N440AA

PIPER PA-28-181 · 2019 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: CENTEX AERO LLC TRUSTEE, TX (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.

19 reports on file, 1997-10-04 – 2010-04-02.

WARNING INDICATION · 2010-04-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3010

Part: CONTROL VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (ANTI-ICE SYS) · airframe 66,651 hrs · 35,027 cycles

TUL - INFLIGHT ORD-DFW. CREW REPORTED L ICE TEMP LOW ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN WING ANTI ICE SYSTEM TURNED OFF PRESSURIZATION FLOW ANNUNCIATOR COME ON. EMERGENCY DECLARED DIVERTED TUL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND THE ICE PROTECTION CONTROL THERMOSTAT.

Source: SDR AALA20100404TUL01
Earlier reports · 1997–2008 · 18 reports

2008

FALSE WARNING · 2008-08-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2611

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (CARGO BAY) · 62,272 cycles

STL INFLIGHT T720/16AUG DFW TO LGA. CREW REPORTED AFT CARGO FIRE LIGHT ON ANNUNCIATOR. MASTER WARNING ON 1 TO 2 SECONDS THEN EXTINGUISHED. LANDED STL AS PRECAUTIONARY WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED CARGO FIRE MX UNIT AND AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPS.

Source: SDR AALA200802116
FALSE WARNING · 2008-04-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: PSEU — INOPERATIVE (E&E BAY) · airframe 61,244 hrs

DFW INFLIGHT T1174/14APR - CREW REPORTED NO GREEN LIGHT WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. TOWER CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED PROXIMITY ELECTRONIC SWITCH UNIT AS PRECAUTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200800950
NO TEST · 2008-02-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN) · airframe 83,124 hrs

TPA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY IN FRONT OF FORWARD LAVATORY BROKEN. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY IN FRONT OF FORWARD LAVATORY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA200800364

2007

OTHER · 2007-08-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: TERMINAL — DIRTY (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)

SFO - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING EXIT INOPERATIVE. CLEANED BATTERY TERMINALS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING EXIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20071593

2006

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2006-04-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: DUCT — CONTAMINATED (A/C SYSTEM)

DFW - INFLIGHT SMOKE IN CABIN. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT OUT OF SERVICE FOR EVALUATION. FOUND OIL LEAK AND OIL INGESTION FROM PREVIOUS NUMBER 2 ENGINE CHANGE. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN AND DUCT CLEAN OUT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20060245

2002

NO TEST · 2002-12-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT CEILING LIGHT AT ROW 29-30D INOPERATIVE. SECURED EMERGENCY EXIT CEILING LIGHT BATTERY CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20021785
NO TEST · 2002-11-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY LIGHT OVER AFT GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20021593
NO TEST · 2002-07-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT CEILING LIGHTS FROM ROW 23-26 INOPERATIVE. RESEATED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. 9M)

Source: SDR AALA20020963
NO TEST · 2002-06-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: CONTACTOR — DIRTY (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT TAIL SECTION INOPERATIVE. CLEANED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY CONTACTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20020886
OTHER · 2002-04-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: PAN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

TUL - FOUND DOOR PAN CORRODED. REPAIRED DOOR PAN BY CUTTING OUT LOWER DOOR PAN AND INSTALLED A NEW LOWER DOOR PAN PER SRM 53-05 PART 2 FIG 44. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20020587

2000

WARNING INDICATION · 2000-07-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: CLAMP — BROKEN (ACM)

DFW - FLT 1592 - TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND BROKEN CLAMP TO LEFT ACM COMPRESSOR OUTLET DUCT. REPLACED AND SECURED CLAMPS TO DUCT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20001260

1999

NO TEST · 1999-09-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — CORRODED (AIRSTAIRS)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT AIRSTAIRS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED WIRING TO AFT AIRSTAIRS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA991395

1998

OTHER · 1998-11-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5230

Part: BEAM — CORRODED (CARGO DOOR)

TUL - FOUND CORROSION AFT END OF UPPER AND LOWER LEGS WENT OUT OF MM LIMITS. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-3. (M)

Source: SDR AALA982082
NO TEST · 1998-09-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (TAIL CONE)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SIGN AT TAIL CONE EMERGENCY HANDLE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SIGN AT TAIL CONE EMERGENCY HANDLE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA981825
WARNING INDICATION · 1998-07-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2565

Part: SLIDE — FAILED (CABIN)

ORD - FLT 1928 - AFT GALLEY EMERGENCY SLIDE DEPLOYMENT WIRE BROKEN. REPLACED AFT GALLEY DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE PER MM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

Source: SDR AALA981299
FALSE WARNING · 1998-05-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: SENSOR — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG)

DFW - FLT 555 - AFTER TAKEOFF COS EN ROUTE DFW, RED NOSE LANDING GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION. CYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL REMAINDER OF FLT. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED AND INCREASED UPLOCK SENSOR TARGET AREA. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA981001
FALSE WARNING · 1998-05-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (NLG)

ORD - FLT 1576 - AFTER TAKEOFF LAX EN ROUTE TO ORD, NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR THREE MINUTES WITH GEAR HANDLE RAISED. GEAR DOOR LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. CLEANED 'UP AND LOCKED' PROXIMITY SENSOR AND REPLACED PROXIMITY SWITCHING UNIT. PERFORMED NOSE GEAR SWING WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA980956

1997

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 1997-10-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: AIR DISTRIBUTION — ODOR (CABIN)

DFW - FLT 1275 - EN ROUTE BOS/DFW DURING CRUISE, F/A REPORTED ODOR SIMILAR TO ELECTRICAL ODOR IN MID-CABIN. PRECAUTIONARY SHUT OFF RECIRCULATION FANS AND ODOR DISSIPATED. SHORTLY TURNED FANS BACK ON TO SEE IF ODOR FOLLOWED AND ODOR DID NOT. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO DFW AND ODOR WAS NOTED AGAIN JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHECKED E/E COMPARTMENT, CABIN AREAS AND LAVATORIES WITH NO DEFECTS OR ODORS NOTED. UNABLE TO IDENTIFY SOURCE OF ODOR AND NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Source: SDR AALA971873