N285NN
Registered owner: AMERICAN AIRLINES INC, TX (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.
13 reports on file, 2019-12-19 – 2026-08-11.
Part: NONE — NONE (NONE) · airframe 16,727 hrs · 11,519 cycles
DIVERTED TWICE AND DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR LOW FUEL. MINIMUM FUEL IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. MIN FUEL MEANS THAT HE WAS DECLARING BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF RESERVE FUEL FOR AN ALTERNATE DESTINATION. IF ATC REQUESTED THAT THEY HOLD OR DIVERT, THEY COULD RUN OUT OF FUEL.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 16,440 hrs · 11,326 cycles
FWD CORNER EMERGENCY PHOTOLUMINESCENT STRIP WORN OUT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. MEL 33-32 AUTH 070248-C. .RAR PHOTOLUMINESCENT STRIPS AT RH PAX CABIN THRESHOLD ZONE 226 IAW AMM 33-50-21. NO DEFECTS NOTED. MEL RESTORED.
Part: MAU — FAULTED (NR 1A) · airframe 16,312 hrs · 11,229 cycles
AVNX MAU 1A FAIL IN FLIGHT. CHECK ADDITIONAL EICAS MSG'S (EMERGENCY DECLARED) PERFORMED SYS T/S AS PER EMB-175 FIM 31-41-00, RAR NIC 1 - PROC 1 MODULE IAW AMM 31-41-04, UPLOAD OP SOFTWARE IAW AMM 45-45-00, AND OPT IS GOOD IAW EMB-175 AMM 31-41-04. ALL MSGS CLEARED ALSO REF AML PG # 102402139 ITEM 1 FOR ADDITIONAL CORRECTIVE ACTION.
Earlier reports · 2019–2025 · 10 reports
2025
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 14,757 hrs · 10,133 cycles
FR 85 RT END SEAT TRACK Y = +273 HAS CORROSION. MAJOR REPAIR. REMOVED RT SEAT TRACK, MADE REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-00-10, REPAIR 01, FIG 205, SHEET 2 AND ETN-EJ-53-010. INSTALLED AFT RT SEAT TRACK AND REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-00-10, REPAIR 01, AND ENVOY ETN-EJ-53-010.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 14,180 hrs · 9,688 cycles
EMERGENCY PHOTOLUMINESCENT STRIPS AT THE PASSENGER ENTRYWAY, ROWS 1 AND 2A, AND 2DF INOP. RAR EMERGENCY PHOTOLUMINESCENT STRIPS AT THE PASSENGER ENTRYWAY, ROWS 1 AND 2A, AND 1 2DF IAW ERJ-175 AMM 33-50-21/400. OPS CHECKS GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
2024
Part: COMPRESSOR — CONTAMINATED · airframe 12,041 hrs · 8,199 cycles
ODOR PRESENT ON DESCENT. DIRTY BURNING OIL SMELL. FOUND COMPRESSOR-WASH CLEANING ON 11/16, FOLLOWED AND C/W FIM TASK 21-20-00-810-803-A SUBTASK 813-025-A STEP 8. NO ABNORMAL SMELL .
Part: ANTENNA — FAILED (RADAR ALTIMETER) · airframe 10,369 hrs · 6,949 cycles
LANDING GEAR AURAL WARNING AT 10000 FT. / RADAR ALT 2 FAIL T/S RADAR ALTIMETER SYSTEM 2 IAW WM 34-31-51 AND PERFORMED OPC IAW AMM 34-31-00. FOUND RADAR ALTIMETER 2 TRANSMIT ANTENNA BAD.RAN OUT OF TIME TO FIX. MEL REMAINS OPEN.
2023
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 8,661 hrs · 5,791 cycles
BIRD STRIKE CAUSED ENG BLADE DAMAGE. AIR RETURN TO SGF.LOUD VIBRATION AFTER ROTATION ON TAKE OFF.CONTINUED TO FL280.DETERMINED WAS POSSIBLY THRUST RELATED IN AIR. EMERGENCY DECLARED. NO OVR WT LANDING. -C/A-PERFORMED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION. REMOVED LEFT ENGINE BLADES 26 & 27 - S/N IHI4035K & IHI4014K - DUE TO BIRD STRIKE / INGESTION DAMAGE.
Part: WING — CRACKED (LH) · airframe 7,386 hrs · 4,826 cycles
LH WING TIP, FWD SPAR IS CRACKED AT ATTACHMENT BOLT HOLES-C/A-COMPLETE:COMPLETED RAR OF LH WING TIP I.A.W AMM 57-30-00 AND ETN-EJ-57-004.
Part: WING — CRACKED (RH) · airframe 7,386 hrs · 4,826 cycles
RH WING TIP, FWD SPAR IS CRACKED AT ATTACHMENT BOLT HOLES-C/A-COMPLETE:RAR RH WING TIP IAW AMM 57-30-00. REF BOW 369119 FOR ZONE 600 REPANEL. REF NRTC:E965769 FOR INSTALLATION OF STATIC DISCHARGERS. REF NRTC:E961412 WIPS 2-5 FOR WINGTIP REMOVAL, AND START OF INSTALLATION (AMM 57-30-00-400-801 STEP 3 (A-H 1,2,645)).
2022
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 4,137 hrs · 2,660 cycles
BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT AT THE GATE AFTER PUSHBACK IN BWI GOT TRU 1 FAIL,FWD EBAY FAN FAIL, CENTER EBAY FAN FAIL THE BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT-C/A-RET ITEM #3 ON LP 4825688 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION ALS PREFORMED FIM 21-2000-810-801-A NO FAULTS FOUND PER TECH SUPPOERT WORKSCOPE
2021
Part: LENS — DETACHED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 2,448 hrs · 1,556 cycles
REAR GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT COVER FELL OFF.-C/A-REPLACED REAR GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT COVER AS PER AMM 33-50-19
2019
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 376 hrs · 247 cycles
FA REPORTS SLIGHT BURNING SMELL NEAR AFT GALLEY EXIT SIGN VENT-C/A-PERFORMED FIM TASK 21-20-00-810-801-A FOUND 3 ELECTRICAL OUTLETS INOP IN SEAT 20/21/22 CD RESET THEM WORKING OK NO SMELL OR SMOKE FOUND IN AFT GALLEY OR CABIN PAX AIRCRAFT OK TO GO