N287AA
Registered owner: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP, MN (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.
30 reports on file, 1996-02-09 – 2009-01-03.
Part: LATCH — MISALIGNED (NLG DOOR) · airframe 69,568 hrs
OKC INFLIGHT - AT LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CREW REPORTED SEVERE VIBRATION FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. VIBRATION GOT WORSE AS AIRSPEED INCREASED. CYCLED GEAR DOWN AND VIBRATION WENT AWAY BUT CAME BACK WHEN GEAR RETRACTED. ALL GEAR INDICATIONS NORMAL AT ALL TIMES. RETURNED TO OKC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RELATCHED NOSE GEAR AREA AND VERIFIED LOCK ENGAGED. FOUND LEFT NOSE TIRE WORN. REPLACED WHEEL ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Earlier reports · 1996–2007 · 29 reports
2007
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 66,829 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
YUL - EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS INOPERATIVE IN CABIN. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS IN CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
YUL - EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. BATTERY SWITCH LEFT ON. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS IN CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
ORD - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND FORWARD WING EXITS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT POSITION B5103 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE OVERWING EXITS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DFW - EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT IN COCKPIT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK S5 23 FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING IN COCKPIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: MODULE — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
EWR - EMERGENCY SEAT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED TWO EACH POWER MODULES FOR EMERGENCY SEAT LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
PHX - AFT RIGHT HAND BATTERY PACK INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT RIGHT HAND BATTERY PACK IN CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING AT 8D, 20D, 26D, AND 31D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING ASSEMBLY AT 8D, 20D, 26D, AND 31D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2002
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT SEAT 21 DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2001
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LOOSE (THRUST REVERSER)
MEM - FLT 1076 - EN ROUTE DFW-CLE, DETECTED DECREASE IN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY TO ZERO. TIGHTENED LEFT SIDE THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE LINE. NO LEAKS NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — SHORTED (AFT CABIN)
BOS - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SIGN AT AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRES AT LIGHT SOCKET. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SOCKET — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHT AT ROW 13 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT SOCKET ASSEMBLY AT ROW 13. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, CEILING MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 7 THROUGH 10 DIM. REPLACED CEILING MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2000
Part: SOCKET — DIRTY (CABIN)
DFW -DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWRD GALLEY OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. CLEANED LIGHT SOCKET. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND TOP OF SEAT TRACK NR 2 HAS CORROSION STATION 1299 TO 1307. REPLACED SEAT TRACK FROM 1124 TO 1309 PER SRM 53-05 PART 1. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND 3 DENTS 3 FEET AFT OF FORWARD LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL, LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE 2 INCH BELOW L22 STATION 286. FABRICATED FILLER W/.050 2024-T-3, PREFAB TITANIUM FINGER DOUBLER W/.032 CPN 4081007, DRILLED, FIT FILLER AND DOUBLER, TREATED AND PRIMED. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA, WET PER SRM 53-04 PAGE 218. (M)
Part: SPRING — BENT (TAIL CONE)
TUL - FOUND LOWER PIN SPRING BENT AND DISCONNECTED FROM TAIL CONE JETTISION. REPLACED BENT SPRING WITH NEW SPRING MM 53-53-00-5-1. (M)
Part: DOUBLER — GOUGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - PREVIOUS DOUBLER GOUGED. REPAIRED WITH 7075-T6 .040 THICK AND INSTALLED 13 EACH .1875 0 AD RIVETS, 2 EACH .15625 0 AD RIVETS AND 3 EACH BLIND .1875 0 RIVETS ALL REMAINING CRITERIA PER AARD 53-10-00-28. (M)
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (VERTICAL STAB)
TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN HAS HEAVY GOUGES VIEWED THROUGH VERTICAL STAB ACCESS PANEL. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-01 PAGE 9 FIG 2 SHEET 3. (M)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SKIN DAMAGED AT STATION 220-225 LONGERON 18L, WITH FIELD REPAIR INSTALLED. REMOVED FIELD REPAIR AND INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER SRM 53-04 FIG 38. (M)
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CUSP PLATE CRACK IN FORWARD LIGHTENING HOLE STATION 223 RIGHT SIDE. INSTALLED NEW CUSP SECTION PER AARD 53-00-00-02. (M)
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND LONGERON NR 4 LEFT IS CRACKED AROUND HI-LOCK AT FS 160. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF LONGERON AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-02 PAGE 48 FIG 18. (M)
Part: CONTROLLER — MALFUNCTIONED (ACM BAY)
BNA - FLT 1138 - DURING CRUISE, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED RAPID COMPRESSION. UNABLE TO HOLD CABIN PRESSURE. DIVERTED AND LANDED BNA WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED EXTERIOR OF AIRCRAFT AND ALL DOOR SEALS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. REPLACED BOTH PRESSURE CONTROLLERS AS PRECAUTION, S/N 103599 AND 591749. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: MANIFOLD — LEAKING (NR 1 TR UNIT)
DFW - FLT 2217 - EN ROUTE ORD-DFW - CREW NOTED ACRID SMOKE IN FIRST CLASS CABIN. EXTINGUISHED OVERHEAD LIGHT AND SMOKE DISSIPATED. WHEN OVERHEAD LIGHT WERE TURNED BACK ON THE SMOKE AND FUMES RETURNED, IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF OVERHEAD LIGHTS. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED ALL FIRST CLASS CABIN OVERHEAD LIGHTS. ALL LIGHTS NORMAL WITH NO SMOKE BEING NOTED. NR 1 THRUST REVERSER MANIFOLD LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO THE APU SUSPECT THIS IS CAUSING THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE NR 1 THRUST REVERSER MANIFOLD WAS PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1998
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (AFT AIRSTAIR)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT SIGN WIRE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1996
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (R1 DOOR)
ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, R1 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN EMERGENCY LIGHT WIRE AT R1 DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: MODULE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND FORWARD SERVICE EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED NR 1 EMERGENCY LIGHT CONTROL AND BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: FUEL NOZZLE — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
FLT 9147 - AFTER T/O, A BANG WAS HEARD AND RT ENG FAILED. RETURNED TO SAT AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. FOUND EXHAUST TAILCONE AND BEARING HOUSING MISSING, AND ENTIRE AFT TURBINE DESTROYED. REPLACED NR 2 ENG ASSY. SYS GRD CHK'D NORM OPS. ALL 3RD AND 4TH STAGE TURBINE BLADES FAILED AT THE ROOT. TURBINE CASE HAD SEVERAL HOLES FROM WHERE BLADES HAD PENETRATED. HEAVY FOD DAMAGE TO THE 2ND TURBINE AND THE MIXER DUCT. NR 6 BEARING HOUSING TORN FREE AT TIE-RODS. THE 1ST AND 2ND TURBINE VANES WERE HEAVILY DISCOLORED (OVERTEMPED) AND WARPED AT THE 3:30 POSITION. NR 3 POSITION FUEL NOZZLE HAD BAD PRIMARY TO SECONDARY FUEL LEAK PAST SEVERAL CRACKS IN CHEVRON SEAL. NO DAMAGE TO COMB, CASE, CANS OR NOZZLES. (M)