N418AA
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.
19 reports on file, 1995-10-16 – 2009-03-30.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 66,187 hrs
LGA FORWARD CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR FORWARD CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 66,187 hrs
LGA MID TO AFT CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR MID TO AFT CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS.
Earlier reports · 1995–2008 · 17 reports
2008
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 65,000 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 64,072 hrs
SFO - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 18 TO AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 18 TO AFT CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 64,072 hrs
SFO - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 18 TO AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 18 TO AFT CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
Part: GROUND WIRE — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 64,072 hrs
SFO - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 18 TO AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. SECURED GROUND WIRE AT OVERHEAD SEAT ROW 18 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 18 TO AFT CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
2007
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
SFO - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF RIGHT NUMBER ONE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF RIGHT NUMBER ONE DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: SOCKET — INOPERATIVE (CABIN LIGHT)
DFW - REPORTED SMOKE AND SMELL IN THE CABIN. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND FORWARD UPPER SIDEWALL LIGHT LAMP SOCKET AT SEAT 6AB DAMAGED. REPLACED LAMP SOCKET FOR FORWARD UPPER SIDEWALL LIGHT LAMP HOLDER AT SEAT 6AB. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: MODULE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DTW - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FROM SEAT 21 TO AFT OF CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED MODULE AT ROW 20 FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FROM SEAT 21 TO AFT OF CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: PUMP — INOPERATIVE (FUEL SYSTEM)
DURING CLIMB RT ENGINE REDUCED TO 30 PERCENT WITH ACCOMPANING YAW. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND RETURNED TO ELP. LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION. REPLACED RT ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP IAW MM 73-12-01 AND RT ENGINE FUEL CONTROL IAW WORK CARD 73-91-99. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)
2003
Part: SENSOR — LEAKING (ACM BAY)
AT CRUISE AT 33,000 FT, CREW SELECTED TAIL DE-ICE CABIN PRESSURE WOULD START TO DESCEND AT ABOUT 300 FT PER MINUTE. CREW RAN CHECKLIST AND WERE ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. CABIN STARTED TO CLIMB AT ABOVE 1,000 FT PER MINUTE. AGAIN CREW WENT THROUGH CHECKLIST AND WERE ABLE TO STOP CLIMB BY TIME CABIN WAS PASSING 8,000 FT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DEPLOYED OXYGEN MASKS. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 9,000 FT AND CREW WAS ABLE TO CONTROL CABIN AND CLIMBED BACK UP TO 15,000 FT. LANDED TPA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LT AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY HIGH TEMP SENSOR AND GASKET. ACCOMPLISHED AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE TEST. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN DECAY TEST AND FOUND TO BE WITHING LIMITS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: STRUT — BENT (NLG)
LGA - FLT 317 - EN ROUTE LGA-ORD, AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE UP IN FLIGHT. UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR. RETURNED LGA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE GEAR STRUT PISTON AND SEALS. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2001
Part: CHARGER — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT AIRSTAIR DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY CHARGER AT AFT AIRSTAIR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — ARCED (LAVATORY)
ORD - FLT 2370 - EN ROUTE DFW-ORD, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE AND ARCING AT FORWARD LAVATORY. LANDED ORD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPAIRED DOOR LOCK SWITCH WIRING AT FORWARD. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2000
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
IAH - FLT 0456 - EN ROUTE IAH/DFW SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. AIR INTERRUPTED AND RETURNED IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN CHECKS FOR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. NO ODOR OR SMOKE DETECTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
IAH - FLT 0456 - EN ROUTE IAH/DFW, STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL DETECTED IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. DECLARED EMERGENCY, AIR INTERRUPTED, AND LANDED IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN CHECKS FOR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. NO ODOR DETECTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1999
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (TAIL COMPARTMENT)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN TAIL COMPARTMENT CEILING INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRE TO EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN TAIL COMPARTMENT CEILING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (AIRSTAIR)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN AFT AIRSTAIR TAIL SECTION INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BROKEN WIRE IN AFT AIRSTAIR TAIL SECTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1995
Part: FUEL PUMP — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
ABQ - FLT 1262 - AFTER TAKEOFF ABQ DURING CLIMB-OUT, RT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROCEDURE AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ABQ AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHECKED ENGINE INLET, EXHAUST AND FUEL PUMP FILTER WITH NO DEFECTS OR DISCREPANIES NOTED. REPLACED RT ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CONTROL. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK CHECK AND GROUND ENGINE RUN WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. (X)