N457AA
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.
41 reports on file, 1996-01-28 – 2014-09-24.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 66,361 hrs · 35,314 cycles
CORROSION ON UNDERSIDE OF LT CUSP AROUND HOLE STATION 1200. REMOVED CORROSION & INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW 53-20-00-16.
Earlier reports · 1996–2010 · 40 reports
2010
Part: TRIM MOTOR — INOPERATIVE (STAB TRIM) · airframe 65,383 hrs · 34,760 cycles
DFW - PRIMARY LONGITUDINAL TRIM INOPERATIVE AFTER TAKEOFF. ALTERNATE TRIM WORKED AND PRIMARY TRIM DID NOT WORK USING NOSE DOWN. EMERGENCY DECLARED LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED PRIMARY STAB TRIM MOTOR AND CAPTAINS PRIMARY STAB CONTROL SWITCHES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
2009
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 63,004 hrs · 33,453 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY IS DEAD. REPLACED UNDER MM 33-60-98-4.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 63,004 hrs · 33,453 cycles
DEAD BATTERY. REPLACED PER MM 33-60-98-4.
Part: PORTABLE LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 63,004 hrs · 33,453 cycles
EMERGENCY PORTABLE LIGHT AT EXTERNAL POWER CONTACTOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — ACTIVATED (CABIN) · airframe 63,004 hrs · 33,453 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IS WEAK. REPLACED UNDER MM 33-60-98-4.
Part: MODULE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN) · airframe 63,004 hrs · 33,453 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK MODULE INTERMITTENT. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE MODULE PER MM 33-60-98-4.
Part: VANE — WORN (TE FLAP) · airframe 62,977 hrs · 33,436 cycles
WORN AREA ON OUTBOARD FLAP VANE NEXT TO FLEX JOINT. INSTALLED HOT-BOND DOUBLER PER SRM-51-70-02.
Part: VANE — WORN (TE FLAP) · airframe 62,977 hrs · 33,436 cycles
WORN AREA ON LEADING EDGE OF INBOARD FLAP VANE AT INBOARD AREA. INSTALLED HOT BOND DOUBLER UNDER SRM-51-70-02.
2008
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 58,921 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FIRST CLASS GALLEY EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FIRST CLASS GALLEY EXIT SIGN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2007
Part: BULB — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
ORD - FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 24D HAS MISSING LAMP. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 24D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BULB — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
ORD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 19D HAS MISSING LAMP. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 19D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: SHIELD — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
ORD - FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 24D HAS MISSING SHIELD. REPLACED SHIELD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 24D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LENS — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
ORD - FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 19D HAS MISSING LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 19D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: SHIELD — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
ORD - FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 19D HAS MISSING SHIELD. REPLACED SHIELD FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 19D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LENS — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
ORD - FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 24D HAS MISSING LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 24D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: PISTON — INOPERATIVE (NLG STRUT)
ORD - UNABLE TO RAISE LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. NOSE WHEEL STEERING INDEX CENTERED BUT NOSE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT PISTON. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: HANDLE — INOPERATIVE (MLG)
AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. HANDLE WOULD NOT COME UP. FOLLOWED QRH. NOSE WHEEL WAS STEERABLE. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED WORK CARD 32-96-14. NO DEFECTS NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CEILING AT ROW 8 ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CEILING AT ROW 8. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: SLIDE — FAILED (GALLEY DOOR)
DFW - AFT LEFT HAND GALLEY DOOR IN ARMED POSITION AND WHEN DOOR OPENED BY CABIN SERVICES SLIDE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED AND CAME OUT OF SLIDE CASE BUT DID NOT INFLATE. REPLACED SLIDE FOR AFT LEFT HAND GALLEY DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: PIN — DETACHED (CABIN)
