N7082A
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA) | Operator | on 1999-05-11 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES (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.
36 reports on file, 1995-06-02 – 2009-03-27.
Part: OUTFLOW VALVE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 43,313 hrs · 16,667 cycles
GYE - AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED GYE WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED PRESS CONTROLLER AND FORWARD OUTFLOW VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: ACTUATOR — INOPERATIVE (NLG DOOR) · airframe 43,223 hrs · 16,636 cycles
MIA - AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOUD BANGING WHEN NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR CYLINDER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: PIPE — DEFECTIVE (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 43,222 hrs · 16,635 cycles
MIA - GREEN SYSTEM LOW RESERVOIR WARNING IN FLIGHT GREEN SYSTEM COMPLETELY EMPTY. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC SUCTION PIPE IN RIGHT WING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 42,977 hrs · 16,546 cycles
MIA INFLIGHT - CREW REPORTED GREEN HYDRAULIC PUMP LOW PRESSURE INDICATION FOLLOWED BY GREEN RESERVOIR OVERHEAT INDICATION. TURNED OFF LEFT GREEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND OVERHEAT WENT OUT. RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (CABIN) · airframe 42,886 hrs
SJU- LOWER EMERGENCY LIGHT IN FIRST CLASS GALLEY MODULE INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRING AT FIRST CLASS GALLEY MODULE.
Earlier reports · 1995–2008 · 31 reports
2008
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 42,765 hrs
SJU - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 18G INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 42,765 hrs
SJU - EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM SET 19G TO 28G INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CHARGER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (MLG) · airframe 40,980 hrs
SJU INFLIGHT T618/03APR SDQ TO JFK - AFTER TAKEOFF UNABLE TO RETRACT MAIN LANDING GEAR. LANDED SJU WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTORS FOR RIGHT MAIN GEAR SYSTEM ONE AND TWO BOGIE BEAM SENSORS. CLEANED AND RECONNECTED BOTH CONNECTORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2007
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
MIA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 6G TO 18G INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 6G TO 18G. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: HINGE — INOPERATIVE (A/C DOOR)
CABIN ALTITUDE CONTROL PROBLEM. OXYGEN MASKS AUTO DEPLOYED. DESCENDED TO 10000 FEET AND THE CABIN PRESSURE KEPT CLIMBING. REPLACED BROKEN DOOR HINGE FOR GROUND AIR CONDITIONING COVER. REPLACED BOTH SAFETY VALVES AND OUT FLOW VALVES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)
2006
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
MIA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 10G INOPERATIVE. REPOSITIONED AND SECURED CONNECTOR FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 10G. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
MIA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 29G INOPERATIVE. RESECURED CONNECTOR FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 29G. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LENS — MISSING (CABIN)
MIA - SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 7C MISSING LENS COVER. REPLACED MISSING LENS COVER FOR SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 7C. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LENS — MISSING (CABIN)
MIA - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT RIGHT HAND LOWER FORWARD GALLEY AFT WELL HAS LENS COVER MISSING. REPLACED LENS COVER FOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT RIGHT HAND LOWER FORWARD GALLEY AFT WELL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: ENGINE — STALLED (ZONE 500)
ON TAKEOFF NUMBER ONE ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. RETUNED TO JFK AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER 1 ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: OXYGEN MASK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
JFK OXYGEN MASKS AT SEATS 11FG INOPERATIVE. SECURED OXYGEN MASK PANEL AT SEATS 11FG. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
MIA - ECONOMY CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR ECONOMY CLASS EMERGENCY LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (RT WING)
TUL - TWO INCH BY FOUR INCH AREA OF CORROSION ON RIGHT HAND LOWER WING SKIN UPPER SURFACE AT NUMBER 10 SLAT TRACK OPENING. CORROSION HAS A DEPTH OF 50 PLUS PERCENT. REPAIRED NUMBER 10 SLAT TRACK OPENING LOWER WING SKIN PER ESO 40-572000-3322 DATED 4/21/2004.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (FUEL PUMP)
SJU INFLIGHT T1522/02, RIGHT INNER NR 2 PUMP FAILURE AND NR 1 PUMP WAS ON MEL. RETURNED TO SJU. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUMPED RIGHT INNER NR 2 TANK AND ACCOMPLISHED RIGHT INNER NR 2 PUMP OPERATION. REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH FOR NR 1 PUMP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2002
Part: TIRE — BLOWN (NR 1)
