N459AA
Registered owner: WINGS OVER TEXAS HOLDINGS LLC, 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.
34 reports on file, 1996-05-06 – 2011-09-09.
Part: BATTERY — OUT OF POSITION (CABIN) · airframe 68,071 hrs · 35,767 cycles
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW 28 TO ROW 30 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMPS, NO HELP. REPOSITIONED AND SECURED BATTERIES. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY — DIRTY (CABIN) · airframe 68,071 hrs · 35,767 cycles
RIGHT CENTER CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN AFT LAVATORYS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMPS, NO HELP. CLEANED BATTERIES ON PACK IN RIGHT AFT LAVATORY. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY — DIRTY (CABIN) · airframe 68,071 hrs · 35,767 cycles
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 23 TO ROW 27 INOPERATIVE. CLEANED BATTERIES ON EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY — DIRTY (CABIN) · airframe 68,071 hrs · 35,767 cycles
LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING DOOR UPPER EXIT SIGNS INOPERATIVE. REPOSITIONED AND CLEANED BATTERIES IN PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY — DIRTY (CABIN) · airframe 68,071 hrs · 35,767 cycles
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 13 TO 16 INOPERATIVE. CLEANED BOTH BATTERIES ON THE BATTERY PACK AT 14DEF. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 68,071 hrs · 35,767 cycles
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 3 TO 6 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FORWARD EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: CLAMP — LEAKING (AC BAY) · airframe 67,365 hrs · 35,383 cycles
ICT - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED ICT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPAIRING DUCT AIR LEAKS. FOUND BOTH CLAMPS LEAKING AT LEFT CROSSFEED VALVE. REPLACED CROSSFEED VALVE AND BOTH CLAMPS.
Part: ACM — FAULTY (AC BAY) · airframe 67,233 hrs · 35,304 cycles
DFW - CREW REPORTED ACRID ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE GRINDING. REPLACED LEFT ACM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — NOT SEATED (CABIN) · airframe 66,320 hrs · 34,794 cycles
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 18 TO 21 INOPERATIVE. RE-SEATED BATTERY PACK FOR CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 66,320 hrs · 34,794 cycles
SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 24D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 24D. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Earlier reports · 1996–2009 · 24 reports
2009
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 63,194 hrs · 33,090 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 23DEF INOPERATIVE. REPINNED SEAT 23DEF EMERGENCY LIGHT CONNECTOR.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 63,194 hrs · 33,090 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN TAIL COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — LOOSE (CABIN) · airframe 62,433 hrs · 32,673 cycles
CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE FROM ROW 32 TO AFT DOOR. RESECURED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AFT RIGHT LAV OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS. OPS CKS OK.
Part: LAMP — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 61,236 hrs
LGA - EXIT SIGN ABOVE LEFT FORWARD OVERWING DOOR INOPERATIVE. CLEANED CONTACTS AND REPLACED LAMP AT EXIT SIGN ABOVE LEFT FORWARD OVERWING.
