N522VA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
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.
6 reports on file, 2007-12-10 – 2019-02-27.
Part: PSU — UNSECURE (CABIN) · airframe 39,446 hrs · 14,855 cycles
SEAT ROW 19 ABC PSU FELL OFF. GROUNDED - YES. REINSTALLED ROW 19 ABC PSU PER AMM 35-20-00. OK FOR SVC.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — FAILED (PARKING BRAKE)
DURING TAXI, AFTER LANDING, THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN TO SET TO OFF. CYCLED 12 TIMES AND CYCLED ANTI SKID, NLG STEERING WITH NO CHANGE. EVENTUALLY CYCLING, THE BRAKE RELEASED PRESSURE. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 32-45-00-810-806-A. REMOVED AND REPLACED PARKING ELECTRICAL CONTROL VALVE 102GG IAW AMM32-45-53PB40. NO FURTHER ISSUES REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ELAC)
DURING TAKEOFF, BELOW 80 KNOTS, ACFT HAD REJECTED TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CAME BACK TO THE GATE. FLIGHT CONTROL ELAC 2 PITCH FAULT ECAM REJECTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. IAW PFR, PERFORMED TSM 27-93-00-810-880-A. BITE TEST EFCS 1 AND 2 REPORTED NO FAULTS. FAULT NOT CONFIRMED IAW TSM. FOR TROUBLESHOOTING SWAPPED ELAC 1 AND 2 IAW AMM 27-93-34-000-001. PERFORMED CAT 3 TEST. ACFT CERTIFIED TO CAT 3 AUTO LAND STATUS.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (NLG STEERING)
DURING CRUISE, RECEIVED ACARS 1518Z STATING CREW RECEIVED N/W STEERING ECAM. CREW FOLLOWED FCOM 8021F AND REPORTED THAT THEY WOULD BE DECLARING EMERGENCY. ACFT LANDED 1234L (1934Z) AND WERE ABLE TO CLEAR RUNWAY UNDER POWER AND WERE TOWED OFF OF TAXI WAY AND ARRIVED AT GATE 1244L (1944Z) WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX TROUBLESHOT FAULT TO SERVO CONTROL UNIT (6GG) AND REPLACED AND OPS CHECK IAW AMM 32-51-51-04.
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (COCKPIT)
AFTER LANDING THE COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN/COCKPIT)
AFTER LANDING THE COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. PERFORMED GEN VISUAL INSPECTION OF OUTSIDE AND CABIN OF AIRCRAFT IAW AMM 05-51-00. RAN APU, ENGINES AND PACKS. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, ODOR OR OTHER DEFECTS. OK TO CONTINUE.