MIA - FLT 989 - EN ROUTE MIA-SJO, ON TAKEOFF, NR 1 TIRE BLOWOUT. RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 TIRES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2001
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
BOS - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT FROM SEAT 18 THROUGH 27 DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: CONNECTOR — UNSECURED (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING AT 4L DOOR INOPERATIVE. RESECURED CONNECTOR TO EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING AT 4L DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RUDDER)
MIA - FLT 916 - DURING APPROACH AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, A/C EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED RUDDER INPUTS. FLT CREW DECIDED TO GO AROUND TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. YAW DAMPERS WERE CYCLED W/NO HELP AND LEFT OFF UNTIL APPROACH. DURING GO AROUND RUDDER INPUTS BECAME VIOLENT AND A/C YAWED. CREW RETURNED TO MIA. PILOT WRITE UP REPORTED RUDDER PEDALS STIFF DURING APPROACH AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING OP'S NORM ON THE GRD. HDY PRESS AND QUANTITIES NORM DURING ENTIRE INCIDENT. ENGAGE SOLENOID IN THE NR 1 AUTOPILOT HALF OF THE ACT FAILED TO DISENGAGE DUE TO MANF DEBRIS IN THE SOLENOID. THE FLT CONTROL COMPUTER DETECTED FAILURE BUT COULD NOT REMOVE HYD PRESS TO THE ACT MECH. THE NR 1 PRESS S/O SOLENOID DID NOT OPERATE BECAUSE NR 1 S
1998
Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (BAY)
MIA - FLT 1153 - EN ROUTE MIA-SJU - PRIOR TO LEVEL OFF BOTH CGCC AND FUEL TO TOTALIZER FAILED. ON LEVEL OFF FUEL TOTAL ON OUTER AND INNER TANKS WAS 10,000 LBS LESS THAN PLANNED. RETURN AND LANDED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED BITE CHECK ON FUEL QUANTITY COMPUTER AND FOUND FAULT ON IT. REPLACED COMPUTER AND RESET FUEL QUALITY CONTROL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
TUL - FOUND SEAT TRACK NR 10 CORRODED AT FASTENER HOLES BETWEEN FRAMES 28 AND 30 AND R2 DOOR THRESHOLD AREA. REPAIRED CORROSION PER ESO30595, DATED 26 JAN 98. (M)
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (CABIN)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ALONG FLOOR SUPPORT FWD OF SEAT TRACK NR 9 BETWEEN FRAMES 14-16. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT, INBOARD OF R1 DOOR FWD OF SEAT TRACK NR 9 BETWEEN FRAMES 14 AND 16, SRM 51-72-10-0. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
TUL - FOUND SEAT TRACK NR 9 CORRODED. REPLACED TRACK NR 9 BETWEEN FRAME 30 TO 32 PER SRM 51-22-10-0, ALODINED, PRIMED, PAINTED PER SRM 51-21-00-0. (M)
Part: SUPPORT — CORRODED (CABIN)
TUL - FLOOR SUPPORT END OF TRACK NR 7, BETWEEN FRAME 14 TO 17 HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-74-10-2, ALODINED, PRIMED AND PAINTED PER SRM 51-21-00-0. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER AARD 51-10-00-3. (M)
1997
Part: O-RING — DEFECTIVE (NR 2 ENGINE)
BOS - FLT 1170 - EN ROUTE SJU-BOS - LOST GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, ECAM MESSAGE LOW QUANTITY INDICATED. PERFORMED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR. LANDED BOS WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED O-RING AT NR 2 ENGINE GREEN PUMP SUPPLY LINE, CHECKED CASE DRAIN FILTER, SERVICED GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP BY L4 DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP BY L4 DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1996
Part: RESTRICTOR — DEFECTIVE (LT MLG)
BOS - FLT 1292 - DURING APPROACH TO BOS WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, LT MLG WOULD NOT EXTEND AND GEAR DOOR AMBER AND GEAR RED LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. CONDITION CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES AFTER WHICH LT MLG EXTENDED WITH NORMAL GEAR LOCK INDICATIONS. AIRCRAFT LANDED BOS WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT GEAR DOWN MAINTENANCE FERRY BOS/JFK. REPLACED LT MLG HIGH PRESSURE RESTRICTOR. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: STRIP — DAMAGED (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BETWEEN PAX SEAT ROWS 12 AND 14 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED DAMAGED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP BETWEEN PAX SEAT ROWS 12 AND 14. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
JFK - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BETWEEN PAX SEAT ROWS 21B THROUGH 24B INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT WIRE STRIP FROM SIDEWALL CONNECTOR TO LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1995
Part: EEL CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AT LEFT AISLE BY AFT LAVATORY INOPERATIVE. RESECURED LOOSE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP CONNECTOR AT LEFT AISLE BY AFT LAVATORY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: EEL HARNESS — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
JFK - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS FROM SEAT 13AB TO 20AB INOPERATIVE. REPLACED CONNECTING HARNESS BETWEEN WALL PLUGS AND TRACK LIGHTING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: EEL STRIP — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING BY LAVATORY M INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP BY LAVATORY M. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)