N451AA
Registered owner: ANDURIL INDUSTRIES INC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA) | Operator | on 2003-06-12 | 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.
26 reports on file, 1995-11-13 – 2010-12-20.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 67,291 hrs · 35,528 cycles
FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER HEAD AT STATION 1429 BELOW LONGERON 3 LEFT. STOP DRILLED CRACK FOUND AT STATION 1427. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-30-00-02 AND SRM 53-01-00 FIGURE 2 SHEET 3.
Part: APU — MALFUNCTIONED (APU BAY) · airframe 65,449 hrs · 34,514 cycles
BHM - CREW REPORTED ODOR OF SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL FUMES IN AFT PORTION OF CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED BHM LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FLIGHT FERRIED TO LGA FOR REPAIRS. FOUND HYDRAULIC LEAK COMING FROM LEFT THRUST REVERSER CONTROL VALVE. REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AND FLEX LINE.
Earlier reports · 1995–2009 · 24 reports
2009
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 64,388 hrs · 33,953 cycles
STATION 1463 FRAME WEB CRACKED ABOVE LEFT LOUVER BOX. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA MD 80-53-008078.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (ZONE 200) · airframe 64,388 hrs · 33,953 cycles
COCKPIT TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE WEARING INTO LEFT 1380 FRAME. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-28.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 62,653 hrs
LGA - EXIT LIGHTS AT ROW 17 INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE UNDER ROW 17.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — DAMAGED (CABIN) · airframe 62,225 hrs
LGA- SEAT 29D RED SEAT LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT SEAT HARNESS.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — DAMAGED (CABIN) · airframe 62,225 hrs
LGA- SEAT 29D RED SEAT LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT SEAT HARNESS.
2007
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 59,327 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: PLACARD — MISSING (CABIN)
LGA - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT OVERHEAD BIN LEFT SEAT ROW 20 MISSING BRAILLE BUMPER. REPLACED BRAILLE BUMPER FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT OVERHEAD BIN LEFT SEAT ROW 20. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: BATTERY — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
ORD - CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 27 TO 30 INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERIES IN PACK B5 107 FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 27 TO 30. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS AT SEATS 13B AND 18D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR SEATS 13B AND 18D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DTW - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 29 AND 30 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 29 AND 30. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DEN - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN AFT LAVS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5-27 FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN AFT LAVS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
RDU - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT FORWARD CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY LOWER WALL INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND ADJACENT CONNECTORS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY LOWER WALL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DIRTY (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT LAVATORY AREA INOPERATIVE. CLEANED BATTERY PACK B5-27 CONTACTS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT LAVATORY AREA. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2002
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 2 SEAT TRACK IN SEVERAL PLACES FROM STATION 1240 TO 1309. REPLACED NR 2 SEAT TRACK FROM STATION 1222 TO 1309 PER SRM 53-05. (M)
Part: FRAME — WORN (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND FRAME WORN STATION 1418 AT LONGERON 20R. REMOVED DAMAGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-14. (M)
Part: CONTACTOR — DIRTY (CABIN)
LAX - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, LEFT AND RIGHT AFT AUXILIARY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. CLEANED AFT AUXILIARY EMERGENCY EXIT BATTERY CONTACTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2001
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT PORTABLE LIGHT AT ENTRY DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT PORTABLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS ROWS 3 THROUGH 19 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD AND AFT EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH BATTERY PACKS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (BS 1155-1212)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER JAMB BEAM, NUMEROUS AREAS ALONG BEAM STATION 1155-1212. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-03 AND ESO 80559 DATED 5-20-99. (M)
1998
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, DISCOVERED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT OVER WING EXIT ON RIGHT SIDE INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRE AT RIGHT SIDE OVER WING EXIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: MODULE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHTING FORWARD MODULE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS AND COACH WERE FOUND INOPERABLE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHTING WIRES AT SEAT ROWS 3E, 7D, AND 29D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1995
Part: EEL WIRE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIPS HAS NO POWER FEED FROM BATTERY PACK. REPLACED WIRE LEAD FROM FORWARD BATTERY PACK MODULE TO FLOOR PROXIMITY MARKER LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)