N282VA
Registered owner: SWITCHBACK AVIATION LLC, MT (owner ≠ operator)
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.
38 reports on file, 2017-02-26 – 2021-09-20.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (MAIN CABIN) · airframe 15,814 hrs · 5,433 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BITE CHECK FAILS GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED EPSV 10WE IAW A320 AMM 33-51-38. OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW A320 AMM 33-51-38-740-053-A
Part: SKIN — PUNCTURED (LT ELEVATOR) · airframe 15,814 hrs · 5,433 cycles
ITEM 782 - LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE HAS A SMALL DENT/PUNCTURE 3'-6" OUTBD OF FUSELAGE & 8" FROM TRAILING EDGE GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED LEFT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE SMALL PUNCTURE 3'6" OUTBD OF FUSELAGE AND 8" FROM T/E BY REMOVING/CUTTING OUT SKIN AT .4"0 AND REMOVING CORE, CLEANING, PREPARING AREA, FILLING HOLE WITH LOW DENSITY COMPOUND, CURING AND LAYING UP REPAIR PLIES AND CURING REPAIR, APPLYING A LAYER OF PORE FILLER ON REPAIR AREA AND RESTORING FINISH IAW A320 SRM 55-21-11-300-032 ZONE 1, FIG. 001. DIAMETER SIZE OF THE LAST PLY IS 7.7", WV=011, FC=5433, FH=15,814.58. WEIGHT ASSESSMENT AFTER REPAIR WAS 50.9227KG, MAXIMUM ALLOWED IS 58.6KG. FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW A320 SRM 55-20-00-283-001 AND SRM 55-20-00-300-005.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FRMS 69-70) · airframe 15,814 hrs · 5,433 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOOR BEAM HAS CORROSION -Y500 AT FR 69 AND FR 70. GROUNDED - YES. FLOOR "L" BEAM Y-500 AT FR69- FR70, CORROSION DEPTH .035", ALLOWABLE MAX. DEPTH IS .016" FOUND TO BE BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS REF A320 SRM 53-00-14. MANUFACTURED NEW "L" BEAM P/N D5347222320200 ON ASA CARD G1587785, REMOVED AND REPLACED "L" BEAM P/N D5347222320200 FROM FR 68 - FR 70, Y-500 REF AIRBUS DWG 53472003 REV J AND A320 SRM 51-42-11.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FRM 68) · airframe 15,814 hrs · 5,433 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOOR BEAM CORRODED -Y160 FR68, GROUNDED - YES. FLOOR BEAM AT Y-160 FR 68 CORRODED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS, DEPTH OF CORROSION .032" MAX. ALLOWABLE .016" REF A320 SRM 53-00-14. MANUFACTURED NEW "L" BEAM P/N D5347222320000 ON ASA CARD G1587787, REMOVED AND REPLACED "L" BEAM AT Y-160 FROM FR67-FR70 P/N 5347222320000 REF AIRBUS DWG D53472003 REV J AND A320 SRM 51-42-11.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FRMS 66-70) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 15,814 hrs · 5,433 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOOR BEAM CORRODED -Y765 FR 68 GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORROSION ON LONGITUDIONAL BEAM FR68 -Y765. CORROSION DEPTH=.080ÿ½ MAX ALLOWABLE = .016ÿ½ BEAM IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW B53-00-14. TOOL #T8492V. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW BEAM FR 66-70 -Y765 PN:D53472093010000 PO# 9048854 AND SPLICE PN: D547210420000 PO#9009256.1 IAW A320 SRM 51-42-11, DRW# D53472909 SH 3 REV A. CIC APPLIED IAW A320 SRM 51-23-12. DOT REMOVED
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FRM 65) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 15,814 hrs · 5,433 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOOR BEAM CORRODED Y765 FR68. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORROSION ON FLOOR BEAM Y765 FR 67-70. CORROSION DEPTH= .028" MAX ALLOWABLE DEPTH = .016" BEAM OUT OF LIMITS IAW A320 SRM 53-00-14. TOOL T8492V. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR BEAM FR 67-70 Y765 PN:D5347219221000 IAW A320 SRM 51-42-11, AIRBUS DRW'S #D534-72092 REV K SH6, D534-72904 REV A SH2, AND DRW# D534-72001 REV C SH 8. TRACK FABRICATED ON CUSTOMER CARD #G1587788. CIC APPLIED TO TRACK IAW A320 SRM 51-23-12.
