N579AA
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.
42 reports on file, 1996-01-04 – 2013-03-25.
Part: BEARING — MIGRATED (FLAP SYSTEM) · airframe 62,046 hrs · 32,248 cycles
OKC - CREW REPORTED FLAP HANDLE BINDING. EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT LANDED OKC WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND BEARING MIGRATED FROM HOOK ASSEMBLY - POSITION INTERLOCK. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE HOOK ASSEMBLY - POSITION INTERLOCK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Earlier reports · 1996–2012 · 41 reports
2012
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (CABIN) · airframe 61,558 hrs · 31,996 cycles
FORWARD AND AFT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS AT SEAT 20D INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED CONNECTOR. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY PACK — NOT SEATED (CABIN) · airframe 61,558 hrs · 31,996 cycles
LEFT AND RIGHT AFT OVERWING DOOR UPPER EXIT SIGNS INOPERATIVE. RESEATED BATTERIES BY 20DEF. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 60,402 hrs · 31,346 cycles
THE 1485 CANT FRAME CRACKED BELOW AFT AIRSTAIR RETRACT ACTUATOR. ACCOMPLISHED SPLICE REPAIR PER AARD 53-10-00-33.
Part: LINE — BROKEN (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 60,333 hrs · 31,306 cycles
DFW - CREW REPORTED CENTER FORWARD FUEL PUMP FAILED DURING CLIMBOUT. FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED BROKEN LINE IN CENTER TANK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
2011
Part: BEAM — DAMAGED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 56,633 hrs · 29,170 cycles
AFT CARGO: CORROSION ON DOOR BEAM AND UNDER DOOR BEAM DOUBLER FROM STATION 1160 TO STATION 1212. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-3 AND EA MD80-53-014964.
Part: MEMBRANE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,633 hrs · 29,170 cycles
CORROSION FOUND BELOW T-FITTING AT STATION 218 RIGHT OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SUBFLOOR DOUBLER AT STATIONS 210 TO 218 RIGHT PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,633 hrs · 29,170 cycles
CARGO AFT CORROSION ON FRAME 1322 FORWARD SIDE LONGERONS 28 LEFT TO 28 RIGHT. INSTALLED NEW FRAME SECTION STATION 1322 PER AARD 51-10-00-5 AND SRM 51-30-05. INSTALLED FRAME SPLICES AT LONGERONS 25 RIGHT AND 25 LEFT PER SRM 53-03-00 FIGURE 2A SHEET 1.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,633 hrs · 29,170 cycles
CARGO AFT CORROSION ON FITTING AT AFT END OF LONGERON 29 RIGHT STATIONS 1330 TO 1336. INSTALLED NEW FITTING PER EA MD80-51-014815 DATED 1-19-2011 AND AARD 51-10-00-5.
Part: LONGERON — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,633 hrs · 29,170 cycles
LONGERON 29 RIGHT CORRODED AT STATION 1336. INSTALLED LONGERON SECTION AND SPLICE PER AARD 51-10-00-5 AND SRM 53-02-00.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,633 hrs · 29,170 cycles
SEAT TRACK NUMBER 2 CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS FROM STATIOBS 1201 TO 1205. REMOVED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK FROM STATIONS 1145 TO 1309 AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF TRACK PER SRM 53-05-00, 51-30-05 AND 51-30-01.
Part: STATIC PORT — DEFECTIVE (PITOT/STATIC SYS) · airframe 56,633 hrs · 29,170 cycles
LEFT ALTERNATE STATIC PORT FAILED THE PORT TO SKIN MISMATCH REF AMM 34-11-01-2 1. INSTALLED ALTERNATE STATIC PORT AND CONNECTED PIPING TO PORT PER AMM 34-11-01.
Part: WEDGE — DENTED (TE FLAP) · airframe 56,633 hrs · 29,170 cycles
LEFT WING OUTBOARD FLAP OUTBOARD WEDGE HAS DENT IN BOTTOM SURFACE. REMOVED DENTED MATERIAL AND INSTALLED FLUSH DOUBLER REPAIR 20 INCHES FROM INBOARD EDGE PER SRM 57-01-00.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 56,633 hrs · 29,170 cycles
LEFT CUSP CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS AT STATION 666. INSTALLED CUSP DOUBLER WET AT STATION 666 LEFT SIDE AS PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (RT WING) · airframe 56,633 hrs · 29,170 cycles
RIGHT WING UPPER SURFACE INSIDE THE VENT BOX JUST INBOARD OF THE NUMBER 15 SLAT CABLE HAS A CRACKED STRINGER. INSTALLED NEW STIFFENER IN ACCORDANCE WITH AARD 51-00-5 AND BOEING DRAWING 5930502.
Part: VANE — WORN (TE FLAP) · airframe 56,633 hrs · 29,170 cycles
RIGHT WING FLAP VANE - WORN SPOTS IN LEADING EDGE OF NUMBER 3 FLAP VANE NEAR INBOARD END OF VANE. INSTALLED DOUBLER WITH HOT BOND PER SRM 51-70-02.
2009
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 53,070 hrs · 27,141 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK B5-23 AT STATION 211 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 53,070 hrs · 27,141 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 53,070 hrs · 27,141 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IN CABIN FAILED FUNCTIONAL TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 53,070 hrs · 27,141 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK IN CABIN FAILED FUNCTIONAL TEST. REPLACED BATTERY PACK IN CABIN.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 51,664 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 21 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 21.
