLE OF ATTACK SENSOR AND OPS TEST OF PROBE ICE PROTECTION IAW AMM 30-31-00-710-001 OPS CHK GOOD A/C OK FOR SERVICE
Part: NOT REPORTED — LEAKING (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 14,691 hrs · 4,838 cycles
GATE RETURN FOR FUEL LEAKAGE ASSOSIATED WITH MEL 28-20-01-A GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED BITE TEST 28-15-00-740-002-A AND TRANSFERRED AND BALANCED FUEL LOAD NO FAULTS NOTED.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,682 hrs · 4,835 cycles
FUEL MODE SELECTOR FAULT GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED BITE TEST PER AMM TASK 28-15-00-740-002-A. NO FAULTS NOTED.
Part: SENSING ELEMENT — FAULTY (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 14,682 hrs · 4,835 cycles
AIR BLEED MAINTENANCE MSG. GROUNDED - YES. 2 MIG -51A INSTALLED # 1 BMC REMOVED REF AMM 36-11-34 FOR TESTING. 11799 09/21/2019. REINSTALLED BMC # 1 & PEFORMED BITE CHECK + OPS CHECK - IAW AMM 36-11-34. OPS TEST GOOD. SEE LP 8074117 FOR CONTINUATION: T/S TO LT WING LOOPS FIN 22HF & 29HF R+R SENSING ELEMENTS 22HF & 29HF REF AMM 36-22-16. OPS TEST & BITE CHECK GOOD. SEE MIG 2C S/N 40-0034847 FOR PANEL INSTALLATION.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (BLEED AIR) · airframe 13,510 hrs · 4,406 cycles
AIR BLEED MAINTENANCE MESSAGE GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED RESET AND OPS CHECK PER TASK 36-11-00-710-002-A, SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD, NO ACTIVE FAULTS NOTED. THIS CLEARS MDDR# 67317. REMOVED PLACARD. UPDATED MEL LIST. MCC JOE NOTIFIED.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL BALANCE) · airframe 13,510 hrs · 4,406 cycles
1000 LB FUEL IMBALANCE GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED INTEROGATION OF THE FQIS PER AMM 28-42-00-740-003-A, NO FAULTS FOUND. AP# 3616461
Part: SENSOR — FAILED (APU OIL PRESSURE) · airframe 13,035 hrs · 4,267 cycles
APU CLASS 2 MESSAGE GROUNDED - YES. R/R LOW OIL PSI SWITCH REF AMM 49-94-14-400-003-A THIS CLEARS MDDR 65992, LOG UPDATED MCC CORRY NOTIFIED
Part: SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (BLEED SYS) · airframe 12,907 hrs · 4,228 cycles
CLASS II AIR BLEED FAULT ( FAULTING LEFT WING LOOP A. DO NOT REPLACE BMC. BMC WAS REPLACED ON 3/16/2019) GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED SENSING ELEMENT 31HF, 73HF AND 90HF PER AMM 36-22-18-000-001-A, AMM 36-22-18-400-001-A, AMM 36-22-18-000-802-A AND AMM 36-22-18-400-802-A. PERFORMED GOOD ENGINE AUTOMATIC START FOR BOTH ENGINES PER AMM 71-00-00-710-003-B. THIS CLEARS MDDR 65440, SEAMC DARWIN NOTIFIED, PLACARD REMOVED. R3651630
Part: VALVE — FAILED (E&E BAY) · airframe 12,630 hrs · 4,124 cycles
VENT AVIONICS SYSTEM FAULT MESSAGE AFTER STARTUP GROUNDED - YES. R&R SKIN EXCHANGE R ISOLATION VALVE 24HQ IAW AMM 21-26-55-002A, 21-26-55-400-002-A. OPC GOOD. THIS CLEARS MDDR 64655 MEL LIST UPDATED
Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 12,630 hrs · 4,124 cycles
CLASS II MX MSG - AIR BLEED GROUNDED - YES. R+R BMC2 IAW TSM 36-11-00-810-852-A. OPS CHECK GOOD. THIS CLEARS MDDR 64657. MEL LIST UPDATED. PLACARD REMOVED. MCC NOTIFIED.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,593 hrs · 4,110 cycles
VENT AVIONIC FAULT ON ECAM GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED AEVC TEST ON CFDS TEST OK REF AMM 21-26-00.
