N286VA
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.
44 reports on file, 2016-10-22 – 2020-02-26.
Part: SENSOR — MALFUNCTIONED (APU) · airframe 14,445 hrs · 4,849 cycles
APU AUTO SHUT DOWN, TWO ATTEMPTS. HAS HISTORY GROUNDED - YES. TURN APU MASTER SWITCH ON DO NOT START ACCESS APU SHUTDOWN DATA FROM THE APU PAGE ON MCDU AND UPDATE TROUBLESHOOTING TO ORDER PARTS.APU SHUTDOWN IS NOT BEING REPORTED TO PTMDR&R APU SPEED SENSOR, ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 49-71-13. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RELEASE FROM MEL 49-10-01. MAINT PROCEDURES REVERSE. MDDR 76561 REMOVED. MC NOTIFIED.
Part: APU — SHUTDOWN · airframe 14,378 hrs · 4,818 cycles
APU AUTO SHUTDOWN TWO TIMES ON THE GROUND IN PVR WITH APU BLEED ON. GROUNDED - YES. INSPECTED APU OIL LEVEL FOUND TO BE FULL. PERFORMED APU OPS CHECK AS REQ PER AMM 49-00-00. TEST OK.
Part: APU — SHUTDOWN · airframe 14,185 hrs · 4,731 cycles
APU EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW AMM 49-00-00 PB 501. NO FAULTS NOTED.
Part: APU — UNKNOWN · airframe 14,182 hrs · 4,730 cycles
APU EMER SHUT DOWN, GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW AMM 49-00-00 PB 501. NO FAULTS NOTED.
Earlier reports · 2016–2019 · 40 reports
2019
Part: FAULT MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (FIRE LOOP B) · airframe 13,920 hrs · 4,611 cycles
ENG 2 FIRELOOP B FAULT GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF FDU 2 PER AMM 26-12-00 PB501. TEST OKAY AND NO FAULT NOTED. THIS CLEARS MDDR 74409 PLACARD REMOVED. MEL LIST UPDATED. SEAMC WILL NOTIFIED.
Part: FIRE LOOP — FAULTED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 13,907 hrs · 4,604 cycles
ENGINE 2 FIRE LOOP B FAULT. GROUNDED - YES. TROUBLESHOT PER TSM TASK 26-12-00-810-806-A, PERFORMED INDIVIDUAL #2 ENG B LOOPS RESISTANCE CHECKS, ALL CHECKED GOOD. ALSO PERFORMED RESISTANCE CHECK AT #2 FDU CONNECTOR 2WD2 BETWEEN PINS J & K, RESISTANCE CHECKED GOOD. FOUND CONNECTOR 2WD2-B AT #2 FDU NOT INSTALLED/LOCKED PROPERLY, RE-INSTALLED CONNECTOR. SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD PER AMM 26-12-00 PG501. RELEASED FROM MEL 26-12-01-02. MEL LOG UPDATED. MCC CORY NOTIFED.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (NR 1 BLEED AIR) · airframe 13,870 hrs · 4,590 cycles
ENG 1 BLEED FAULT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF RESET SUCCESSFULL. *THIS HAPPENED ALSO ON 12/13. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED BMC1 BITE TEST IAW AMM 36-11-00-74-001-A. TEST OK,COULD NOT DUPLICATE AT THIS TIME.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE INDICATION (NR 1 ENG BLEED) · airframe 13,843 hrs · 4,578 cycles
ON CLIMB OUT AIR ENG1 BLEED FAULT. PERFORMED RESET PER QRH AND FAULT CLEARED. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF BMC1 IAW TSM 36-11-00-810-809A. OPS CHK GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — NO INDICATION (APU) · airframe 13,404 hrs · 4,410 cycles
*APU INOP GPU & AIRSTARD REQD*DURING PREFLIGHT IN PDX FOUND NO RED APU FIRE DISC. GROUNDED - YES. DISC IS STILL INPLACE, BUT DISC IS CLEAR NOT RED. REL IAW MEL 26-22-05-02 (APU INOP/RED DISC).
Part: FIRE LOOP — FAULTED (APU) · airframe 12,830 hrs · 4,161 cycles
APU FIRE LOOP B FAULT. GROUNDED - YES. VERIFIED APU FIRE LOOP B FAULT. RESET APU FIRE LOOP B PER AMM 26-22-00-710-001-A. NO FAULT. TEST OK
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,220 hrs · 3,952 cycles
ENGINE 2 IGNITION B FAULT GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED FADEC IGN TEST PER AMM 73-29-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FAULT MESSAGE.
