N478AA
Registered owner: ANDURIL INDUSTRIES INC, CA (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.
55 reports on file, 1996-08-05 – 2015-01-04.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 74,745 hrs · 39,569 cycles
LONGERON 25 LT IS CRACKED AT FS 160. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW SRM 53-02-00.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 74,745 hrs · 39,569 cycles
VERTICAL STIFFENER AT FS 218 BETWEEN LONGERONS 24 LT & 23 LT IS CRACKED. REPAIRED STRUT IAW AARD 53-10-00-15.
Part: FRAME SPLICE — GOUGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 74,745 hrs · 39,569 cycles
FUSELAGE FRAME SPLICE AT STATION 200 & LONGERON 23 LT HAS GOUGE. R & R SPLICE IAW AARD 51-00-05-1, DWG 9911518 & SRM 51-30-05.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 74,745 hrs · 39,569 cycles
LONGERON 24 LT IS CRACKED BETWEEN FS 160 & 200. REPAIRED LONGERON IAW SRM 53-02-00 FIG 18.
Earlier reports · 1996–2014 · 51 reports
2014
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 74,695 hrs · 39,541 cycles
FORWARD EMER LIGHTS INOPERATIVE BETWEEN ROW 5 & 23. R & R BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-53-00. SYS CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 74,695 hrs · 39,541 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON AT SHUTDOWN & BATTERY OFF. R & R B5-104. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 73,568 hrs · 38,844 cycles
OVERHEAD EMER LIGHTS FROM ROWS 18 TO 22 FAILED TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMER LIGHTS FROM ROWS 18 TO 22. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.
2013
Part: COMPUTER — FAULTY (AUTOPILOT SYS) · airframe 71,231 hrs · 37,485 cycles
BOTH AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED IN FLIGHT. REPLACED BOTH DIGITAL FLIGHT GUIDANCE COMPUTERS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: DUCT — CRACKED (AC BAY) · airframe 71,211 hrs · 37,470 cycles
TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMB-OUT. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES & THE LIGHT WENT OUT. FOUND PERI SEAL CONNECTOR LEAKING & CRACKED DUCT BEHIND RT AIR CYCLE MACHINE. REPLACED DUCT & PERI SEAL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL.
2012
Part: ELBOW — LOOSE (AC BAY) · airframe 69,354 hrs · 36,450 cycles
DFW - CREW REPORTED NO PRESSURIZATION DURING TAKEOFF. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RE-SECURED LOOSE ELBOW CONNECTION ON RIGHT PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 67,813 hrs · 35,568 cycles
SCRATCH/DENT TO FUSELAGE STATION 226. INSTALLED DOUBLER, FILLER AND STRAP PER SRM 53-04-05 FIGURE 2.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 67,813 hrs · 35,568 cycles
DENT IN FUSELAGE FROM STATIONS 237 TO 246 LONGERON 18 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-02 FIGURE 2 VIEW B.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 67,813 hrs · 35,568 cycles
STATION 1451, AFT SIDE, LONGERON 2 RIGHT, SHEAR TIE CLIP CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED SHEAR TIE CLIP AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE SHEAR TIE CLIP PER AARD 51-10-00-5.
Part: FRAME — WORN (FUSELAGE) · airframe 67,813 hrs · 35,568 cycles
AFT ACCY-1380 FRAME WEB CRACKED. COCKPIT TEMP CONTROL VALVE IN CONTACT WITH EXISTING WEB FRAME DOUBLER. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW WEB FRAME DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-28. COCKPIT TEMP CONTROL VALVE REPOSITIONED.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 67,813 hrs · 35,568 cycles
CORROSION ON RIGHT CUSP AT STATION 563. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 67,813 hrs · 35,568 cycles
NR 1 SEAT TRACK FROM BS 1117 TO 1176 CORRODED. REPLACED SEAT TRACK PER AARD 51-10-00-05.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (SERVICE DOOR) · airframe 67,813 hrs · 35,568 cycles
AFT SERVICE DOOR, OUTER SKIN CRACKED AT HOLD OPEN HOOK HOUSING, TOP HOLE 2ND FROM AFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 52-05-00 FIGURE 54.
