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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.

24 reports on file, 1999-02-14 – 2011-12-05.

OTHER · 2011-12-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3520

Part: MECHANISM — SHORTED (CABIN) · airframe 64,725 hrs · 33,716 cycles

WHILE PERFORMING MCM 5414, THE PASSENGER O2 MASKS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON RIGHT SIDE OF PASSENGER CABIN. ALSO CIRCUIT BREAKER K34 (PASSENGER OXYGEN RELEASE) AND CIRCUIT BREAKER L34 (ALTERNATE RELEASE) WERE POPPED, FOUND SOLENOID LATCHING MECHANISM ABOVE SEAT 3E TO BE CAUSING BREAKERS TO POP. REMOVED AND REPLACED LATCHING MECHANISM.

Source: SDR AALA20111206LGA01
NO TEST · 2011-12-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — NOT SEATED (CABIN) · airframe 64,725 hrs · 33,716 cycles

CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROWS 18 TO 21 INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR AALA20111207LGA03
NO TEST · 2011-12-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 64,703 hrs · 33,700 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 6E INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 6E. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR AALA20111207TUL04
NO TEST · 2011-12-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 64,703 hrs · 33,700 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 6F INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR SEAT 6F EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR AALA20111207TUL03
NO TEST · 2011-12-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 64,703 hrs · 33,700 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 30F INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 30F. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR AALA20111203AUS01
NO TEST · 2011-12-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 64,703 hrs · 33,700 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 30D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 30D. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR AALA20111207TUL05
NO TEST · 2011-12-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 64,703 hrs · 33,700 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 30E INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 30E. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR AALA20111207TUL06
OVER TEMP; WARNING INDICATION · 2011-10-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2150

Part: CHECK VALVE — FAULTY (AC BAY) · airframe 64,279 hrs · 33,460 cycles

DFW - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED HIGH PRESSURE BLEED SWITCH TO OFF AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DWF LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING GROUND CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY.

Source: SDR AALA20111004DFW01
OVER TEMP; WARNING INDICATION · 2011-09-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: PERISEAL — INOPERATIVE (AC BAY) · airframe 64,272 hrs · 33,454 cycles

DFW - CREW REPORTED TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLIMBOUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED PERISEAL AND SHIM SEAL AT RIGHT HEAT EXCHANGER OUTBOARD DUCT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20110930DFW08
Earlier reports · 1999–2010 · 15 reports

2010

NO TEST · 2010-11-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 62,161 hrs · 32,244 cycles

CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROWS 8 THRU 11 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

Source: SDR AALA20101130TUL16
OTHER · 2010-09-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2133

Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (OUTFLOW VALVE) · airframe 61,831 hrs · 32,064 cycles

DFW - CREW REPORTED AIRCRAFT LOST BOTH CONTROLLERS IN AUTO AND MANUAL. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE ACTUATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20100928DFW01
WARNING INDICATION · 2010-01-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2410

Part: CSD — INOPERATIVE (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 59,965 hrs · 31,045 cycles

SDF - INFLIGHT DFW-PIT. CAPTAIN REPORTED, SHUT DOWN LEFT GENERATOR DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE. EMERGENCY DECLARED, DIVERTED SDF LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER ONE ENGINE CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20100127TUL09

2009

NO TEST · 2009-11-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 59,398 hrs · 30,730 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHT AT AFT GALLEY OVERHEAD INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.

Source: SDR AALA20091110LGA04
OTHER · 2009-07-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 58,627 hrs · 30,286 cycles

TUL - FASTENER MISSING IN HANGER BRACKET AND UNUSED RIVET HOLES IN FRAME HAVE NOT BEEN PLUGGED AT STATION 1287 BETWEEN L4L AND L5L. INSTALLED REPAIR PLATE AND REPAIR ANGLE UNDER SRM 53-03-00.

Source: SDR AALA20090730TUL02
OTHER · 2009-07-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 58,627 hrs · 30,286 cycles

TUL - PASSENGER SEAT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AB5-2 IS WEAK. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY PACK FOR PASSENGER EMERGENCY LIGHT.

Source: SDR AALA20090730TUL34
OTHER · 2009-07-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 58,627 hrs · 30,286 cycles

TUL - PASSENGER SEAT EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK AB5-3 IS WEAK. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BATTERY PACK FOR PASSENGER SEAT EMERGENCY LIGHT.

Source: SDR AALA20090730TUL33
OTHER · 2009-03-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN) · airframe 57,528 hrs

LGA EMERGENCY LIGHT BY LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT BY LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR.

Source: SDR AALA2009030400546

2006

NO TEST · 2006-06-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

EMERGENCY LIGHT IN TAIL SECTION INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHTS CHARGER AND BATTERIES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20060425

2004

NO TEST · 2004-09-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

MIA - INTERIOR OVERWING DOORS AND BOTH AFT DOORS EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS FOR INTERIOR OVERWING DOORS (6011779) AND BOTH AFT DOORS (60030451) EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

Source: SDR AALA20041001

2003

OTHER · 2003-01-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON RIGHT CUSP STATION 550. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-00-00-2. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20030104

2000

WARNING INDICATION · 2000-08-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2613

Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (HEAT EXCHANGER)

DFW - FLT 519 - TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN HP BLEED OFF SELECTED, BUT CAME BACK ON APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER AND STAYED ONFOR APPROX 2 MINUTES BEORE EXTINGUISHING FOR REST OF FLIGHT. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT SENSORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA20001289

1999

FALSE WARNING · 1999-08-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (NLG)

DFW - FLT 731 - EN ROUTE LGA-DFW, NOSE LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION WITH GEAR HANDLE IN UP POSITION. AIRCRAFT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR POSITION SENSOR. CYCLED NOSE LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA991201
WARNING INDICATION · 1999-07-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3230

Part: CYLINDER — DEFECTIVE (RT MLG)

MIA - FLT 0463 - EN ROUTE PBI/DFW, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. RIGHT GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH YELLOW GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT. AIR INTERRUPTED AND LANDED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RT MLG BUNGEE CYLINDER PER MM PROCEDURE. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR SWING AND LEAK CHECK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

Source: SDR AALA990988
NO TEST · 1999-02-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS CABIN WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP IN FIRST CLASS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA990174