Earlier reports · 2017–2020 · 32 reports
2020
Part: FIRE LOOP — UNKNOWN (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 15,398 hrs · 5,245 cycles
DURING PRE-FLT INOP SYS ENG 2 LOOP B GROUNDED - YES. DEFERRED
2019
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (WING ANTI ICE) · airframe 15,115 hrs · 5,114 cycles
WING ANTI-ICE FAULT INDICATION DURING DESCENT AND IN LEVEL FLIGHT, GROUNDED - YES. OPEN.
Part: ANTI-ICE SYSTEM — FAULTED (WINGS) · airframe 14,992 hrs · 5,068 cycles
PILOT REPORTS WING A. ICE SYS FAULT GROUNDED - YES. PFR SHOWS R WAI VALVE (10DL). R WING AI VALVE OPS OK (USING APU AIR) REF AMM 30-11-00-810-803A REQUIRES OPS CK W/ ENGINES AS SOURCE AIR PER DISCREP. 10241 13 DEC 2019. PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK OF ENGINE A. ICE WITH ENGINE BLEED PER AMM 30-11-00-810-803-A. OPS CHK GOOD.
Part: THERMOSTAT — FAILED (WING ANTI ICE) · airframe 14,939 hrs · 5,049 cycles
R/H WING ANTI-ICE FAULTED DURING DESCENT. GROUNDED - YES. BMC2 LOGGED 36-11-00 PRESS REG-V 4001HAZ OR SOL 10HAZ OR SENSE LINE. BMC2 BITE CK NORMAL, REF MM 36-11-00-740-001A B. SNYDER 09210. ACCOMPLISHEDFUNCTIONAL TEST OF SENSE LINES CONNECTED TO BLEED PRV. FOUND BAD SENSE LINE UPSTREAM OF PRV AND NION PER M/M 36-11-00-720-007-A01, STEP 4A FUNCTIONAL TEST OF SENSE LINE CONNECTED TO CONTROL SOLONOID LEAK CK GOOD PER STEP B, T.TRIMBLE 15732. REPLACED BLEED PRV CONTROL SOLONOID PER AMM 36-11-55. REPLACVED SENSE LINE BETWEEN BLEED PRV CONTROL SOLONOID AND INTERSTAGE DUCT REF. AMM 36-11-49. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF BLEED PRF CONTROL SOLONOID PER AMM 36-11-55-720-001-A, TEST GOOD. LEAK TESTED SENSE LINE AND UNION REF. AMM 36-11-49. REPLACED UNION AT INTERSTAGE DUCT PER AMM 36-11-49. UNION AND SENSE LINE LEAK TEST GOOD. PERFORMED TAXI WITH WING ANTI-ICE ON, NO FAULTS OBN ECAM. PERFORMED BITE OF BMC 2, TEST OK. PRV OPERATED NORMALLY FOR DURATION OF ENGINE RUN. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,238 hrs · 4,763 cycles
AIR PACK 1 REGUL FAULT GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED SYSTEM RESET IAW AMM 21-61-00-718-001, OPS CHECK GOOD FAULTS RESET.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,238 hrs · 4,763 cycles
AUTO FLIGHT FCU 1 FAULT GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED AFS TEST IAW AMM 22-96-00-710-001-A . TEST OK . OPS CHECK GOOD
Part: LEVER — STICKING (NR 2 THRUST) · airframe 13,355 hrs · 4,409 cycles
ENGINE 2 THRUST LEVER STICKS IN REVERSE WHEN COMING BACK TO IDLE THRUST GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED PFR CHECK NO FAULTS NOTED OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW 78-31-00-710-042-A PERFORMED T/R TEST THRU CFDS IAW 78-00-00-810 NO FAULTS NOTED PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL #2 ENG
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 13,113 hrs · 4,320 cycles
WING ANTI-ICE FAULT DURING DESCENT GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED WING ANTI-ICE BITE TEST PER AMM 30-31-00-710 TEST OK.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (AUTOPILOT SYS) · airframe 13,088 hrs · 4,309 cycles
AP2 INOP GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED RESET OF FMGC 1 AND 2 IAW AMM 22-83-00. OK FOR SERVICED. NO FAULTS NOTED.
