N525VA
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.
22 reports on file, 2011-05-16 – 2019-12-29.
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2) · airframe 39,973 hrs · 15,457 cycles
PRIOR TO TOP OF DESCENT, N1 ROLL BACK AND ENG 2 STALL ECAM. ENGINE RECOVERED TO CRUISE POWER BUT N@ VIBE INCREASED TO ABOUT 4.5 AS WE WERE IN QRH FOR ENG 2 STALL VIBE ON N2 UP TO 9.9 ENG 2 THEN FLAMED OUT AND FLAMES EXITED TAILPIPE. PROCEEDED TO SHUT ENG 2 DOWN AND FLY SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH & LANDING 16R IN KSEA. AFTER INSPECTION BY CFR WHO ADVISED ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGE OIL LEAKING, WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENGINE DUE TO FAILED BORESCOPE
Part: FRAME — PUNCTURED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,213 hrs · 15,057 cycles
WHILE ACCOMPLISHING CARD ATG4-RMV-320-13, FOUND FRAME 28 PUNCTURED IN 2 PLACES BETWEEN STRINGER 2L TO 4L GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED EA A320-53 EA-00103 REV OO, REVISION DATE 09/20/2019. REPAIR APPROVED AS CATEGORY B PER RDAS 80681012/003/2019 ISSUE A DATED 20/SEPT/2019 WITH THRESHOLD OF 60,000 FC / 120,000 FH WITH INTERVAL AND METHOD OF INSPECTION TBD.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 39,213 hrs · 15,057 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT BEAM HAS CORROSION BETWEEN FR18 AND FR19 +Y1041 GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED MC SEAT TRACK AT FR 12 +0 FR 25 +Y1041 IAW SRM 51-22-11, SRM 51-42-11 AND DWG # B2DS3112812
Part: SHEAR PLATE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 39,213 hrs · 15,057 cycles
MAIN CABIN LT SIDE WEB BETWEEN FRAME 69 AND 70 HAS CORROSION AT SEVERAL FASTENER HOLES GROUNDED - YES. NO ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS FOR SHEAR PLATE ARE GIVEN IN SRM. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR PLATE IAW SRM 51-42-11
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 39,213 hrs · 15,057 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT JUST AFT OF FRAME 69 RBL 18 HAS CORROSION GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT BEAM AFT OF FRAME 69 RBL18 P/N D5347219520400 PO# 953076.1 IAW SRM 51-42-11 AND DWG NO 18D53472195.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 39,213 hrs · 15,057 cycles
FRAME C69 UNDER FLOOR PNL IN WET AREA HAS HEAVY CORROSION GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM IAW SRM 51-42-11. CORROSION ON BEAM FOUND TO HAVE 100% MATERIAL LOSS.
Part: DOOR SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 39,213 hrs · 15,057 cycles
L2 DOOR CORROSION INBD OF AFT GIRT BAR FITTING AT FASTENER HOLES. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED DAMAGE, AREA FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. USING MATERIELS 2024-T3 .080 (FILLERS) AND 7075-0 (HEAT TREATED TO T6 PER SRM 51-25-00) ANGLE, 1 EA REPAIR ANGLE AND 2 EA FILLERS WERE SUPPLIED PER SRM 53-41-14-300. 2 EA CUT OUTS OF DAMAGE AREA ACCOMPLISHED PER SRM 53-41-14-300 LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR PARTS/AREA PER SRM 53-41-14-300 AND SRM 51-47-00, APPLIED PROTECTIVE TREATMENT TO REPAIR PARTS/AREA PER SRM 53-41-14-300 AND SRM 51-21-11, SRM 51-23-00. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS PER SRM 53-41-14-300 AND SRM 51-42-11. APPLIED PO#933252.1, 927818.1
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 38,186 hrs · 14,354 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS OVERHEAD WING EXIT AND OVER DOOR REMAINED ON INFLIGHT WITH LND GR UP GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. OPS CHECK GOOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. 33-50-00
Earlier reports · 2011–2018 · 14 reports
2018
Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — FAILED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 35,888 hrs · 13,289 cycles
CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. ACFT GROUNDED. FAILURE MESSAGE 21-31-51, OUTFLOW VALVE FOR BOTH SYS. REPLACED THE OUTFLOW VALVE 10HL IAW AMM 21-31-51-04. OPS CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
2015
Part: GIRT BAR — OBSTRUCTED (L1 DOOR) · airframe 25,936 hrs · 9,181 cycles
L1 DOOR UNABLE TO ARM. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED SLIDE ROPE IN THE WAY OF THE GIRT BAR. ROPE AND GIRT BAR WERE ADJUSTED TO THEIR CORRECT CONFIGURATION IAW AMM 52-73-00 AND INSPECTED IAW CAMP 7 REQUIREMENTS. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
2014
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT)
FUEL ODOR FROM PILOTS MAIN PANEL VENTS, IN FLIGHT. LINE TECH ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING INSPECTIONS AND OPS CHECKS TO INVESTIGATE ODOR. PERFORMED TSM 21-00-00-810-801-A AND TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A, NO LEAKS FOUND. INSPECTED BOTH ENGINES, APU, HYD BAY, WHEEL WELL FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED IDLE RUN AND HIGH POWER RUN WITH PACKS ON IAW 71-00-00. RAN OVEN FOR 1 CYCLE AND COFFEEMAKERS FOR 2 POTS, NO ODOR. REPLACED BOTH RECIRCULATION FILTERS IAW AMM 21-21-41 FOR PRECAUTIONARY. NO ODORS NOTED AT THIS TIME.
