N330AA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA) | Operator | on 2006-06-02 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES INC (per NTSB report)
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.
23 reports on file, 1995-04-21 – 2003-03-28.
Part: CONNECTOR — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, LAST THREE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON EXTERIOR FUSELAGE INOPERATIVE. REATTACHED CONNECTOR FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: MODULE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, LEFT SIDE ROWS 31-37 EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT MODULE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (CABIN)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, LEFT SIDE AFT ROWS 31-37 SEATS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WIRES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–2002 · 20 reports
2002
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
BOS - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND FORWARD RIGHT EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE FOR FORWARD RIGHT EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING PER MM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2001
Part: ENGINE — LEAKING (RIGHT)
MSP - RIGHT ENGINE LEAKING OIL IN FLIGHT, REACHING 5 QUARTS DURING DIVERT TO MSP. PRESTART 17 QUARTS, AFTER SHUTDOWN 12 QUARTS. OIL LEAK VISUALLY NOTED ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN SAFE CONDITION FOR FERRY FLIGHT FROM MSP TO SFO FOR REPAIR OF RIGHT ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE PER CARD 71-94-01. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD EPR CARD 71-95-18. (M)
2000
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT, MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHT AT SEAT 28B INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED WIRE AT SEAT 28B. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (RT MLG)
ORD - FLT 0067 - ON APPROACH, RIGHT MAIN GEAR GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CYCLED GEAR THREE TIMES, RECEIVED NORMAL GEAR DOWN INDICATION. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED DOWNLOCK LIGHT CAPSULE ASSY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: WIRE — FAILED (CABIN)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS UNDER FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEATS IN FIRST GALLEY AREA INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRES TO EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS UNDER FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEATS IN FIRST GALLEY AREA. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SOCKET — DEFECTIVE (ROW 8B)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT SEAT PATH LIGHTING AT 8B INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT SEAT PATH LIGHT SOCKET AT SEAT 8B. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1997
Part: CDU — DEFECTIVE (E/E COMPT)
LHR - FLT 66 - EN ROUTE ORD-LHR - THE CDU KEYPAD PANEL BECAME HOT TO THE TOUCH. COCKPIT CREW NOTED A SLIGHT BUT DEFINITE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. CREW PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER E-29 TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE RIGHT CDU TO ELIMNATE FIRE HAZARD. SMELL DISSIPATED, FLIGHT CONTINUED ON AND LANDED LHR WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED DEBRIS CLOGGING THE RIGHT CDU COOLING VENT. REPLACED RIGHT CDU, SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR PIN — LOOSE (CABIN)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT PAX SEAT 33H INOPERATIVE. RESECURED LOOSE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR PIN AT PAX SEAT 33H. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1996
Part: IDG — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
GIG - FLT 0973 - LEFT GENERATOR FAILURE. ATTEMPTED ONE RESET, BUT UNSUCCESSFUL. MEL REF 24-01 AUTH NR 12-368DC-B. DEFERRED LT IDG INOPERATIVE PER MEL. ACCOMPLISHED MPM 24-01 - MIC SHEET ENTERED. REPLACED THE ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATOR. RAN ENGINE GENERATOR, OPS CHKS OK. CLEARED MIC SHEET AND REMOVED PLACARD 12-368DC-8. GENERATOR LEAK CKS OK. (X)
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT PAX SEAT 2H INOPERATIVE. RESECURED LOOSE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SIDEWALL CONNECTOR AT PAX SEAT 2H. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, COCKPIT ENTRY DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED COCKPIT ENTRY DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1995
Part: CART — DEFECTIVE (GALLEY)
LHR - FLT NR 0116 - AFTER TAKEOFF AN ACRID ODOR WAS REPORTED IN THE MID GALLEY AREA ACCOMPANIED BY A TRACE OF SMOKE. SECURED GALLEY POWER AND ODOR DISSIPATED ALONG WITH SMOKE. LANDED LHR WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED WARMING CART, NO ODOR OR SMOKE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: DOOR — DAMAGED (NLG)
AFW - DAMAGE ON INNER SURFACE OF LT FORWARD NLG DOOR IN CRITICAL AREA. REPAIRED PER MRB 767-948. SRM 51-70-05 WITH 2 EXTRA PLIES. TST 35,774. CYCLES, 6,431. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 347)
AFW - UPPER FLANGE OF TRACK HAS CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. BLENDED AND REFINISHED. APPROVED PER MRB 767-949. TST 35,774. CYCLES, 6,431. (X)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 287)
AFW - CORROSION FOUND ON FORWARD FLANGE OF CABIN FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AT STA 287. REPAIRED PER MRB 767-951 AND SRM 53-00-51. TST 35,774. CYCLES, 6,431. (X)
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CORRODED (FS 287)
AFW - FORWARD FLANGE OF THE CABIN FLOOR BEAM UPPER CHORD CORRODED. DAMAGED AREA FOUND TO BE BEYOND SRM LIMITS AFTER BLENDING. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRED PER SRM 53-00-51 FIG 202 EXCEPT WITH THE OUTBOARD VERTICAL LEG OF THE REPAIR ANGLE JOGGED DOWN BELOW THE -45 ANGLE AND STOPPED AT THE -92 ANGLE APPROVED BY ENGINEERING PER MRB767-951. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 347)
AFW - THE OUTER HORIZONTAL FLANGE OF SEAT TRACK CORRODED. FOUND BEYOND SRM LIMITS AFTER BLENDING. REFINISHED BLENDED AREA PER SRM 53-00-52 FIG 101. APPROVED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE BY ENGINEERING PER MRB 767-949. (M)
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CORRODED (BS 347)
AFW - FLOOR BEAM AT STATION 347 RBL 48 TO RBL 78 HAS CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. BLENDED OUT CORROSION, ALODINED BLENDED AREAS. FILLED WITH BMS 5-92. FABRICATED STAINLESS STRAP. PRIMER COATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP WET. (M)
Part: EEL CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT RT AISLE BY PAX SEAT ROW 10H INOPERATIVE. RESECURED LOOSE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT CONNECTOR AT RT AISLE BY PAX SEAT ROW 10H. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (W)
Part: EEL CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT PAX SEAT ROW 7G INOPERATIVE. RESECURED LOOSE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT CONNECTOR AT PAX SEAT ROW 7G. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATIONS. (W)