2008
Part: FRAME — WORN (BS 1497) · airframe 60,619 hrs · 31,697 cycles
RIGHT FRAME 1497 WORN. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON 1497 FRAME PER SRM 53-10-00-15.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 59,265 hrs
DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 9D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 9D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 59,265 hrs
DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 17D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 17D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LENS — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 59,265 hrs
DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 27D HAS BROKEN LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 27D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2007
Part: START VALVE — INOPERATIVE (RIGHT ENGINE)
DFW INFLIGHT T732/04DEC - NUMBER TWO ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN NUMBER TWO ENGINE. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SINGLE ENGINE TIME 20 MINUTES. REPLACED STARTER AND START VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: ENGINE — LEAKING (NR 1)
STL INFLIGHT T2243/25OCT ON ROTATION HEARD LOUD NOISE. OIL QUANTITY AND OIL PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO ON NUMBER ONE ENGINE. SMOKE STARTED TO APPEAR IN CABIN. RETURNED TO STL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN UPON LANDING. REPLACED NUMBER ONE ENGINE ON 26 OCTOBER AT STL DUE TO OIL LEAK. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN AND OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: PIN — MIGRATED (EVAC SLIDE)
RDU - PINS MIGRATED OUT OF EMERGENCY SLIDE AT LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR. REPLACED LEFT NUMBER ONE EMERGENCY SLIDE DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT SERVICE DOOR DROP CEILING PANEL AT STATION 1133 AND CEILING LIGHTS AT STATIONS 1209 RIGHT AND 1152 LEFT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK B5107 AT STATION 1190 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT SERVICE DOOR DROP CEILING PANEL AT STATION 1133 AND CEILING LIGHTS AT STATIONS 1209 RIGHT AND 1152 LEFT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: WATER SEPARATOR — CONTAMINATED (CABIN AIR)
ON LANDING, SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER APU START. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. APU SHUTDOWN AND SMOKE DISSIPATED. INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY RESIDUAL HYD FLUID LEFT FROM A PREVIOUS REPAIR. REPLACED COALESCER BAGS ON LT AND RT WATER SEPARATORS. CLEANED APU INELT DOORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FOUND CORROSION ON NR 1 SEAT TRACK STATION 1024. REPLACED NR 1 SEAT TRACK FROM STATION 864 TO 1031 AND SPLICED TWO PLACES PER SRM 53-05-00. (M)
Part: SILL — DAMAGED (CARGO DOOR)
AFT CARGO DOOR SILL DAMAGED FS 1160. INSTALLED REPAIR PER AARD 53-10-00-3 CONDITOIN IV AND EOS 80559. (M)
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FOUND STATION 255-254 LAVATORY FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN LAVATORY TRACK 2 AND 3 CORRODED TOP SIDE AT NUT PLATE. REMOVED FLOOR SUPPORT STATION 254, MANUFACTURED NEW SUPPORT PIECE PER AARD 51-00-00-01. (M)
2002
Part: STRUT — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG)
EWR - FLT 1789 - EN ROUTE EWR-MSY, ON DEPARTURE FROM LGA, AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS REMAINED IN GROUND MODE. COULD NOT RETRACT GEAR. RETURNED AND LANDED EWR WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE GEAR INNER STRUT ASSEMBLY AND SERVICED PER MM. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE GEAR RETRACTION AND STEERING TEST. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2001
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTNANCE, COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2000
Part: HEATER — FAILED (LAVATORY WATER)
ORD - FLT 2374 - DURING FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN FORWARD LAVATORY. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER AND NOTICED REDUCTION IN SMELL. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED FORWARD LAVATORY WATER HEATER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 380)
TUL - FOUND SKIN CRACKED ON EDGE OF CUTOUT FOR ANTENNA PLUG AT 380 STATION ON BELLY. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04 FIG 12. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
LAX - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING IN FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT CONNECTOR AND LIGHT STRIP IN FIRST CLASS SECTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: PANEL — LEAKING (RT WING)
BNA - FLT 712 - EN ROUTE DFW-LGA, FUEL LEAK NOTED FROM INSPECTION PANEL ON UPPER RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT LANDED BNA WITHOUT INCIDENT. RESEALED INSPECTION PANEL ON UPPER RIGHT WING. FILLED TANK WITH FUEL AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1998
Part: STRUT — REQ'D SERVICE (NLG)
PDX - FLT 1092 - AFTER TAKEOFF PDX, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED PDX OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED NLG STRUT AND CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH GEAR RETRACTING NORMALLY. AN OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1996
Part: COALESCER — DIRTY (ACM BAY)
ORD - FLT 0333 - AFTER TAKEOFF LGA DURING INITIAL CLIMB-OUT, LIGHT SMOKE AND FUMES NOTED IN CABIN. CONDITION CLEARED WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES WITH NO CREW ACTION REQUIRED. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED AIR CYCLE MACHINE COALESCER BAGS. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN-OUT PROCEDURE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)