N703AA
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.
18 reports on file, 1995-02-08 – 2000-11-06.
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (TRUNNIONSPUD)
SUBJECT PART RECEIVED WITH SEVERE CRACK INDICATION EXTENDING ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE AFT TRUNNION SPUD AREA. (X)
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 17 reports
1999
Part: CONTROLLER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
CUN - FLT 0940 - EN ROUTE TO MIA, NR 3 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT LANDED CUN WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR MODULE CONTROL. SYSTEM GORUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (AFT STAIRS)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT STAIR VENTRAL EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT STAIR VENTRAL EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD ANGLE — CRACKED (BS 870)
TUL - FOUND STATION 870 BULKHEAD TO KEELBEAM ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED RIGHT W/W. REPLACED CRACKED ANGLE WITH NEW. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD WEB — CRACKED (BS 870)
TUL - APPROX 1 INCH CRACK IN STATION 870 BULKHEAD WEB AT APU LOAD CONTROL VALVE CUTOUT. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED REPAIR AS PER SRM 53-10-2 PAGE 261C. (M)
Part: KEEL BEAM — CRACKED (BS 871)
TUL - FOUND LEFT KEEL BEAM CHORD CRACKED AT FORWARD FASTENER HOLE AT STATION 871 INSIDE KEEL BEAM, CRACK ENDED AT HOLE. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER REV 1, S/B 727-53-0208, DATED FEB 29/96. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (CARGO DOORWAY)
TUL - CRACK IN FORWARD FRAME WEB NR 2 CARGO DOOR FRAME FROM LOWER DOOR STOP TO TOOLING HOLE. NO STOP DRILL REQUIRED. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER S/B 727-53-A0199 DATED AUG 5, 1993 PER CARD 5295 PG A4. (M)
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (BS 610)
TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN GOUGED STRINGER 8R STATION 610, RED 'M' AREA. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN. INSALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 830)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON CENTER TANK SKIN ABOVE LEFT AFT PLENUM. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER/TRIPLER REPAIR PER SRM 57-30-3. (M)
1998
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LIGHTING EXIT SIGN IN FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THREE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LIGHT SEGMENTS UNDER EXIT SIGN IN FIRST CLASS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 477)
TUL - LEFT FUSELAGE STR 24L CRACKED AND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED FROM STA 475 TO STA 478. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3. INSTALLED FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3. TST: 46,539 HOURS. CYCLES: 24,289. (X)
1996
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 480-500)
TUL - CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW STR 28L, ST 480 - STA 500. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 3A, PAGE 14. TST: 42,362 HOURS. CYCLES, 22,280. (X)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 990)
FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 29R. CUT AND SPLICED NEW SECTION OF STRINGER PER SRM 53-10-3 PG 11A-11E. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 480-500)
TUL - CORROSION ON STR 28L JUST AFT OF STA 480. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3, FIGURE 1, PAGE 4. TST: 42,362 HOURS. CYCLES, 22,280. (X)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 214)
TUL - UPPER POST BETWEEN CAPTAIN'S SLIDING WINDOW AND WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED (VERIFIED BY DYE PENETRANT CHECK) EXTERNAL SKIN. STOPPED DRILLED CRACK. HFEC SHOWS NO CRACKING PAST STOP DRILL HOLE. DRILLED HOLES IN DOUBLER AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 8. TST: 42,352 HOURS. CYCLES, 22,280. (X)
Part: FUEL PUMP — DEFECTIVE (NR 3 ENGINE)
MEX - FLT 2087 - DURING DESCENT INTO MEX, FUEL HEAT APPLIED PER PROCEDURES. UPON LEVEL OFF WHEN POWER LEVERS INCREASED, NOTED NR 3 ENGINE HAD EXPERIENCED FLAME-OUT. ATTEMPTED NR 3 ENGINE RESTART. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE SHUT-DOWN PROCEDURE AND AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO MEX, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CONTROL. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK CHECK AND GROUND ENGINE RUN WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1995
Part: ACCESSORY UNIT — DEFECTIVE (E/E COMPT)
DFW - FLT 0636 - AFTER TAKEOFF HOU, UNABLE TO RAISE LANDING GEAR HANDLE. DEPRESSED LANDING GEAR OVERRIDE TRIGGER AND LANDING GEAR HANDLE MOVED TO UP POSITION AND LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO DFW, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LANDING GEAR ACCESSORY UNIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (W)
Part: AIR DISTR — SMOKING (CABIN)
SJC-CCS - FLT 2141 - DURING CRUISE PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE IN MID SECTION OF ACFT. SMELL DISSIPATED, PRECAUTIONARY TESTED AFT BODY OVERHEAT CIRCUIT. LANDED CCS WITHOUT INCIDENT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND, SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (W)