Part: ECU — FAULTY (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 13,078 hrs · 4,304 cycles
ENGINE 1 FADEC A FAULT GROUNDED - YES. R&R ENG 1 ECU PER AMM 73-21-60-400-001-B OPS TEST GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,537 hrs · 4,103 cycles
SMOKE CARGO FWD & AFT INDICATION DURING CRUISE. EACH INDICATION WAS ABOUT 3 SEC LONG AND SHOWED UP TWICE ON EICAS. NO FURTHER INDICATIONS AFTER THE TWO REPORTED GROUNDED - YES. INSPECTED FWD AND AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR SENSORS, NO DEFECT FOUND, RESET C/BS AND PERFORMED BITE TEST, SYST CHECK OK PER AMM 26-16-00. OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,511 hrs · 4,093 cycles
ENGINE 2 IGN B FAULT GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,375 hrs · 4,046 cycles
WING ANTI ICE FAULT ECAM MESSAGE. GROUNDED - YES. DEFERRED PER MEL 30-11-01-01
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,300 hrs · 4,022 cycles
WING ANTI ICE ECAM ON FINAL APPROACH GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED TEST OF WING ANTI ICE PER AMM 30-11-00. TEST OK. A/C OK FOR SERVICE
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,147 hrs · 3,971 cycles
WING ANTI ICE SYSTEM FAULT (3) GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED TSM 30-11-00-810-803-A, SUBTASK 30-11-00-710-052-A, A (B) 1, REF. TSM 36-11-00-810-810. BITE TEST OF THE BMC 2 REF AMM 36-11-00-741-001. TEST OK. OPS TEST OF THE WAI SYS REF AMM 30-11-00-710-001. TEST OK. NO MX STEP IS NECESSARY.
2018
Part: SENSOR — FAILED (NR 1 A/C PACK) · airframe 11,613 hrs · 3,759 cycles
PACK 1 REGUL FAULT IN FLIGHT GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED PACK 1 COMPRESSOR OUTLET TEMP SENSOR 12HH. REF AMM 21-61-11. GRD CHECK OK. P/N OFF 9105A0005-02 S/N OFF 31064 P/N ON 9105A0005-02 S/N ON 41553.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (NR 2 A/C PACK) · airframe 11,567 hrs · 3,743 cycles
AIR PACK 2 REGUL FAULT ECAM MSG GROUNDED - YES. DEFERRED. ETOPS RESTRICTED
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (NR 1 A/C PACK) · airframe 11,542 hrs · 3,738 cycles
ECAM PACK 1 REGUL FAULT GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE PACK 1. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FAULTS FOUND. REF AMM 21-61-00
Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 11,150 hrs · 3,595 cycles
NR 1 BLEED HEAT EXCHANGER DURING FLIGHT TEMP WAS IN AMBER INDICATING HALF TEMP OF NUMBER 2 BLEED HEAT EXCHANGER NO ECAM. GROUNDED - YES. R/R NR 1 ENG. THEROSTAT-CONTROL PER AMM 36-11-43 PB 401. OPS TEST OK NO FAULTS NOTED. MDDR 60570 CLOSED, MEL LOG UPDATED, MC YARED NOTIFIED.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 9,947 hrs · 3,229 cycles
AIR BLEED 1 FAULT GROUNDED - YES. ENG BLEED RESET SUCCESSFUL. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF BMC NR 1 REF AMM 36-11-00 PB 501:OK: NO HISTORY IN PREVIOUS LOGPAGE OF JUN 11 TILL NOW.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL) · airframe 9,626 hrs · 3,139 cycles
HORIZONTAL AMBER LINES SHOWING ACROSS FUEL USED INDICATION NUMBERS. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN ON ENGINES 1 & 2 IAW TSM 28-42-00-810-883-A. FAULTS CLEARED, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: REGULATOR — FAULTED (NR 1 A/C PACK) · airframe 9,225 hrs · 3,025 cycles
NR 1 A/C PACK REGULATOR FAULTED. ACFT GROUNDED. RESET THE A/C PACK TEMP CONTROL SYSTEM IAW AMM 21-61-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO FAULTS.
