N526VA
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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.
20 reports on file, 2013-04-28 – 2019-12-19.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FRAME 66) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 39,125 hrs · 14,909 cycles
MAIN CABIN, TOP BEAM CORRODED AT FRAME 66 AT APPROX -Y1500. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED CORROSION OF DAMAGED AREA BY ENLOGATION FASTNER HOLE TO MAX SIZE, AND DAMAGE WAS STILL PRESENT AREA FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW A319 SRM 51-41-14, FABRICATED (MACHINED) REPAIR ANGLES IAW SRM 53-41-14-300-001, CUT OUT REMAINING DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 51-41-14. REMOVED FWD GIRT BAR FITTING TO F.O.M. IAW SRM 51-41-14. FABRICATED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-41-14-300-001-FIG 001. ALODINED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-21-11, PRIMED IAW A319 SRM 51-21-11 AND INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-41-14. TOPCOATED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-91-11 AND RE-INSTALLED GIRT BAR FITTING IAW SRM 51-41-14. THIS IS A CAT A REPAIR
Part: SPAR — PUNCTURED (RUDDER) · airframe 39,125 hrs · 14,909 cycles
RUDDER FWD SPAR FRONT FACE LOWER R/H CORNER PUNCTURED JUST ABOVE #1 ATTACH FITTING GROUNDED - YES. REPAIR RUDDER FWD SPAR FRONT FACE LOWER R/H CORNER PUNCTURE IAW A319-111 SRM: 51-42-00, 51-77-11-911-008, 51-75-12, 54-42-21, 55-31-11-300-017, NTM: 51-90-00, 51-10-03, 51-10-06, AMM: 51-76-00,
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (FRAMES 66-68) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 39,125 hrs · 14,909 cycles
AFT WET AREA LONGITUDINAL BEAM AT Y160 FR68-FR70 HAS CORROSION ON TOP SIDE GROUNDED - YES. NO ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS GIVEN IN A319 SRM. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR BEAM P/N D5347219620000 PO# 960133.1 IAW A319 SR, 51-42-11.
Part: SHEAR PLATE — CORRODED (FRAMES 69-70) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 39,125 hrs · 14,909 cycles
AFT WET AREA RH LATERAL SHEAR PLATE AT FR69-FR70 STR23 HAS CORROSION GROUNDED - YES. NO CORROSION LIMTS GIVEN FOR SHEAR PLATE IN A319. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR PLATE P/N D5347112420300 IAW A319 SR, 51-42-113
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (FRAMES 66-68) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 39,125 hrs · 14,909 cycles
AFT WET AREA LONGITUDINAL BEAM AT -Y160 FR68-FR70 HAS CORROSION ON TOP SIDE GROUNDED - YES. NO ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS GIVEN IN A319 SRM. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR BEAM P/N D5347209700200 IAW A319 SRM 51-42-11.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FRAMES 66-68) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 39,125 hrs · 14,909 cycles
AFT WET AREA SEAT TRACK AT -Y1292 HAS CORROSION AT FR66 SPLICE AREA GROUNDED - YES. NO ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS GIVEN IN A319 SRM. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK P/N D534722092560 PO# 960268.1 IAW A319 SRM 51-42-11.
Part: SHEAR PLATE — CORRODED (FRAMES 69-70) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 39,125 hrs · 14,909 cycles
AFT WET AREA LH LATERAL SHEAR PLATE AT FR69-FR70 STR23 HAS CORROSION GROUNDED - YES. NO CORROSION LIMITS GIVEN FOR SHEAR PLATE IN A319 SR,. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR PLATE P/N D5347112420200 IAW A319 SRM 51-42-11.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — CORRODED (MAIN CABIN) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 39,125 hrs · 14,909 cycles
CABIN FLOOR PANEL 262LG HAS CORROSION ON UPPER & LOWER SURFACE GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED TEMPORARY REPAIR TO CABIN FLOOR PANEL 262LG IAW ALASKA EA A319-25EA-00202 PASSENGER COMP FLOOR PANEL 262LG FR.60-FR68-CORROSION-TEMPORARY REPAIR. CREATED WATCH ITEM FOR RE-INSPECT & REPLACENT OF FLOOR PANEL 262LG BY 11-DEC-2021 REF NDDR #72452
Part: REGULATOR VALVE — FAILED (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 37,229 hrs · 13,720 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF BLEED 1 & 2 FAULT GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED NR 1 ENGINE RUN TO LEAK CHECK PRV FIN 4001HA1 SENSE LINE, LEAK CHECKED OK. NR 1 ENGINE BLEED SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE. NO FAULTS ON THE GROUND DURING ENGINE RUN. PERFORMED NACELLE-PNEUMATIC INSPECTION OF NR 2 ENGINE PER SB RA32036-11, REV4. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE PRV FIN 4001HA2 AND INTERFACE DUCT P/N 17452-503 PER AMM 36-11-52 PG 401. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN, BLEED SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD, LEAK CHECKED GOOD. NO FAULTS ON THE GROUND. OK FOR SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 2013–2015 · 11 reports
2015
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
OPERATING FLIGHT ARRIVED IN AT DESTINATION WITH A REPORT OF AFT CABIN TRIM VALVE ERRATIC AND A FAINT ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR REPORTED BY THE AFT CABIN CREW. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. IFE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED, REF TBN 4430-04 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. TEMP CONTROL SYSTEM WAS TESTED IAW MM 21-63-00-710-004A, NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.
