N6818

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA)Operatoron 1974-07-10Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1974-07-10 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 727 Serious injury — AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case CHI75AC005

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.

11 reports on file, 1995-10-10 – 1998-12-27.

NO TEST · 1998-12-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (ROW 30)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH EXIT DECAL AT SEAT ROW 30 NOT PROPERLY LIGHTED. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP AT SEAT ROW 30. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA982235
NO TEST · 1998-12-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (ROW 3E)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT 3E INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP AT SEAT 3E. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA982236
NO TEST · 1998-04-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY OVERHEAD EXIT SIGN LIGHT AT L2 SERVICE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED L2 EMERGENCY OVERHEAD EXIT SIGN LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA980820
NO TEST · 1998-03-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: PIN — PUSHED OUT (L1 DOOR)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EVACUATION DOOR MOUNTED SLIDE LIGHT ON FORWARD L1 DOOR INOPERATIVE. INSTALLED PIN ON LIGHT ASSEMBLY WIRE TO SWITCH. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA980540
NO TEST · 1997-11-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)

ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, DISCOVERED AFT CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH WIRE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

Source: SDR AALA972257
OTHER · 1996-12-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: WEB — CRACKED (BS 740)

TUL - NR 2 CENTER WING TANK, SEVERAL BULGES AND CRACKS AT STATION 740 LOWER CHORD, WEB FROM RBL 14 TO RBL 27. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER ESO 11782. (M)

Source: SDR AALA961831
OTHER · 1996-12-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: RIVET — POPPED (BS 740)

TUL - POPPED RIVET TAIL STATION 740 RBL 3, INSIDE NR 2 TANK CENTER LOWER CHORD AREA. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER ESO 11782. (M)

Source: SDR AALA961832
OTHER · 1996-11-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5315

Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1070)

TUL - BS 1070 RBL 45.5 HEAVY CORROSION ON TOP LEG OF FLOORBEAM. REMOVED CORRODED PORTION OF FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED NEW PORTION PER SRM 53-10-8. (M)

Source: SDR AALA961828
OTHER · 1996-11-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5321

Part: FLOOR SKIN — CORRODED (BS 1176)

TUL - CORROSION ON CHORD AND RT AFT LAV FLOOR SKIN, BS 1176.9 RBL 29-32 WL 208.1. REMOVED CORROSION TREATED AND PRIMED AREA PER MM 51-20-0. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON LAV FLOOR SKIN. (M)

Source: SDR AALA961830
OTHER · 1996-04-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2710

Part: CASTING — CRACKED (WS 243.93)

TUL - FOUND INBOARD AILERON QUADRANT CASTING AND WEB AT CASTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW WEB AND QUADRANT AND CASTING. (M)

Source: SDR AALA960655
NO TEST · 1995-10-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: EEL CONNECTOR — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)

DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND THE MID CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED CONNECTOR, SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

Source: SDR AALA951773