Part: SENSOR — FAILED (AC BAY) · airframe 12,167 hrs · 3,928 cycles
PACK 2 REGULATOR FAULT IN CRUISE. GROUNDED - YES. R+R SERNSOR/COMPRESSOR TEMP(32HH) IAW AMM 21-61-11 PB 401 OPS CHECK GOOD THIS CLEARS MDDR 68266 AND MEL 21-52-01-07 PLACARD REMOVED A/C RETURNED TO ORIGINAL CONFIG. MEL LIST UPDATED
Part: FCU — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 11,544 hrs · 3,711 cycles
FCU 1 INOP GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED FCU 1 RESET, FAULT COULD NOT DUPLICATED. AFS TEST ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM 22-96-00-710-001-A, TEST OK.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE INDICATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 11,528 hrs · 3,707 cycles
AIR PACK 1 REGULATOR FAULT GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHK OF THE TEMP CTL PER AMM 21-61-00-710-001-A OPS CHK GOOD NO FAULTS FOUND.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (APU INLET) · airframe 11,473 hrs · 3,684 cycles
APU AUTOSHUT DOWN AFTER LANDING 3 ATTEMPTS GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AIR INTAKE FLAP ACTUATOR IAW AMM 49-16-51-000-003-A OPS CHECK GOOD. THIS CLEARS MDDR 66012 PLACARD REMOVED MEL LIST UPDATED MCC NOTIFIED.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 11,236 hrs · 3,619 cycles
CLASS 2 MAINTENANCE FUEL MESSAGE GROUNDED - YES. DEFERRED
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 11,074 hrs · 3,566 cycles
IN CRUISE FLT GOT MULTIPLE THRUST LOCK ECAMS IN QUICK SUCCESSION. AFTER A/THR OFF THEN ON, STATUS NORMAL. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED AFS TEST. REF AMM 202-96-00-710-001A, AND OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE LAND CAT III CAPABILITY, REF AMM 22-97-00-710-001A. TEST OK.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (WEATHER RADAR) · airframe 10,710 hrs · 3,419 cycles
WEATHER RADAR IS NOT WORKING GROUNDED - YES. R&R WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER IAW AMM 34-41-33 PB401. OPS CK GOOD. OK FOR SVC.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,468 hrs · 3,325 cycles
APU BLEED STATUS MSG ON ECAM GROUNDED - YES. RESET ECB C/BS MSG CLEARED REF TSM 36-12-00-810-801.
2018
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 10,297 hrs · 3,262 cycles
CABIN PRESSURE MASTER WARNING UPON MAIN CABIN DOOR CLOSURE AT GATE GROUNDED - YES. RESET C/BS' ASSOCIATED WITH CPC 1 & CPC 2 & RPCU AND PERFORMED BITE TEST REF 21-31-00 PB 501 OK: CLOSED ALL PAX DOORS AND TURNED ON PACKS: NO FAULT GENERATED
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,202 hrs · 3,222 cycles
VENT AVIONICS SYS FAULT. GROUNDED - YES. PER AMM 21-26-00-710-001 TEST AEVC AND SYSTEM TEST OK.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,162 hrs · 3,202 cycles
FUEL X FEED VALVE FAULT. (FAILED OPEN POSITION) GROUNDED - YES. RESET SYS & PERFORMED OPS TEST OF FLSS. OPS TEST GOOD. REF TSM 28-26-00-810-801-A. NO FAULTS FOUND.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (FCU) · airframe 10,141 hrs · 3,194 cycles
AUTO FLT FCU 1 FAULT. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED FCU 1 RESET PER AMM 22-81-00. NO FAULTS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED CAT III CAPABILITY TEST PER AMM 22-97-00. AND AFS TEST PER AMM 22-96-00. ALL CKS OK.
Part: FCU — NONE · airframe 10,083 hrs · 3,172 cycles
FCU # 1 INOP GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED POWER-UP TEST AND BITE TEST OF AFS REF AMM 22-96-00 PB 501:OK FCU # 1
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,072 hrs · 3,168 cycles
FUEL X FEED VALVE FAULT ECAM DISPLAYED AFTER FUEL BALANCE PROCEDURE. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED OPS TEST PER AMM 28-23-00, NO FAULTS FOUND.
Part: REGULATOR VALVE — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 10,050 hrs · 3,160 cycles
AIR ENGINE 2 BLEED A PRESSURE GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED BLEED PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE ON #2 ENG REF AMM 36-11-52 ENG RUN STILL REQUIRED TO COMPLETE OPS AND LEAK CHECK
Part: FIRE LOOP — FAULTED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 10,050 hrs · 3,160 cycles
ENGINE 2 FIRELOOP B FAULT GROUNDED - YES. DEFERRED. ETOPS RESTRICTED.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,050 hrs · 3,160 cycles
WING ANTI ICE SYS FAULT GROUNDED - YES. OPS TEST WING ANTI ICE SYSTEM PER AMM 30-11-00-7-. OPS TEST OK.
