N6834
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA) | Operator | on 1977-03-04 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (per NTSB report)
Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES INC (per NTSB report)
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, 1997-06-25 – 2000-09-20.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (WINDOW BELT)
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT JAX, FOUND SKIN AT RIGHT AFT CORNER OF R-3 WINDOW FRAME CRACKED. REPAIRED SKIN CRACK AT AFT CORNER OF R-3 WINDOW FRAME IAW BOEING TELEX, KHC-MIA-00-00021H. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT JAX, FOUND MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK AT BS 610 TO 630, LBL 45.5 DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK AT BS 610-630, LBL 45.5 IAW B727 SRM 53-10-5 FIG 1. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT JAX, FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGED AT BS 1104 TO BS 1110, STRINGER 4 RIGHT. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1104 TO BS 1110, STRINGER 4 RIGHT, IAW B727 SRM 53-30-5 FIGURE 5. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (TE FLAP)
FLT 2038 - MHR-SEA - ON FINAL APPROACH TO SEA, EXPERIENCED SPLIT FLAP INDICATION WITH THE INBOARD FLAP INDICATOR. AFTER LANDING WHEN FLAPS WERE RETRACTED THE INBOARD FLAP INDICATOR SHOWED L AND R NEEDLES SPLIT ABOVE AND BELOW 0 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING INTO SEA. REMOVED AND REPLACED INBOARD FLAP POSITION FLAP INDICATOR. RAN FLAPS UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE FLAP SPLIT ON INBOARD FLAPS. INBOARD FLAP SYSTEM OPERATINALLY CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (CABIN)
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BS 560 RIGHT SIDE, FRAME CRACKED JUST ABOVE MAIN CABIN FLOOR LEVEL. REPAIRED CRACKED FRAME AT STATION 560 RIGHT PER IAW 727 SRM 51-40-3 PAGE 3. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, STATION 640 RIGHT SIDE, FRAME CRACKED JUST ABOVE MAIN CABIN FLOOR LEVEL. REPAIRED CRACKED FRAME AT STATION 640 RIGHT PER IAW 727 SRM 51-40-3, PAGE 3. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (AUTOPILOT)
FLT 713 - ICT-MCI - DURING DESCENT AND LEVEL OFF, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD TIME DISENGAGING THE AUTOPILOT. AUTOPILOT WAS ERRATIC IN ROLL. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKERS ON AUTOPILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MCI WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: PIN — BROKEN (ACTUATOR)
FLT - 518 - MDT-ATL - MAIN CARGO DOOR LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. LIGHT WENT OUT PASSING 19,000 FT. DIFFERENTIAL AT FL 310 WAS STEADY AT 8.3 PSID CABIN PRESSURE. DIVERTED TO CLT. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN CLT. INSPECTED MAIN CARGO DOOR AND FOUND MCD ACTUATOR UPPER SHAFT PIN BROKEN. REMOVED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE SHAFT PER B727 MM. OPS CHECK GOOD AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAL BRACKET — DENTED (CARGO DOOR)
FLT 730 - TOL-CLT - MAIN CARGO DOOR LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. CABIN STARTED TO CLIMB 250 FEET PER MINUTE. DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET WHILE DUMPING CABIN PRESSURE. LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER DUMPING CABIN PRESSURE. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN TRI. INSPECTED MAIN CARGO DOOR SEAL AND SEAL DEPRESSOR. SEAL OK. SEAL DEPRESSOR SLIGHTLY DENTED IN AREA OF FORWARD AUX LATCH PIN. STRAIGHTENED SEAL DEP AS NEEDED. OPERATED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. GROUND RAN ENGINE AND PRESSURIZED A/C CABIN TO 5 TO 1 DIFFERENTIAL PRESS DECAY RATE WITHIN LIMITS AND NO DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1997–1999 · 33 reports
1999
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 990)
FOUND DURING PREFLIGHT WALK AROUND AND REPAIRED AT THE OSC MAINTENANCE FACILITY. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION, AT BODY STATION 990. NO ADDITIONAL DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. FABRICATED REPAIRS PARTS IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3. ITEM RETURNED TO SERVICEABLE CONDITION. (M)
1998
Part: SWITCH — LOOSE (RUDDER)
KHA - FLT 827 - ATL-TOL - IN CLIMB, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WAS DROPPING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ATL. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LOWER RUDDER POWER PACK WAS LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID DUE TO A LOOSE PRESSURE SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS RETORQUED AND LEAK CHECKED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 950)
THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS INITIAL LEVEL 2 CORROSION FOUND DURING A HEAVY C-CHECK. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK RBL 45, STATION 950. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED SEAT RAIL SECTION IAW B 727 SRM 51-30-02. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 1050)
THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS INITIAL LEVEL 2 CORROSION FOUND DURING A HEAVY C-CHECK. CORROSION ON FRAME STATION 1050, LBL 65, WL 208. REMOVED CORROSION AREA. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW FVI DRAWING 53-98419-2. (M)
Part: CHORD — CORROSION (LT STAB)
THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS INITIAL LEVEL 2 CORROSION FOUND DURING A HEAVY C-CHECK. LEFT STABILIZER, UPPER TRAILING EDGE CHORD HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION. REMOVED DAMAGED T/E UPPER CHORD, PER 727 SRM 51-30-2. (M)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
BEFORE FLIGHT, FOUND DAMAGE PUNCTURED SKIN AFT OF EXTERIOR POWER HOOK-UP AND BELOW FWD LAV SERVICE DOOR. INSTALLED BLIND RIVET REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 PAGES 2-6.
1997
Part: STRINGER TAB — CRACKED (WS 629)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING INTERNAL UPPER SURFACE STA 629.0 STRINGER 13 HAS CRACKED TAB AT RIB ATTACH POINT. REPAIRED IAW B727 SB 727-57A159 FIGURE 4. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107191.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 656.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT WING STA 656.5 HAS CRACKED RIB AT STRINGER 8 LOWER RIB TO STRINGER ATTACH POINT. REPAIRED IAW BOEING SRM 57-10-5 AND BSB 727-57-0127 FIGURE 2. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107199.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 686.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 686.5 UPPER STRINGER 11 AND 12 HAS CRACKED TABS. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND REPAIRED IAW B727 SB 727-57A159 FIGURE 4. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107203.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 686.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 686.5 UPPER STRINGER 10 IS CRACKED AT RIB ATTACH POINT. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. REPAIRED IAW SB 727-57A159 FIGURE 18. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107204.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 738.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING INTERIOR STA 738.50 AFT STRINGER TO RIB ATTACH POINT IS CRACKED, MARKED M1 STRINGER 5 LOWER. REPAIRED AND STOP DRILLED CRACKED AREA. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 57-10-5 ALODINE 51-10-2. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 106659.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 686.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 686.50 STRINGER 13 AND 14 HAS CRACKED TABS UPPER SURFACE. REPAIRED IAW B727 SB 727-57A159 FIGURE 4. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107196.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 629)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT WING STA 629.0 HAS CRACKED RIB AT STRINGER 8 LOWER RIB TO STRINGER ATTACH POINT. REPAIRED IAW BOEING SRM 57-10-5 AND BSB 727-57-0127 FIGURE 2. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107200.
Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED (WS 686.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 686.50 AFT STRINGER TO RIB ATTACH POINT DOUBLER IS CRACKED, MARKED M3 LOWER. REPAIRED IAW BOEING SRM 57-10-5 AND BSB 727-570127 FIGURE 2. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 106867.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 656.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 656.5 SECOND STRINGER AFT OF FORWARD SPAR, RIB TO STRINGER ATTACH POINT CRACKED, MARKED M4 LOWER SURFACE. REPAIRED IAW BOEING SRM 57-10-5 AND BSB 727-57-0127 FIGURE 2. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 106868.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 656.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING INTERNAL LOWER SURFACE STA 656.50 STRINGER 6 HAS CRACKED DOUBLER AT RIB TO STRINGER ATTACH POINT. REPAIRED IAW BOEING SRM 57-10-5 AND BSB 727-57-0127 FIGURE 2. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107192.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 738.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING INTERNAL UPPER SURFACE STA 738.50 STRINGER 11 TAB TO RIB ATTACH POINT HAS CRACKED RIB. REPAIRED AND STOP DRILLED CRACKED AREA. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 57-10-5 ALODINE 51-10-2. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107193.