DFW - AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REINSTALLED PIN AND QUICK DISCONNECT ON WIRE FOR AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AT SEAT 26G. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2002
Part: FRAME — WORN (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND FRAME LANDING IS WORN FROM CONTACT WITH APU ACCESS DOOR STATION 1380 AT LONGERON 28R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-34. (M)
Part: FRAME — WORN (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND FRAME LANDING IS WORN FROM CONTACT WITH APU ACCESS DOOR STATION 1380 AT LONGERON 28L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-34. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CUSP CRACKED AT EDGE OF 2ND LIGHTENING HOLE FORWARD OF 1309 BULKHEAD LEFT. FOUND CORROSION ALONG CUSP ATTACH FASTENERS. FOUND CORROSION 4 INCHES FORWARD OF 1309. INSTALLED NEW CUSP LEFT STATION 1250 TO 1309 REF SRM 53-00-00 FIG 97 SHEET 1. (M)
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CRACKED LONGERON AT FASTENER HOLES, TO RADIUS AND ALONG RADIUS, APPROX .5 INCH BOTH SIDES. PREVIOUS REPAIR NO RADIUS BLOCKS USED, OR SHIMS. APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET OF FORWARD END OF NR 3L LONGERON REMOVED AND NEW PIECE REPLACED WITH SPLICE AND RADIUS BLOCKS USED AT FRAME ATTACHED POINTS, SRM 53-02-00 FIG 18, SHEET. (M)
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
SUBFLOOR WEB CRACKED UNDER NR 5 SEAT TRACK, STA 216. 4 INCH X 4 INCH AREA 1 INCH LENGTH. FABRICATED DOUBLER OUT OF 7075-T6 AND INSTALLED IAW AARD.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SEVERAL CORRODED AREAS ON LOWER DOOR BEAM. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON DOOR BEAM PER SRM 53-10-00-03. (M)
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CRACK IN RADIUS OF LONGERON, AT AREA OF FASTENER TO FRAME. APPROX 2 FEET REMOVED FORWARD END AND NEW PIECE INSTALLED WITH SPLICE REPAIR. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND NR 3 SEAT TRACK HAS PITTING AT STATION 673. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUG PER AARD 53-20-00-10. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION NR 3 SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK PLUG PER AARD 53-20-00-10 REPAIR NR 10. (M)
2001
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS OVER ROW 14 DIM. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVER AFT STAIRS DIMS. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2000
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (TAILCONE)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, TAILCONE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SIDE WALL INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED TAILCONE EMERGENCY EXIT WIRE AT SIDE WALL. REPLACED TAILCONE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR AT SIDE WALL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (BS 160)
TUL - NR 3 LONG LEFT CRACKED AT STATION 160. REMOVED DAMAGED LONG NR 3 SECTION. INSTALLED LONG SPLICE FITTING PER SRM 53-02 FIG 18. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 1201)
TUL - NR 2 CABIN SEAT TRACK CORRODED IN CTR AND AROUND LUGS AT STATION 1201. ROUTED OUT CORRODED AREA OF TRACK. INSTALLED REPAIR PLUG PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4B. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — GOUGED (BS 486)
TUL - NR 1 SEAT TRACK GOUGED IN CENTER TOP SURFACES AT STATION 486. ROUTED OUT DAMAGED AREA. INSTALLED REPAIR PLUG PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4B. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — GOUGED (BS 703)
TUL - NR 1 SEAT TRACK GOUGED IN CENTER TOP SURFACE AT STATION 703. ROUTED OUT DAMAGED AREA OF TRACK. INSTALLED REPAIR PLUG PER SRM 53-05 FIG 4B. (M)
1998
Part: LIGHTS — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LGIHT STRIP AT SEAT 26D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1996
Part: PISTON — DEFECTIVE (NLG STRUT)
DFW - FLT 1116 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, NLG FAILED TO RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NLG STRUT INNER CYLINDER. ALSO, REPLACED NLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR. SERVICED NLG STRUT WITH OIL AND NITROGEN. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK AND GROUND CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKED NORMAL. (X)
Part: STRUT — REQ'D SERVICE (NLG)
DFW - FLT NR 1067 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR WITH SAME RESULT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SERVICED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT WITH OIL AND NITROGEN. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)