Part: DOUBLER — DAMAGED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 67,813 hrs · 35,568 cycles
FORWARD ENTRY DOOR, DOUBLER AT HOLD OPEN HOOK CUTOUT DAMAGED FROM HOOK CONTACT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 52-05-00 FIGURE 20A.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 67,813 hrs · 35,568 cycles
CORROSION UNDER G-1 GALLEY DRAIN PAN AT STATION 155 RIGHT BUTTLINE 50. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 67,813 hrs · 35,568 cycles
CORROSION UNDER HAT CHANNEL ON SUBFLOOR. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (BS 918) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 67,813 hrs · 35,568 cycles
CORROSION ON LEFT CUSP AT BS 918. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: MOUNT — CORRODED (GALLEY) · airframe 67,813 hrs · 35,568 cycles
GALLEY 2 INBOARD MOUNT CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED GALLEY MOUNT PER SRM 51-30-02.
Part: CUSP WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 67,813 hrs · 35,568 cycles
RIGHT CUSP AT APPROXIMATE STATION 854 CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
2011
Part: BATTERY PACK — OUT OF POSITION (CABIN) · airframe 67,109 hrs · 35,182 cycles
TAIL COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE CATWALK INOPERATIVE. REPOSITIONED BATTERY PACKS. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: WEB — GOUGED (NLG WW) · airframe 64,826 hrs · 33,901 cycles
LEFT NOSE WHEEL VERTICAL WEB HAS GOUGE ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA WITH DOUBLER PER SRM 53-05-00 FIGURE 36.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LEAKING (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 64,826 hrs · 33,901 cycles
TUL - INFLIGHT MCI-DFW CREW REPORTED AIRCRAFT LOST RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED TUL LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSTALLED NEW HYDRAULIC LINE TO RUDDER SHUT-OFF VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: SHUTOFF VALVE — LEAKING (RUDDER) · airframe 64,825 hrs · 33,900 cycles
MCI - CREW REPORTED RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY LOSS DURING FLIGHT. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION USED FOR LANDING. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED MCI WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT RUDDER SHUT-OFF VALVE THAT WAS LEAKING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
2010
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 64,207 hrs · 33,558 cycles
LONGERON 2 LEFT CRACKED AFT OF STATION 1418. INSTALLED LONGERON SPLICE REPAIR PER EA MD80-53-013881 AND SRM 53-02 FIGURE 18.
Part: LONGERON — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 64,207 hrs · 33,558 cycles
CRACK IN LONGERON 20 LEFT WHEEL WELL. STOP DRILLED, DYE CHECKED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-18.
Part: RADOME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 64,202 hrs · 33,553 cycles
DFW - CAPTAIN REPORTED MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES ON CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RADOME. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LIMITER — DEFECTIVE (PITOT/STATIC SYS) · airframe 62,735 hrs · 32,739 cycles
DFW - CREW REPORTED PITOT HEAT RUDDER LIMITER HEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED PITOT RUDDER LIMITER THAT WAS BAD. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2009
Part: STRAP — MISSING (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 61,028 hrs · 31,833 cycles
AFT RIGHT LAVATORY OUTSIDE FORWARD EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT MISSING STRAP. REPLACED STRAP FOR EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT RIGHT LAVATORY OUTSIDE FORWARD.
Part: STRAP — MISSING (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 61,028 hrs · 31,833 cycles
EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT RIGHT LAVATORY MISSING STRAP. REPLACED STRAP FOR EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT AT AFT RIGHT LAVATORY.