2014
Part: HOSE — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 24,716 hrs · 8,459 cycles
DURING APPROACH, REPORTED LOSS OF YELLOW AND GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND A LOSS OF GREEN HYDRAULIC FLUID. YELLOW SYS WAS RECOVERED SHORTLY AFTER. CREW REPORTED AN EMERGENCY BUT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A MLG DOOR ACTUATOR HOSE ON THE LT SIDE LEAKING. R & R IAW AMM 32-31-39-401, NO LEAKS NOTED AFTERWARD, ALL OPS CHECKS NORMAL AND THE ACFT WAS PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE AT 12:52Z ON 11/18/14.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — OUT OF LIMITS (MLG)
DURING ATTEMPTED GEAR RETRACTION, RECEIVED A NLG SHOCK ABSORBER ECAM WARNING. THE GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT ALLOW SELECTION TO UP POSITION DUE TO THE FAULT. IN APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS, THE CREW TRIED A SECOND ATTEMPT TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR WITH SAME RESULT, ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, MAINTENANCE MET ACFT AND ACCOMPLISHED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, WITH NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TSM 32-31-73-200-002-A. PROXIMITY SENSORS 24GA & 25GA WERE FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. NOSE GEAR SHOCK ASORBER WAS ALSO REMOVED AND INSPECTED FOR ABNORMAL WEAR. MINOR WEAR WAS NOTED AND THE AFFECTED PARTS WERE REPLACED BY MAINTENANCE. SHOCK ABSORBER WAS REINSTALLED AND 24GA & 25GA WERE ADJUSTED IAW AMM 32-31-73-200-002-A. LANDING GEAR WAS SUCCESSFULLY CYCLED ON THE GROUND WITH NO FURTHER FINDINGS. SUCCESSFUL ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2013
Part: SKIN PANEL — CORRODED (LT WING)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SB A320-57-1155, REV 3, CORROSION WAS DETECTED ON THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE LT WING TOP SKIN PANEL. AREA BLENDED IAW SRM 57-21-11. HFEC INSPECTION PERFORMED, REVEALING NO CRACK INDICATIONS. REPAIRED IAW EC 5720.000004. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR .
Part: SILL — CORRODED (FRAMES 16-17)
R1 DOOR SILL HAS CORROSION AROUND THE FWD TWO HOLES AT THE AFT GIRT BAR ATTACH FITTING. AREAS WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-11-14, FIG 108, SPOT FACING TO REMOVE .025" MATERIAL AND INSTALLING REPAIR WASHERS FABRICATED.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FRAMES 67-68)
FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN FRAMES 67-68 AT Y765 CORRODED. FLOOR SUPPORT WAS R & R IAW SRM 51-41-11.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FRAMES 64-66)
FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN FRAMES 64-66 AT Y1292 CORRODED. FLOOR SUPPORT WAS FABRICATED IAW DWG D53472209. INSTALLATION WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 51-42-11.
Part: SHEAR PLATE — CORRODED (FRAMES 69-70)
RIGHT AFT SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FR69-70, S23-24R CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. SHEAR PLATE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-42-11.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FRAMES 67-68)
FLOOR SUPPORT BETWEEN FRAMES 67-68 AT Y765 CORRODED. FLOOR SUPPORT R & R IAW SRM 51-41-11.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
THE IN FLIGHT TEAM REPORTED ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN. THE INFLIGHT TEAM MEMBER IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN THE IFE SYSTEM. THE ODOR DISSIPATED AND NO OTHER ISSUES NOTED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX ACCOMPLISHED TSM 24-00-00-810-823A FOR ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR OR FUMES IN THE CABIN, COCKPIT, CARGO OR AVIONICS BAY. NO ODOR NOTED, RELATED ACFT SYS. IFE SYSTEM POWER RESTORED AND OPERATED. THERE WERE NO ASSOCIATED ODORS NOTED. ACFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
MX MET ACFT AND THERE WAS INBD DEFECT REPORTED IN LOGBOOK: FWD GALLEY SMOKE SMELL BY ITL ASSOCIATED WITH OVEN ON . MX INSPECTED AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF OVEN AND NO FAULTS OR SMELL NOTED. NO ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF THIS ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.