N298AA
Registered owner: ANDURIL INDUSTRIES INC, CA (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
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.
32 reports on file, 1995-05-07 – 2010-10-16.
Part: SENSE LINE — CRACKED (AC BAY) · airframe 72,500 hrs · 38,892 cycles
FAT - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED FAT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED AUG VALVE SENSE LINE THAT WAS CRACKED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: WIRE — OPEN (CABIN) · airframe 70,824 hrs · 37,967 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFT STAIRS SIDEWALL INOPERATIVE. FOUND OPEN WIRE BETWEEN AFT AIRSTAIR SIDEWALL EMERGENCY LIGHT AND WIRE BUNDLE ON LEFT EMPENNAGE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATE STATION 1336 AFT TO STATION 1550. SPLICED WIRE IN PER WSPM CHAPTER 20. OPS CHECK NORMAL
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 70,824 hrs · 37,967 cycles
SEAT 28DEF EGRESS LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND WIRE TO LIGHT SOCKET BROKEN. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Earlier reports · 1995–2009 · 29 reports
2009
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 69,444 hrs · 37,181 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT IN AFT ACCESSORY WILL NOT TURN OFF WITH POWER REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG) · airframe 69,193 hrs · 37,030 cycles
DFW - NOSE VIBRATION ON TAKEOFF AND NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. RETURNED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND LEFT NOSE GEAR DOWN. STOWED LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 67,912 hrs
LGA - LIGHTS IN EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT AFT STAIRS INOPERATIVE. CLEANED AND RECONNECTED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 67,912 hrs
LGA - LIGHTS IN EMERGENCY SIGNS AT AFT OVERWING INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED BATTERY PACK AT AFT OVERWING.
Part: CONTACT — CORRODED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 67,912 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CEILING FROM ROWS 27 THRU 30 INOPERATIVE. CLEANED CONTACTS ON BATTERY PACK FOR ROWS 27 THRU 30.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 67,912 hrs
LGA - LIGHTS IN EMERGENCY SIGN AT AFT OVERWING DOORS INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED BATTERY PACK AT AFT OVERWING DOOR.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 67,912 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED BATTERY PACK IN EXIT SIGN.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 67,912 hrs
LGA - LIGHTS IN EMERGENCY SIGN AT AFT STAIRS INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED BATTERY PACK AT AFT STAIRS.
2008
Part: SENSOR — INOPERATIVE (MLG) · airframe 65,781 hrs
SFO INFLIGHT T324/04APR - AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO SFO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR, STRUT SEAL, AND BOTH NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL SPIN BRAKES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2007
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROW 6 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROW 6. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BLADE — FAILED (COMPRESSOR)
ORD INFLIGHT T366/24MAY - RETURNED ORD DUE TO CREW REPORTING LOUD BANG DURING CLIMB AND RIGHT ENGINE GAS TEMPERATURE OVER 800C. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. SINGLE ENGINE TIME 13 MINUTES. REPLACED NUMBER TWO ENGINE ON 24 MAY AT ORD DUE TO COMPRESSOR BLADE FAILURE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD COCKPIT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT FORWARD CABIN FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD COCKPIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN)
MSP - EMERGENCY EXIT ARROW LIGHT AT AISLE OUTSIDE OF FORWARD LAVATORY BROKEN. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY EXIT ARROW LIGHT AT AISLE OUTSIDE OF FORWARD LAVATORY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: TURBINE — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
LAX INFLIGHT T1950/28MAR - RIGHT ENGINE CONTAINED TURBINE FAILURE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. RETURNED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
SAN) TAILCONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-27 FOR TAILCONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. --CLOSED--
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DEN EMERGENCY LIGHT AT OVERHEAD AFT SERVICE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR AFT SERVICE DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.--CLOSED--
2003
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 18-29 INOPERATIVE. RESEATED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2002
Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CRACKED CANTED FRAME 1463 ATTACH ANGLE. REPAIRED PER 53-10-00-03. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT RIVET HEAD ABOVE PYLON STATION 1380, 6 INCHES ABOVE PYLON. STOP DRILLED CRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00. (M)
2001
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 31D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2000
Part: SLIDE — DISLODGED (SERVICE DOOR)
ATL - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND FORWARD GALLEY DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SLIDE UNPACKED. REPLACED FORWARD GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT SLIDE. SYTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WEB — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR AREA WEB LIGHTENING HOLE AT STATION 1212 HAS TWO SMALL DAMAGED SPOTS. AN INTERIM REPAIR HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED PER ESO80559, DATED 11/13/97. REMOVED DAMAGED WEB AT STATION 1212. AFT CARGO DOOR AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE WEB PER SRM 53-03 AND 51-01. (M)
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND DOOR BEAM CORRODED, BLENDED OUT BEYOND LIMITS AT STATION 1162. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO DATED 5-11-00. (M)
1998
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ORD - FLT DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, LEFT EXTERNAL OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LEFT EXTERNAL OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG)
ORD - FLT 1418 - DURING APPROACH TO ORD WITH THROTTLES AT IDLE, NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AIRCRAFT LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR UP SENSOR AND TARGET OUT OF LIMITS. ADJUSTED NOSE LANDING GEAR UP SENSOR AND TARGET PER MM LIMITS. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK CYCLING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1997
Part: SELECTOR PANEL — DEFECTIVE (FLT DECK)
DFW - FLT 1939 - DURING DESCENT INTO DFW AFTER ENCOUNTERING ICING CONDITIONS AT FL 260, LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION CONTROL IN AUTO MODE. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCDURES AND REGAINED PRESSURIZATION CONTROL IN MANUAL MODE. CABIN ALTITUDE NEVER EXCEEDED 7000 FEET. AIRCRAFT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED CABIN PRESSURIZATION SELECTOR PANEL. BOTH CONTROLLERS GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1996
Part: THRESHOLD — CORRODED (BS 184)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON WEB AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR THRESHOLD. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 FIG 2, SHEET 3. (M)
Part: FAN — DEFECTIVE (ACM BAY)
DFW - FLT NR 1439 - DURING APPROACH TO DFW, SMOKE WITH ELECTRICAL SMELL NOTED IN CABIN. ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST AND AIRCRAFT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED GASPER RECIRCULATION FAN. ALSO, CHANGED ALL ACM COALESCER BAGS. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND ENGINE RUN AND OPERATED ALL PACKS AND FANS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1995
Part: EEL WIRE — MISINSTALLED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND LEFT AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REVERSED WIRES BY SEAT 24. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKS NORMAL OPERATION. (X)