Part: COALESCER BAG — DIRTY (ZONE 200)
MEX INFLIGHT - FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO MEX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED BURN OUT OF HIGH PRESSURE PNEUMATIC DUCTING AND REPLACED TAIL COMPARTMENT WATER SEPARATOR BAGS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2008
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 48,711 hrs
LGA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT AFT CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: PISTON — BENT (MLG)
JFK - INFLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE UP POSITION. UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE LANDING GEAR. LANDED JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NOSE GEAR PISTON BENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT AND PISTON. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: WIRE HARNESS — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
LGA - EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHTING AT SEAT 27D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SEAT HARNESS AT SEAT 27D FOR EMERGENCY EGRESS LIGHTING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: APU — LEAKING (APU BAY)
ORD INFLIGHT T9673/4 MAR TEST FLIGHT FUMES IN CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. VISIBLE BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM AFT CABIN, QUICKLY FILLED ENTIRE CABIN. TURNED OFF AIR CONDITIONER PACKS. SMOKE SLOWLY DISSIPATED. LANDED, DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING DURING TEST FLIGHT. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM APU. REPLACED APU. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
MSP - FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2004
Part: FLASHLIGHT — DEFECTIVE (L1 DOOR)
STL - L1 EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR FLASHLIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED L1 EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR FLASHLIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: DUCT — OUT OF POSITION (A/C BAY)
DFW - FLT 1058 - EN ROUTE DURING TAKEOFF AT 800 FT MASTER WARNING LIGHT AND TAIL COMPARTMENT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THROTTLES WERE REDUCED TO LEVEL OFF AT 3,000 FT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE LATER. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND POWER WAS INCREASED TO CLIMB TO 4,000 FT LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED. DURING VECTORS AROUND THE PATTERN TO LAND AT DFW AND AS POWER WAS REDUCED ON GLIDESLOPE THE LIGHT AGAIN EXTINGUISHED. LANDED DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REINSTALLED AND SECURED LEFT PACK COMPRESSOR INLET DUCT. CONTINUE ENGINE RUN WITH NO OTHER LEAKS FOUND IN TAIL COMPARTMENT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (A/C BAY)
ELP - FLT 1168 - EN ROUTE ELP-DFW, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMPERATUTE HIGH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EXECUTED RED BOX ITEMS AND AIR INTERRUPTED. LANDED ELP WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION OF DUCTING AND SECURITY OF CLAMPS IN THE TAIL COMPARTMENT. REINSTALLED AIR CONDITIONING MACHINE CLAMP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2002
Part: STOP FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND STOP FITTING CRACKED .250 INCH AT STOP ATTACH HOLE. REPLACED STOP FITTING WITH A NEW STOP FITTING. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY CEILING LIGHTS AT FIRST CLASS CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FIRST CLASS CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT CEILING LIGHTS AT L2 615-672 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT CEILING BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: REGULATOR VALVE — DEFECTIVE (A/C BAY)
DFW - FLT 341 - EN ROUTE GDL-DFW, AT 37,000 FEET, PRESSURE FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CABIN CLIMBED AT 300 FEET PER MINUTE. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE AND CABIN RATE WENT TO ZERO, THEN BOTH PACKS FLOWS WENT TO ZERO AND CABIN BEGAN CLIMBING RAPIDLY. MAXIMUM CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED WAS 1,200 FEET. CABIN MASKS DEPLOYED AS PART OF EMERGENCY DESCENT PROCEDURE. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE ON LEFT SIDE, OFF 13TH STAGE BLEED AIR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN AFT STAIRWAY INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR IN AFT STAIRWAY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: OVEN — DIRTY (GALLEY)
BFL - FLT 1588 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BFL TO DFW, FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. DISCONNECTED POWER TO GALLEY AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. LANDED BFL WITHOUT INCIDENT. CLEANED OVEN. ALSO REPLACED COALESCER BAGS AND RIGHT HAND AIR CONDITIONING PACK AUGMENTATION VALVE. RAN ENGINES AND AIR CONDITINING PACKS FOR 20 MINUTES WITH NO SMOKE OR SMELL NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (RT LAVATORY)
LAS - FLT 2051 - EN ROUTE RNO-DFW - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED AND LANDED LAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DFW FOR REPAIRS. EMERGENCY EXIT OVERHEAD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, CREW PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT BATTERY PACK IN RIGHT LAVATORY CEILING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (BS 1161)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON AFT CARGO CUTOUT LOWER DOOR BEAM HORIZ LEG STATION 1161 TO 1193. REPAIRED HORIZ DOOR BEAM AT AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT STATION 1161 PER ESO 80559, DATED 5-21-99. (M)
Part: COALESCER — CONTAMINATED (A/C BAY)
ORD - FLT 2015 - AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A STRONG BURNING SMELL IN COACH CABIN. BURNING SMELL DISSIPATED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND DID NOT REOCCUR. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO ORD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AS A PRECAUTIONARY, MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED COALESCER BAGS AND PERFORMED PACK BURN OUT PER THE MM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1998
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, AFT COACH CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT STRIP AT AFT COACH CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (CABIN)
LAS - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, COACH CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. SECURED LOOSE WIRE IN COACH CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1996
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 313)
TUL - SKIN DAMAGED, INSTALLED TEMPORARY DOUBLER AT FS 313 BETWEEN LONGERONS 21L AND 22L. INSTALLED PERMANENT CLASS 'I' REPAIR. TST, 13,177.38 HOURS. CYCLES, 7,275. (X)