Part: SENSOR — FAULTY (TEMP SYSTEM) · airframe 9,155 hrs · 3,007 cycles
NR 1 A/C PACK REGULATOR FAULTED. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED COMPUTER RESET IAW TSM 24-00-00-810-818, AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE P1 COMP TEMP (12HH) SENSOR IAW AMM 21-61-11, PB401, CONF 00.
Part: RADAR — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2) · airframe 8,969 hrs · 2,954 cycles
NR 2 RADAR IS INOPERATIVE IN ALL MODES. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED A BITE CHECK, ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL IAW AMM 31-41-00-740-002, OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 8,939 hrs · 2,946 cycles
AFT CARGO DOOR OPEN INDICATION, ACFT GROUNDED. AIR TURNBACK, ACCOMPLISHED RMA 2112 TO CLEAN AND ADJUSTED THE PROXIMITY SWITCH 32 WV AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT IAW IAW AMM 52-71-00-820-003-A, AND TSM 52-32-00-810-801-A, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: FCU — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1) · airframe 8,727 hrs · 2,889 cycles
NR 1 FCU INOPERATIVE ACFT GROUNDED. RESET THE NR 1 FCU IAW AMM 22-81-00, OPS CHECKED OK. FAULT CLEARED.
Part: PCU — FAULTED (NR 2 SLAT) · airframe 8,686 hrs · 2,878 cycles
SLAT SYS 2 FAULT. ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SLAT SYS 2 PCU IAW AMM 27-84-51. SLAT PCU HOSE INSTALLED, DRIVESHAFT INSTALLED AND FINAL TORQUE ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 27-84-51 PB 401. BITE AND OPS TEST CUT OUT, NO FAULTS NOTED. NO LEAKS NOTED.
Part: INTERFACE UNIT — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 8,622 hrs · 2,862 cycles
NR 2 ENGINE EIU FAULT. ECAM ENG-2 APPROACH IDLE ONLY. A/THR INOPERATIVE, REV 2 INOPERATIVE. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R THE NR 2 ENGINE EIU (ENGINE INTERFACE UNIT) IAW AMM 73-25-34 OPS CHECK TEST PER AMM 73-25-34-710-043-A FAULT CLEARED, OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (AFT CARGO DOOR) · airframe 8,207 hrs · 2,759 cycles
AFT CARGO DOOR ECAM INDICATION AT 2,000 FT AFTER TAKEOFF. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK IAW AMM 52-71-12-400-002-(E). OPS OK.
2017
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (APU) · airframe 7,001 hrs · 23,960 cycles
REPORTED THE FOLLOWING DEFECT ON THE GROUND IN SFO. APU DID NOT START ON FIRST TWO ATTEMPTS. CHECKED APU OPERATION IAW AMM 491000, APU CHECKED OK. NO FURTHER ISSUES REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATORS 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: IDG — FAILED (NR 1)
THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A NR 1 GENERATOR FAULT INFLIGHT, COMPLIED WITH ECAM, SUCCESSFUL RESET. R & R NR 1 IDG IAW AMM 24-21-51. OPS CHECKED GOOD,
Part: PUMP — FAILED (LT FUEL SYS)
THE FLIGHT CREW ON ACFT REPORTED THE LEFT FUEL TANK NR 1 FAULT. R & R FUEL PUMP AT FIN NR 21QA IAW AMM 282151, PB401. OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO FURTHER ISSUES REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.