Part: STRINGER — BROKEN (WS 629)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 629.0 UPPER SURFACE STRINGER 11 HAS BROKEN TAB. REPAIRED IAW B727 SB 727-57A159 FIGURE 4. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107197.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 656.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 656.5 UPPER SURFACE STRINGER 9 HAS A CRACKED TAB. STOP DRILLED CRACK IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. REPAIRED STRINGER 9 IAW SB 727-57A159 FIGURE 18. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107207.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 1000)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEVEL 2 CORROSION AFT PIT STA 1000, STRINGER 22L IS CORRODED AT SPLICE MARKED M1. REMOVED ALL CORROSION IAW SRM 51-10-6. REPAIRED STRINGER 22L AFT PIT STA 1000 IAW B727 SRM 53-10-3 FIGURE 1. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C53-111-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 106573.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 686.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 686.5 STRINGER 6 RIB LOWER SIDE CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK .3125 IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. REPAIRED IAW SB 727-57A129, SRM 57-10-5 FIGURE 5. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107202.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 601.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 601.50 STRINGER 8, RIB IS CRACKED AT ATTACH POINT LOWER SURFACE. REPAIRED RIB, STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 57-10-3. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107224.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 656.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING STA 656.50 INTERNAL UPPER CENTER STRINGER IS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES OF TAB TO RIB ATTACH POINTS, MARKED M5 UPPER. REPAIRED IAW B727 SB 727-57A159 FIGURE 4. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 106869.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 601.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 601.50 STRINGER 6, RIB TO STRINGER ATTACH POINT CRACKED ON RIB LOWER SURFACE, REF AD 94-07-08. REPAIRED RIB STOP DRILLED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 57-10-5. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107194.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 738.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT WING STA 738.5 HAS CRACKED RIB AT STRINGER 11, UPPER RIB TO STRINGER ATTACH POINT. STOP DRILLED AND REPAIR IAW SRM 57-10-5 FIGURE 2 AND SB 727-57-0127 FIGURE 2. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107198.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (WS 601.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT WING STA 601.5 HAS CRACKED RIB AT STRINGER 6 LOWER RIB TO STRINGER ATTACH POINT. REPAIRED IAW BOEING SRM 57-10-5 AND BSB 727-57-0127 FIGURE 2. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107201.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 656.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 656.5 UPPER STRINGER 11 AND STRINGER 12 HAS CRACKED TABS. REPAIRED IAW BOEING SB 727-57A159 FIGURE 4. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107205.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 656.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 656.5 UPPER STRINGER 13 AND STRINGER 14 HAS CRACKED TABS. REPAIRED IAW BOEING SB 727-57A159 FIGURE 4. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107206.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 629)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 629.0 UPPER SURFACE STRINGER 14 HAS CRACKED TAB. REPAIRED IAW BOEING SB 727-57A159 FIGURE 4. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107208.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (CARGO COMPT)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT AFT DOOR AREA, FUSELAGE FRAME UPPER CENTER AREA DAMAGED, MARKED B-10. REMOVED DAMAGE, REPAIRED IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIGURE 3A. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C53-113-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 106618.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (WS 686.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING INTERNAL STA 686.50 FORWARD STRINGER TO RIB ATTACH POINT IS CRACKED, MARKED M2 LOWER. REPAIRED IAW BOEING SRM 57-10-5 AND BSB 727-570127 FIGURE 2. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 106660.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (LT WING)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING INTERNAL STA BL 348.0 SUPPORT ANGLE IS CRACKED, MARKED M6. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPORT ANGLE STA BL 348.0 IAW B727 SRM 51-10-01. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 106870.
Part: STRINGER TAB — CRACKED (WS 686.5)
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CPCP CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HAND WING INTERNAL UPPER SURFACE STA 686.5 STRINGER 11 TAB TO RIB HAS BROKEN TAB. REPAIRED IAW B727 SB 727-57A159 FIGURE 4. CORROSION TASK CARD NUMBER C57-571-01. NON-ROUTINE TASK CARD NUMBER 107190.