N624VA
Registered owner: EKL AVIATION LLC, OK (owner ≠ operator)
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.
12 reports on file, 2003-07-25 – 2020-03-17.
Part: BEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 45,558 hrs · 14,314 cycles
AFT MAIN CABIN LONGITUDINAL BEAM AT FR 70 RBL 30 HAD CORROSION AT LAVATORY ATTACH POINT HOLE GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT MAIN CABIN LONGITUDINAL BEAM BETWEEN FR 66-70 AT RBL 30. REF AIRBUS DWG D53472836, D53472458, D53472093
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (R1 DOOR) · airframe 42,640 hrs · 13,116 cycles
DURING EPSU BATTERY CAP TEST L1 DOOR EMER. LIGHT BATT FAILED (10WL) GROUNDED - YES. R/R L1 DOOR EPSU EMER LIGHT BATT IAW 33-51-38-00-002-A. OPS TST GOOD.
Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — FAILED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 42,448 hrs · 13,026 cycles
CABIN PRESSURE 1 + 2 CONTROLLERS INOP. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE (10HL) REF AMM 21-31-51. OPERATIONAL CHECKS NORMAL. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: BATTERY PACK — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF TASK CARD 335100031 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY AT 11WL & 13WL FAILED THE TEST. BATTERIES AT 11WL & 13WL WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMM 335138.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FRAMES 69-70)
DURING A DAILY CHECK, TWO CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED ON THE SKIN PANEL AROUND THE AFT LAVATORY VENT OUTLET BOTTOM EDGE, DIRECTLY ABOVE STR 32 RT BETWEEN FRAME 69-FRAME 70. THE CRACKS EXTENDED .40" AND .60" FROM THE LOWER OPENING OF THE AFT LAV VENT. DURING EVALUATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SKIN AREA HAD CORROSION AROUND THE LOWER VENT OPENING AND THE INTERNAL DOUBLER WAS ALSO CORRODED. THE EXTENT OF CORROSION DAMAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1" WIDTH X 6" LENGTH AND THE DEPTH WAS 100 PERCENT THICKNESS OF THE INTERNAL DOUBLER AND SKIN AREA. THE INTERNAL DOUBLER WAS REPLACED, PN D5348019320201. THE SKIN AREA DAMAGE WAS CUT OUT, HFEC SHOWED ALL DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-41-11, FIG 205.
Part: SLIDE — FAILED (L1 DOOR)
CABIN CREW REPORTED L1 DOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE PRESSURE GAUGE WAS READING ZERO PRESSURE. ESCAPE SLIDE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED AND THE DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE PRESSURE WAS IN THE NORMAL RANGE. SLIDE REPLACED, NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FRAME 66)
CORROSION FOUND ON CABIN FLOORBEAM TOP SURFACE AT FRAME 66, 28" RT OF CENTERLINE, CORROSION MEASURED LENGTH 2" X WIDTH 2" X DEPTH .028" OUT OF LIMITS, SRM 53-00-14.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CORROSION FOUND ON CABIN FLOORBEAM TOP SURFACE AT FRAME 66, 28" RT OF CENTERLINE, CORROSION MEASURED LENGTH 2"X 2" X .028 D, OUT OF LIMITS SRM 53-00-14.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FUSELAGE DETAIL INSP OF CABIN FLOOR STRUCTURE AND STRUCTURE BELOW AFT GALLEY WAS ACCOMPLISHED. DURING THE INSP, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON 3 LONGERON BEAMS AT Y=1162.5 AND Y=765 WHICH EXCEEDED SRM 53-00-14 ALLOWABLE LIMITS. LONGERON BEAMS PN D53472172205, D53472189206 AND D53472193202 WERE REPLACED.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FUSELAGE DETAIL INSP OF CABIN FLOOR STRUCTURE AND STRUCTURE BELOW AFT GALLEY WAS ACCOMPLISHED. DURING THE INSP, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON 3 LONGERON BEAMS AT Y=1162.5 AND Y=765 WHICH EXCEEDED SRM 53-00-14 ALLOWABLE LIMITS. LONGERON BEAMS PN D53472172205, D53472189206 AND D53472193202 WERE REPLACED.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FUSELAGE DETAIL INSP OF CABIN FLOOR STRUCTURE AND STRUCTURE BELOW AFT GALLEY WAS ACCOMPLISHED. DURING THE INSP, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON 3 LONGERON BEAMS AT Y=1162.5 AND Y=765 WHICH EXCEEDED SRM 53-00-14 ALLOWABLE LIMITS. LONGERON BEAMS PN D53472172205, D53472189206 AND D53472193202 WERE REPLACED.
Part: PULLEY — FAILED (ZONE 600) · airframe 30,995 hrs · 20,291 cycles
UPON WING INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT FLAP INDICATOR PULLEY SEVERELY OFFSET. FOUND THE BEARING HAD FAILED. NO INDICATION PROBLEMS HAD SURFACED YET. PULLEY REPLACED.