Part: NOT REPORTED — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 12,348 hrs · 4,010 cycles
ECAM-CABIN PRESSURE EXCESS RESIDUAL PRESS DELTA PRESS 0.0 PSI GROUNDED - YES. PER TSM 21-31-00-810-845-A PERFORMED OPS TEST OF PRESSURE CONTROL AND MONITORING IAW AMM 21-31-00 OPS CHECK OK A/C OK FOR SVC.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 12,341 hrs · 4,007 cycles
AFTER GATE ARRIVAL, AND SHUTDOWN RECEIVED RESIDUAL PRESSURE IN CABIN WARNING IN COCKPIT AND L1 DOOR. PACKS WERE OFF, REMAINED UNTIL COCKPIT WINDOW OPENED. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER PER AMM 21-31-00 BITE TEST GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 11,261 hrs · 3,976 cycles
CAB RESID PRESS MESSAGE AFTER ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF PRESSURE CONTROL AND MONITORING OPS TEST OK REF AMM 21-31-00-710-002. NO MESSAGE AT THIS TIME.
2018
Part: STATUS MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION · airframe 11,849 hrs · 3,813 cycles
STATUS MSG- CLASS II SMOKE . GROUNDED - YES. RESET SDCU SYSTEMS. OPS CHECK GOOD REF AMM 26-16-00.
Part: ANNUNCIATOR — FALSE INDICATION (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 11,847 hrs · 3,810 cycles
RESIDUAL CABIN PRESSURE AT GATE WITH APU BLEED ON. DOOR 1R ANNUNICIATED GROUNDED - YES. PFR SHOWS NO FAILURE OR WARNING. PER TSM 21-30-00-810-845-A PERFORMED OPS TEST OF CPC 1 / 2. TEST OK. NO FAULTS NOTED AT THIS TIME
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (FILTER DRAIN) · airframe 11,733 hrs · 3,770 cycles
(ENG #1) FOUND LEAK COMING FROM OIL FILTER DRAIN PLUG GROUNDED - YES. R/R ENG #1 OIL FILTER DRAIN MAIN/BACK-UP SEALS PER AMM 79-21-10. PERFORMED IDLE RUN CHECK PER AMM 71-00-00-710-001. NO LEAK OK FOR SERVICE
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 11,380 hrs · 3,670 cycles
VENT AVNCS SYS FAULT GROUNDED - YES. RESET + OPS CHECKED AEV PER AMM 21-26-00-710-001-A. FAULT CLEARED.
Part: UNKNOWN — NONE (A/C PACK) · airframe 11,304 hrs · 3,642 cycles
AIR PACK 1 REGUL FAULT GROUNDED - YES. NO FAULTS FOUND ON PFR. RESET AIR COND TEMP CLT # 1 CLEARED ON ECAM PER AMM 21-61-00. BITE/TEST, TEST GOOD.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 11,015 hrs · 3,558 cycles
FUEL AUTO FEED FAULT GROUNDED - YES. TRX FUEL FROM CNTR TK TO WING TK'S IAW AMM 28-20-00 OPS CHK GOOD.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 11,014 hrs · 3,557 cycles
APU BLEED FAULT. GROUNDED - YES. *APU ON DEFERRAL*
Part: BLEED AIR SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (APU) · airframe 10,826 hrs · 3,505 cycles
APU BLEED INOPERATIVE. ACFT GROUNDED. RESET THE APU BLEED SYSTEM IAW AMM 36-12-00, TESTED OK. OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO FAULTS FOUND.