2013
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (GIRT BAR)
R1 DOOR SILL HAS CORROSION AROUND THE TWO AFT HOLES OF THE FWD GIRT BAR FITTING. AREAS WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-11-14.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SHEAR PLATE SUPPORT BETWEEN FRAMES 69-70, S23-24L HAS CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. SHEAR PLATE SUPPORT WAS R & R IAW SRM 51-42-11.
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
R1 DOOR SILL HAS CORROSION AROUND THE TWO AFT HOLES OF THE FWD GIRT BAR FITTING. AREAS WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-11-14.
Part: SHEAR PLATE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FRAMES 69-70, S23-24R HAS CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. SHEAR PLATE WAS R & R IAW SRM 51-42-11.
Part: SHEAR PLATE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FRAMES 69-70, S23-24L HAS CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. SHEAR PLATE WAS R & R IAW SRM 51-42-11.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN FRAME 66-70 AT Y765 HAS AN AREA OF CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. FLOOR SUPPORT WAS R & R IAW SRM 51-42-11.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN FRAMES 64-66 AT Y765 HAS AN AREA OF CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. FLOOR SUPPORT WAS R & R IAW SRM 51-42-11.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN FRAMES 66-70 AT Y765 HAS AN AREA OF CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. FLOOR SUPPORT WAS R & R IAW SRM 51-42-11.
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SHEAR PLATE SUPPORT BETWEEN FRAME 69-70, S23-24R HAS CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. SHEAR PLATE SUPPORT WAS R & R IAW SRM 51-42-11.
2012
Part: CABLE — DISCONNECTED (EVAC SLIDE)
WHILE PERFORMING SMIP TASKS 522100-01-2, OPS CHECK OF UNLOCKING AND OPENING FROM INSIDE IN ARMED MODE AND 522100-02-2 FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC SLIDE RELEASE SIGNAL FOUND THE LT OFF-WING SLIDE RELEASE CABLE NOT CONNECTED ON THE ACFT SIDE. THE CABLE WAS NOT ENGAGED IN THE KEEPER AND WAS RECESSED IN THE CABLE SHIELD. ACCOMPLISHED EASA AD 2011-0015 WHICH R & R THE OFF WING ESCAPE SLIDE RELEASE CABLES. ALL OPS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY.
2011
Part: ECU — INOPERATIVE (NR 2 ENG)
ACFT WAS ENROUTE, AT 1647Z, APPROX 2 HRS INTO FLIGHT, A FAILURE MESSAGE WAS TRANSMITTED THRU ACARS NOTING TLA SNSR WITH ECU 2A/B AS THE SOURCE. AT 1649Z THE CAPT SENT AN ACARS MSG STATING HE HAD AN ECAM WARNING NOTING ENG 2 THR LEVER DISAGREE AND THAT ALL POWER SETTINGS/INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AT 1652Z, CAPT SENT ANOTHER ACARS MSG NOTING HE HAD A LAND "ASAP" MESSAGE AS WELL. DURING AN AIRCELL CALL WITH THE CAPT, MC ADVISED TO REF FCOM 3.02.70, AND CONCURRED WITH THE CHIEF PILOT AND SVP OPERATIONS TO FIND A SUITABLE DIVERSION STATION AS A PRECAUTION. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AT THAT TIME. AT 1744Z, THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY SINCE IT WAS A POWER PLANT RELATED ISSUE. AT 1809Z THE ACFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXIED TO GATE A25. ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR MX TO ASSIST. ON BOARD WAS MX SUPERVISOR WHO WAS CONTACTED TO START INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING. MX SENT TSM 76-11-001810-804 FOR HIM TO FOLLOW. FINDINGS FROM FAULT ISOLATION POINT TOWARD THE ECU, FIN 4000KS. AN ECU WAS LOCATED BY OUR COMPONENT PROVIDER. MX ALSO OBTAINED A TECH AND ACCOMPLISHED THE 1TIME PROCEDURE PRIOR TO BEGINNING WORK. THE ECU, PN 2123M56P04 WAS R & R BY PN 2123M56P03, AN INTERCHANGEABLE UNIT WITH BR SOFTWARE AND SB 73-0229 ACCOMPLISHED. OPS TESTS RII AND A CAT III AUTO LAND TEST WERE COMPLETED WITH NO FAULTS. A WI WAS CREATED TO HAVE THE BORROWED ECU REMOVED THE SAME NIGHT AND TO RETURN THE BORROWED ECU TO OWNER. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR`S RECORDS, ALL AD, SB, STC`S AND PMA`S ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE.