N7532A
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA) | Operator | on 1993-01-10 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES (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.
60 reports on file, 1998-04-12 – 2011-07-20.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 61,175 hrs · 31,318 cycles
SHEAR TIE CRACKED STATION 1451 LONGERON 2. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 51-10-00-5.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 61,175 hrs · 31,318 cycles
1510 CANT FRAME CRACKED BELOW MAINTENANCE LIGHT SWITCH. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00 AND 53-14-04.
Earlier reports · 1998–2010 · 58 reports
2010
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (RIGHT) · airframe 58,601 hrs · 29,888 cycles
IAD - INFLIGHT BWI-DFW. CREW REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE UNCOMMANDED INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN. SINGLE ENGINE TIME 25 MINUTES. EMERGENCY DECLARED, DIVERTED IAD LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: LIGHT — MISSING (CABIN) · airframe 58,241 hrs · 29,680 cycles
DURING OVERNIGHT INSPECTION FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB MISSING. REPLACED BULB FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT.
Part: LENS — MISSING (CABIN) · airframe 58,241 hrs · 29,680 cycles
DURING INSPECTION FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT LENS MISSING. REPLACED LENS FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
RIGHT CUSP SHEET IS OUT OF LIMITS STATION 917. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: STIFFENER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
CABIN AFT BULKHEAD CRACKED STIFFENER TOP FORWARD SIDE OF STATION 1338 BULKHEAD JUST AFT OF LONGERON 1. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01-00 & AARD 53-10-00-15.
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (CARGO BAY) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
CORROSION ON RIGHT HAND AFT CARGO TIE-DOWN TRACK. INSTALLED NEW RIGHT HAND AFT CARGO TIE DOWN TRACK PER SRM 51-30-5
Part: CUSP WEB — PUNCTURED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
PUNCTURE HOLE ON RIGHT SIDE CUSP STATION 445. INSTALLED CUSP DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT CENTER OF CEILING STATION 1271 TO 1287. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL PER SRM 51-30-1.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
CORROSION ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF CUSP T ANGLE RIGHT STATION 200 TO 204. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-20-00-14.
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
PLOW ANGLE DOUBLER CORRODED STATION 1338 LONGERON 29 LEFT TO 29 RIGHT. REPLACE PLOW ANGLE PER SRM 53-00-00.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT CENTER OF CEILING STATION 1271 TO 1287. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL AT STATION 1271 TO 1287 PER SRM 53-30-1.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
CORROSION ON BOTTOM OF NUMBER 6 SEAT TRACK STATION 218 TO 225. INSTALLED NEW TRACK PER SRM 51-30.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
CORROSION ON CUSP FROM STATION 1174 TO 1250 IS OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CUSP SHEET PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
CORROSION AT AFT CARGO DOOR BEAM DOUBLER. REMOVED DOUBLER AND CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-3.
Part: CUSP WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
CORROSION ON RIGHT CUSP STATION 1030. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER AARD 53-20-00-16.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT CENTER OF CEILING IN AFT CARGO. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL PER SRM 53-30-1.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
DENT IN FUSELAGE SKIN 5 INCHES LONG, .021 INCHES DEEP AT STATION 70, BETWEEN LONGERON 24 RIGHT AND LONGERON 25 RIGHT. COLD WORKED DENT, DYE-CHECKED NO CRACKS FOUND. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-30-00-02.
Part: CUSP WEB — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
DAMAGE ON CUSP AT STATIONS 1155 TO 1174. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE CUSP SHEET IAW SRM 53-20.
Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
VERTICAL SUPPORT FOR SEAT TRACK 3 CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPORT PER SRM 51-30.
Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
VERTICAL SUPPORT FOR SEAT TRACK NUMBER 3 IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPORT PER SRM 51-30-00.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
DENT AT STATION 480 BETWEEN LONGERON 22 LEFT AND 23 LEFT. MEASURES 1.0 X 1.0 X .035D. WITHIN LIMITS. RIVET WAS INSTALLED TO REMOVE GOUGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-04-02 DWG SG09530001.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (ENTRY DOOR) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
FORWARD ENTRY DOOR LOWER DOOR SKIN BENT AND OIL CANNED. STRAIGHTENED AREAS OF LOWER SKIN AND DYE CHECKED AND FOUND NO CRACK INDICATIONS. TREATED AND PRIMED AFFECTED AREAS. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AARD 52-10-00-2 FIGURE 1.
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (SERVICE DOOR) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
FORWARD SERVICE DOOR TOP FORWARD BEAM CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 52-05 FIGURE 25.
Part: CUSP WEB — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
FOUND TOOLING MARKS IN LEFT CUSP T UPPER BETWEEN STATION 1214 TO STATION 1224, STATION 1231 TO STATION 1239, STATION 1240 TO STATION 1242. ACCOMPLISHED EA MD80-53-008953.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
WINDOW PAN CRACKED UPPER AFT EAR IS CRACKED AT STATION 769 LEFT. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: RIB — WORN (LE SLAT) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
RIGHT WING SLAT EXCESSIVE PLAY IN KNUCKLE AT OUTBOARD END OF NUMBER 4 SLAT. REPLACED WORN RIB OUTBOARD MOST POSITION RIGHT NUMBER 4 SLAT PER ESO 80117.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
WINDOW PAN CRACKED UPPER AFT EAR IS CRACKED AT STATION 1060 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
WINDOW PAN CRACKED UPPER FORWARD EAR IS CRACKED AT STATION 946 LEFT. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
Part: PAN — CRACKED (WINDOW) · airframe 57,451 hrs · 29,260 cycles
WINDOW PAN CRACKED UPPER AFT EAR IS CRACKED AT STATION 1041 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-25.