Part: SHIELD — MISSING (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 61,028 hrs · 31,833 cycles
FORWARD UPPER FLASHLIGHT SAFETY SHIELD MISSING. REPLACED SAFETY SHIELD FOR FORWARD UPPER FLASHLIGHT.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LOOSE (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 60,444 hrs · 31,511 cycles
DFW - AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND LOOSE LINE ON THRUST REVERSER LEFT CONTROL VALVE. TIGHTENED LEFT CONTROL VALVE LINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
2007
Part: LENS — MISSING (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FIRST CLASS FLOOR OPPOSITE LAVATORY MISSING LENS. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FIRST CLASS FLOOR OPPOSITE LAVATORY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ORD - EMERGENCY LIGHT BULBS AT ROW 9 AND ROW 21 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BULBS FOR ROWS 9 AND 21. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ORD - FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS FOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ORD - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROWS 7 TO 11 AND 18 TO 21 AND EMERGENCY LIGHT MOUNTED ON WALL AT GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 7 TO 11 AND 18 TO 21 AND EMERGENCY LIGHT MOUNTED ON WALL AT GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROWS 13 TO 15 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROWS 13 TO 15. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: BATTERY — DISLODGED (EMERGNEYC)
DFW AISLE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT ASSEMBLY BETWEEN AFT LAVATORIES INOPERATIVE. FOUND BATTERY DISLODGED ON FORWARD BATTERY PACK. REINSTALLED BATTERY PACK FOR AISLE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT ASSEMBLY BETWEEN AFT LAVATORIES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2002
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (A/C BAY)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD SIDEWALL CATWALK EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN TAIL COMPARTMENT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED FORWARD SIDEWALL CATWALK EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRE AT QUICK DISCONNECT TERMINAL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2001
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK TO CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (AFT AIRSTAIRS)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT AIRSTAIR FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHT MARKER INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE ON AFT STAIRS FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHT MARKER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK OPERATION NORMAL. (M)
2000
Part: ENGINE — BIRD STRIKE (RIGHT)
MIA - FLT 1616 - AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT HAD BIRD INGESTED IN RIGHT ENGINE. RETURNED AND LANDED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
PHX - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT ACCESSORY SIDE WALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE FOR AFT ACCESSORY SIDE WALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1999
Part: WIRE — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING IN FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRE ON EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING IN FIRST CLASS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (GALLEY)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT, MAINTENANCE FORWARD GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRE TO FORWARD GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1998
Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (NLG)
ORD - FLT 435 - AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH HANDLE UP. LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN GEAR WAS CYCLED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUTED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
TUS - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING FROM ROW 7 THROUGH 17 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP FROM ROW 7 THROUGH 16. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E BAY)
DFW - FLT 434 - EN ROUTE PHX-DFW - LEFT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION WARNING CAME ON. COULD NOT SILENCE FIRE WARNING WITH BUTTON. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND FIRE WARNING STOPPED. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR AMPLIFIER A2-7 AND LEFT ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR LOOP. ACCOMPLISHED CHECKS OF LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1997
Part: BULB — FAILED (INST PANEL)
TUL - FLT 9560 - AFTER TAKEOFF TUL DURING MAINTENANCE FERRY TUL/DFW, SLIGHT SMOKE NOTED IN COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TUL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED BULB UNDER CAPTAINS INSTRUMENT PANEL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1996
Part: FRAME — WORN (BS 1380)
TUL - 1380 FRAME, LT SIDE, WORN BELOW TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO 80559. TST: 23,096.48 HOURS. CYCLES: 13,154. (X)
Part: FRAME — WORN (BS 1380)
TUL - 1380 FRAME WEB HAS WORN AREA BELOW TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE, LT SIDE. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01, FIGURE 2, SHEET 3, PAGE 8. TST: 23,096.48 HOURS. CYCLES: 13,154. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 547)
TUL - CORROSION AND GOUGE ON NR 1 SEAT TRACK. ACCOMPLISHED SEAT TRACK PLUG REPAIR. TST: 23,096.48 HOURS. CYCLES: 13,154. (X)