Part: FAULT LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (NR 1 IGNITION) · airframe 10,800 hrs · 3,496 cycles
NR 1 ENGINE IGNITION A FAULT AFTER AIR START. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK OF THE NR 1 ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEM IAW AMM 74-00-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD, NO FAULTS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (APU BLEED) · airframe 10,774 hrs · 3,485 cycles
APU BLEED FAULT. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R THE LOAD CONTROL VALVE, OPS CHECKED GOOD, IAW AMM 49-51-51.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (APU BLEED) · airframe 10,736 hrs · 3,474 cycles
APU BLEED FAULT AFTER LANDING. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED AN OPS TEST IAW TSM 36-12-00-810-801-A. TESTED OK.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (APU BLEED) · airframe 10,741 hrs · 3,475 cycles
APU BLEED FAULT DISPLAYED AFTER FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. APU SYS RESET ACCOMPLISHED & ECB SELF TEST IAW AMM 49-00-00-710-001, OPS CHECKED GOOD, NO FAULTS. OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,571 hrs · 3,427 cycles
AIR APU BLEED FAULT ON ECAM GROUNDED - YES. APU SYS RESET & TEST IAW AMM 49-00-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: APU — SHUTDOWN (APU BAY) · airframe 10,553 hrs · 3,419 cycles
APU AUTO SHUT DOWN GROUNDED - YES. RE-STARTED APU AMM 49-40-00 STARTED UP NORMAL. A/C OK FOR SVC.
Part: GENERATOR — FAILED (APU) · airframe 10,560 hrs · 3,425 cycles
AIRSTART AND GPU REQ'D, FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM APU GEN DURING CHECK OF APU COMP. ON RMA -00296 GROUNDED - YES. R&R APU GENERATOR, OPS + LEAK CHK GOOD PER AMM 24-23-51.
Part: VALVE — WORN (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 10,513 hrs · 3,409 cycles
UPON ENGINE 2 SHUTDOWN, ECAM ENG 2 BLEED ABNORMAL PR MSG (SEE PAGE 8031796) GROUNDED - YES. R&R OVER PRESSURE VALVE REF AMM 36-11-53. (FIN 5HA2 ENG 2), OPS CHK GOOD.
Part: PRESSURE VALVE — WORN (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 10,513 hrs · 3,409 cycles
UPON ENGINE 2 SHUTDOWN, ECAM ENG 2 BLEED ABNORMAL PR MSG. GROUNDED - YES. R&R OVER PRESSURE VALVE REF AMM 36-11-53. OPS CHK GOOD, PLACARD REMOVED, MCC NOTIFIED.
Part: BALLAST — BURNED (CABIN) · airframe 10,357 hrs · 3,368 cycles
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ODD SMELL AROUND ROWS 8 TO 12 ON DESCENT. LIKE BURNING RUBBER. NO SMOKE NOTED. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND BURNED BALLAST LT BET ROW 9 & 10, R&R BALLAST UNIT BETWEEN ROW 9 & 10 LT SIDE PER AMM 33-21-11. NO ODD SMELL NOTED AT THIS TIME.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (SMOKE DETECTION) · airframe 9,787 hrs · 3,196 cycles
DUE TO MULTIPLE HITS ON SMOKE CARGO DETECTION, A/C IS ETOPS OPERATION RESTRICTED GROUNDED - YES. *ON DEFERRAL*
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION · airframe 9,551 hrs · 3,130 cycles
AFTER SHUTDOWN ECAM VENT AVNCS SYS FAULT. ACFT GROUNDED. RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER Y17 IAW AMM 21-26-00. MESSAGE CLEARED. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (DOORS) · airframe 9,524 hrs · 3,120 cycles
AFTER SHUTDOWN, ECAM RESDUAL CABIN PRESSURE WITH WARNING LIGHTS, ALL DOORS, WITH NO DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED AN OPS TEST OF RPCU IAW AMM 21-31-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD , PERFORMED A TEST OF THE CPC NR 1 AND 2 IAW AMM 21-31-00, NO FAULTS , TESTED GOOD
Part: CONTROLLER — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 9,379 hrs · 3,078 cycles
ON ENGINE SHUTDOWN ECAM CAB PRESS EXCESS RESIDUAL PRESSURE GROUNDED - YES. RESET CPC 1+2 PERFORMED TEST VIA MCDU TEST OK REF AMM 21-31-00.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (RUDDER) · airframe 9,296 hrs · 3,055 cycles
AUTO FLT RUD TRM LIM 2 ECAM GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED RESET AND OPS TEST PER AMM 22-61-00 OPS CHECK OK. NO FAULT NOTED. THIS CLEARS MDDR 54070. MEL LIST UPDATED. MCC NOTIFIED
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION · airframe 9,061 hrs · 2,983 cycles
AFTER TAXI IN, ENGINES OFF, ZERO CABIN PRESSURE, COCKPIT WINDOWS OPENED ECAM WARNING AND ALARM CABIN EXCESS RESIDUAL PRESSURE. ACFT GROUNDED. IAW TSM 21-31-00-810-845-A, PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE PRESSURE CONTROL AND MONITORING IAW AMM 21-31-00-710-002-A. NO FAULTS NOTED.