2008
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 52,675 hrs
DFW - FORWARD CHARGEABLE EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT UNIT FOR FORWARD CHARGEABLE EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2006
Part: TIRE — BLOWN (NR 2)
DFW - INFLIGHT NUMBER TWO TIRE BLEW ON TAKEOFF. LANDING GEAR INDICATION INCORRECT AFTER TIRE DAMAGE. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIRS. REPLACED NUMBER ONE AND TWO TIRES ASSEMBLIES AND ANTI SKID CONDUIT/HARNESS ON LEFT HAND MAIL LANDING GEAR STRUT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2005
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
DTW - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 6 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 6. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
2003
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (AFT STAIRS)
DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT STAIR AFT WALL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BROKEN. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT AFT STAIR AFT WALL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2002
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND STATION 1160-1165 CUSP CORRODED, RIGHT SIDE OF CABIN. DOUBLER REPAIRED CUSP STATION 1160-1165 RIGHT SIDE PER AARD 53-00-00-02. (M)
Part: BEAM — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND HOLE ELONGATED OUT OF LIMITS IN AFT CARGO DOOR JAMB BEAM AT AFT DOOR STOP HOLE APPROX STATION 1193. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-10-00-8. (M)
Part: WEB — TORN (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND TORN CUSP AT STATION 237 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-00-00-02. (M)
Part: WEB — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND .125 INCH CRACK IN CUSP STATION 220 LEFT SIDE. INSTALLED NEW CUSP SHEET STATION 218-237 SRM 51-01. (M)
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND DENTS AND GOUGES IN FUSELAGE SKIN STATION 218 TO STATION 256 BETWEEN LONGERON 18L TO LONGERON 20L. INSTALLED PERMANENT REPAIR DOUBLERS STATION 214 TO STATION 262, LONGERON 16L TO LONGERON 21L PER SRM 53-04 FIG 12B SHEET 34 AND AARD 53-30-00-0. (M)
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND FORWARD CARGO DOOR, CUT OUT CORRODED AT LOWER END OF CUT OUT AT BEAM FROM STATION 390 TO 412. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF DOOR JAMB PAN PER SRM 53-05 FIG 44. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FS 1338)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT STATION 1338 LBL 40 AND LBL 47. CUT OUT CORROSION, INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AND SPACERS PER SRM 53-05-00 FIG 20A AND AARD 51-60-00-05. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON CUSP AROUND RIVETS STATION 1150R. REMOVED CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01 PAGE 18. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON CUSP STATION 1212. REMOVED CORROSION, CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER 53-01. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON CUSP STATION 1219. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-01. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND VERTICAL ANGLE CRACKED AT TOP AND BOTTOM FASTENER ON FORWARD SIDE OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD ABOVE DOOR CUTOUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE PER SRM 51-01. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 6 SEAT TRACK FORWARD END, STATION 215 AROUND FIRST FLOORBOARD SUPPORT FASTENER HOLE OUTBOARD SIDE. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF NR 6 SEAT TRACK AND SPLICE PER SRM 53-05. (M)
Part: ATTACH ANGLE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT FORWARD LOWER CHORD ATTACH ANGLE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ATTACH ANGLE PER SRM 51-01. (M)
Part: WEB — GOUGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND GOUGE IN CUSP AT STATION 199, 25 RBL. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER AARD 53-00-00-02. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NR 1 SEAT TRACK AROUND LUG HOLE. INSTALLED SEAT TRACK LUG REPAIR SRM 53-05-00 FIG 4A. (M)
2001
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (AFT AIRSTAIRS)
ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT AIRSTAIRS INOPERATIVE. SECURED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (A/C BAY)
DFW - FLT 315 - AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 21,000 FEET, 'TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CLAMP AT LEFT HEAT EXCHANGER LEAKING. TIGHTENED CLAMP. GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
ORD - FLT 2253 - ON TAXI OUT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE AT 9E AND 9F READING LIGHT. REPLACED OVERHEAD READING LIGHT AT 9E AND 9F. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
2000
Part: SPLICE — INOPERATIVE (TAIL CONE)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, TAIL CONE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BY TAIL RELEASE HANDLE INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT ILLUMINATION LIGHT WIRING SPLICES BY TAIL RELEASE HANDLE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (TAIL BAY)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN TAIL COMPARTMENT PULL HANDLE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN TAIL COMPARTMENT. (M)
1999
Part: STRUT — REQ'D SERVICE (NLG)
DFW - FLT 1869 - NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. RE-PACKED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT PER MM. AIRCRAFT FLEW FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT AND NOSE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMAL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: VALVE — LEAKING (NLG STRUT)
DFW - FLT 1966 - AFTER TAKEOFF, EN ROUTE AUS-DFW, NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. CYCLED NOSE GEAR ONCE WITHOUT SUCCESS. LEFT THE NOSE WHEEL GEAR DOWN AND MAIN GEAR RETRACTED FOR REST OF THE FLIGHT. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE STRUT SCHRADER VALVE AND SEAL, SERVICED NOSE STRUT, AND ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — MISWIRED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT RIGHT AFT OVERWING EXIT INOPERATIVE. REVERSED POLARITY OF EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR TRACK LIGHTING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1998
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED CORRODED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP IN FIRST CLASS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
SFO - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS IN FIRST CLASS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP IN FIRST CLASS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)