Part: FIRE LOOP — FAULTED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 10,007 hrs · 3,140 cycles
ENGINE 2 LOOP B FAULT ON ECAM GROUNDED - YES. ON DEFERRAL
Part: FIRE LOOP — FAULTED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 9,968 hrs · 3,127 cycles
ENGINE 2 FIRE LOOP B FAULT GROUNDED - YES. SCHEDULED R+R FDU #2 ACCOMPLISHED OP SYS CKS OK FOR SERVICE AS PER AMM 26-12-34. MDDR 61531 CLOSED , PLACARD REMOVED.ETOPS RESTRICTED
Part: REGULATOR — FAILED (NR 2 ENG BLEED) · airframe 9,930 hrs · 3,117 cycles
AFTER TO, AIR ENG 2 BLEED ABNORM PR GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENGINE BLEED PRESSURE REGULATORY VALVE IAW A320 AMM 36-11-52, LEAK CHECK GOOD PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE BLEED AIR REGULATOR SYSTEM IAW A320 AMM 36-11-00
Part: IGNITION UNIT — FAILED (APU) · airframe 9,502 hrs · 2,954 cycles
APU AUTO SHUTDOWN DURING START AT SFO GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED IGNITION UNIT(8030KM) IAW AMM 49-41-38. OPS CK GOOD.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 7,610 hrs · 2,413 cycles
WX RADAR INOP "WXR R/T" IN RED GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF WEATHER RADAR PER AMM 34-41-00. TEST GOOD, NO FAULTS NOTED.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (WX RADAR) · airframe 7,571 hrs · 2,403 cycles
WX RADAR INOP GROUNDED - YES. ETOPS RESTRICTED. R&R XMTR RCVR AT 13SQ1 IAW AMM 34-41-51. BITE TEST OK NO FAULTS OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAULTED (FWD E/E BAY) · airframe 7,203 hrs · 2,305 cycles
FUEL STATUS MAINTENANCE MESSAGE. ACFT GROUNDED. FLSCU-1(7QJ) REMOVED AND REPLACED, SYSTEM TESTED OK IAW AMM 28-46-34.
Part: THERMOSTAT — FAILED (BLEED AIR) · airframe 6,961 hrs · 2,245 cycles
BLEED AIR FAULT. NR 1 PRECOOLER AMBER DURING FLIGHT. TEMP RANGE 85 - 105 DEGREES. ACFT GROUNDED. REPLACED THE NR 1 THERMOSTAT IAW AMM 36-11-43 PB 401, LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 6,797 hrs · 2,189 cycles
FUELERS UNABLE TO FUEL A/C USING AUTO FUEL PRE SELECT SWITCH MANUAL FUELING IS OK GROUNDED - YES. R&R PRESELECTOR FUEL QUANTITY PANEL IAW AMM 28-42-21. OPS CHECK GOOD. MEL LIST UPDATED. PLACARD REMOVED. MCC NOTIFIED.
Part: A/C PACK — FAULTED (NR 2) · airframe 66,227 hrs · 2,148 cycles
NR 2 A/C PACK FAULTED. ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED A RESET IAW TSM 24-00-00-810-818. OPS NORMAL.
2017
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
NOTED STRONG BURNING ODOR DURING DESCENT. ODOR ALSO NOTED IN AFT GALLEY. NO ODOR NOTED IN FLIGHT DECK. PERFORMED TSM 05-50-00-810-831A NO BURNING ODORS NOTED IN FWD, AFT GALLEY OR IN MAIN CABIN.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED THE CABIN FILLED WITH FUMES DESCRIBED AS AN OIL ODOR AFTER LANDING. FUMES SUBSIDED AFTER THE NR 2 ENGINE BLEED WAS TURNED OFF THE APU BLEED WAS TURNED ON. PERFORMED A SMOKE - OIL CHECK IN THE CABIN IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A, AND TSM 71-00-00-810-802-A, NO FUMES OR ODORS IDENTIFIED. RAN THE NR 1 & 2 ENGINES FOR 1 MINUTE AT IDLE, NO OIL LEAKS OR SMOKE FROM FWD DRAIN NOTED.
Part: SENSOR — FAILED (NR 2 A/C PACK)
NR 2 AIR PACK REGULATOR FAULT. R & R THE NR 2 PACK SENSOR, COMPRESSOR TEMPERATURE FIN 32HH IAW AMM 21-61-11, OPS CHECKED OK. SENSOR WAS CONFIRMED BAD.
Part: SENSOR — FAILED (AC BAY) · airframe 5,369 hrs · 1,788 cycles
REPORTED THE FOLLOWING FAULT. AIR PACK 1 REGUL FAULT. R&R NR 1 COMPRESSOR OUTLET TEMP SENSOR 12HH IAW AMM 21-61-11-000-001-A. 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: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 5,343 hrs · 1,780 cycles
REPORTED THE FOLLOWING FAULT. AIR PACK 1 REGUL FAULT. PERFORMED RESET SFO CLOSED ASSOCIATED CIRCUIT BREAKERS REF AMM 21-61-00. 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.
2016
Part: CONTROL VALVE — FAILED (NR 1 A/C PACK)
AIR PACK NR 1 REGULATOR FAULT WOULD NOT RESET. R & R PACK NR 1 FLOW CONTROL VALVE 23HB IAW AMM 21-61-11-00-00-01-4A AND REPLACED NR 1 PACK TEMPERATURE SENSOR 12HH IAW AMM 21-58-15-10-00-00-1A.