Part: THERMOSTAT — DEFECTIVE (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 8,604 hrs · 2,852 cycles
DUE TO HITS IN AIRMAN, AIRPLANE HAS BEEN RESTRICTED FROM ER OPERATIONS (ETOPS) DUE TO ENG 2 FAN AIR VALVE BLOCKED IN OPEN POSITION. ACCOMPLISH TSM 36-11-00-810-850-A FAN AIR VALVE OF ENGINE 2 BLOCKED IN OPEN POSITION. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FAN AIR VALVE CONTROL THERMOSTAT 7170HM2 IAW AMM 36-11-400-001-A. LEAK CHECK GOOD.
2017
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
THE CREW REPORTED SMELLING AN ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC ON SHORT FINAL, WENT AWAY AFTER LANDING. ODOR STARTED IN REAR OF ACFT AND MOVED TO FWD. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A, NO DEFECT FOUND, NO FURTHER REPORTS ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
ON 10/18/2017 THE FLIGHT CREW OF AIRCRAFT N281VA MSN 6669 WITH 7282 HOURS AND 2481 CYCLES OPERATING VX1060 REPORTED FOLLOWING: DEFECT: A STRONG FOUL ODOR NOTED BETWEEN ROWS 3 - 9 THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. RESOLUTION: PERFORMED OPERATION OF NR 1 & NR 2 PACKS. NO SMELL DETECTED OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. ALL WORK DONE IAW AMM 21-00-00. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR`S RECORDS, ALL AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES, SERVICE BULLETINS, STC`S AND PMA`S ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE TYPE DESIGN CERTIFICATE AND ASSOCIATED REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
Part: BATTERY PACK — NO TEST (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF TASK CARD 33510031, EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AT 11WL & 13WL FAILED TO TEST. BATTERIES AT 11WL & 12WL WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 33-15-138.
Part: THERMOSTAT — FAILED (NR 1 BLEED)
NR 1 BLEED PRECOOLED TEMP DROPPED TO 80 C IN CRUISE, NORMAL ON LANDING 135 C. THE FOLLOWING MX ACTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED. R & R AIR THERMOSTAT CONTROL IAW AMM 361143. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (FCU 2)
FCU 2 FAULT IN FLIGHT. FAULT CLEARED AFTER FCOM RESET, NO FAULTS PRESENT AT THIS TIME, TESTED OK. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING IAW TSM 228100810803A, TESTED OK IAW AMM229100710001.
Part: FIRE LOOP — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2)
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NR 2 ENG 2 LOOP B FAULT. R & R FIRE AND OVERHEAT DETECTOR IAW AMM 261216. NO FURTHER ISSUES REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.
Part: LOCK — OUT OF ADJUST (R1 DOOR)
THE R1 ENTRY GUST LOCK WILL NOT ENGAGE. TECHNICIANS ADJUSTED THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 521112.
2016
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (WINDOW HEAT)
RETURNED TO FIELD AT THE REQUEST OF MX CONTROL DUE TO REPEAT LT WINDOW HEAT FAULT REPORT AFTER TAKEOFF. TO DATE THE SPARE WINDOW HEAT SENSOR HAS BEEN ACTIVATED AND THE WINDOW HEAT COMPUTER HAS BE REPLACED. THE LT WINDOW HEAT SYSTEM FAULT RETURNED ON A SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT. CONTINUED TROUBLESHOOTING AND DISCOVERED PIN B IN CONNECTOR 2DG1A ON THE NR 1 SYSTEM WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER PUSHED OUT. THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED IAW ESPM, NO FURTHER FAULTS NOTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.