N812AA
Registered owner: AMERICAN AIRLINES INC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
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.
47 reports on file, 1996-04-25 – 2026-06-09.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 38,655 hrs · 5,245 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: JUMP SEAT 2R FLASHLIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY AT SEAT 2R F/A FLASHLIGHT AND TESTED IAW AMM 25-64-00.
Earlier reports · 1996–2025 · 46 reports
2025
Part: BATTERY — NO TEST (ZONE 200) · airframe 37,344 hrs · 5,060 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AFTER REPLACING WELS BATTERY WBU16, EMERGENCY LIGHTING TEST FAILED WITH MM 33-11416- CLASS 16 BATTERY POWER FAILED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED WELS BATTERY WBU16 IAW AMM 33-51-07. EMERGENCY LIGHTING TEST PASSED AND MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 33-11416 CLEARED.
2024
Part: BOTTLE — MISINSTALLED (DOOR ASSIST) · airframe 33,341 hrs · 4,527 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: PER ENGINEERING L2 DOOR SLIDE EPAS BOTTLE DOES NOT MATCH RECORS IN THE SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED EPAS BOTTLE ON 2L DOOR., PER AMM 52-11-22-00A-720A. OPERTIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — FAULTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 32,919 hrs · 4,467 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE: WELS CONTROL UNIT BATTERY POWER SHOWS A MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 33-11420. REMOVED AND REPLACED WELS BATTERY UNIT FROM THE WELS CONTROL UNIT (M3351092) IN THE STOW BIN 26H IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-33-51-07-02B-520A-A.
Part: ESCAPE HATCH — STUCK (ZONE 200) · airframe 32,918 hrs · 4,467 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE: FD ESCAPE HATCH SMOKE VENT COVER IS STUCK SHUT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED FD ESCAPE HATCH SMOKE VENT COVER IAW BOEING AMM-B787-A-25-00-00-15A-258A-A.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAULTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 32,919 hrs · 4,467 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE: WELS CONTROL UNIT BATTERY POWER SHOWS MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 33-11301. MAINTENANCE REPLACED WELS CONTROL UNIT BATTERY AT DOOR 1L IAW B787 FIM DMC-B787-A-33-50-F1-46A-421A-A.
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (ZONE 200) · airframe 32,919 hrs · 4,467 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE: AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT ON SEAT 2D INOP. DURING REMOVED FLOOR PROXI MIFY LIGHT FOUND DISCONNECTED FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT ASSY RE-CONNECTED FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT, PERFORMED EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST IAW AMM B787-A-33-51-06-00A-520A-A + 33-51-06-00A-720A-A, LIGHT TEST GOOD. IAW B787-33-51-00-00C-320A-A.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — DELAMINATED (CABIN) · airframe 31,237 hrs · 4,228 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DELAMINATED FLOOR PANEL IN AISLE NEXT TO SEATS 30H, 31H. REPAIRED FLOOR PANEL PER AARD 53-00-50-5 AND EA 353550.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 31,216 hrs · 4,224 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLASHLIGHTS IN BOTH CREW REST AREAS ARE INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FLASHLIGHTS' BATTERIES. IAW AMM 25-64-00.
Part: BATTERY — NO TEST (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 31,216 hrs · 4,224 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLASHLIGHTS IN BOTH CREW REST AREAS ARE INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH FLASHLIGHTS' BATTERIES. IAW AMM 25-64-00.
2023
Part: WIRE HARNESS — SHORTED (ZONE 200 - FUSE) · airframe 29,022 hrs · 3,929 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAY ON WITH ARMED SWITCH POSITION ON WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER SHOWS OPEN TRIP ON SYSTEM PAGE. FOUND HARNESS CHAFFED SHORTED. REPAIRED HARNESS PER SSM 33-51-14 SH 2 AND SWPM 20-30-12.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (ZONE 200 - FUSE) · airframe 28,153 hrs · 3,815 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: SMOKE DETECTOR IN LAVATORY 3F 1RC WENT OFF WITHOUT A PERSON OBSERVED. PERFORMED SELF TEST ON SMOKE DETECTION LAVATORY 3F 1RC. OPERATION TESTS GOOD.
Part: SEAL — DAMAGED (ZONE 200 - FUSE) · airframe 27,117 hrs · 3,690 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AFTER TAKE OFF FIRST OFFICER WINDSCREEN SOUNDS LIKE HEAVY RAIN AFTER FL 370 TRANSITION TO BOTH FIRST OFFICER AND CAPTAIN WINDOWS LOUDER IN CLIMB AND SPEED RELATED. FOUND HUMP SEAL DAMAGE AT LEFT UPPER CORNER FIRST OFFICER WINDSHIELD. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR.
2022
Part: SLIDE — PARTIAL DEPLOY (L1 DOOR) · airframe 25,314 hrs · 3,438 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: L1 DOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. REPLACED L1 SIDE PACK ASSEMBLY TASK CARD 78L80025001.
Part: BOTTLE — DISCHARGED (L1 DOOR ASSIST) · airframe 25,314 hrs · 3,438 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: REFERENCE MIC 8844185 DUE TO SLIDE DEPLOYMENT L-1 EMERGENCY POWER ASSIST SYSTEM BOTTLE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. REPLACED L1 EMERGENCY POWER ASSIST SYSTEM BOTTLE ASSEMBLY.
Part: MEGAPHONE — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200 - FUSE) · airframe 24,277 hrs · 3,284 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: MEGAPHONE AT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT 1L DOES NOT OPERATE. REPLACED 1L MEGAPHONE AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD PER AMM 25-64-02.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200 - FUSE) · airframe 23,621 hrs · 3,189 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S FLASHLIGHT AT DOOR 3L IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY ON L3 FLASHLIGHT PER AMM 26-64-00.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FALSE ACTIVATION (ZONE 900 - LAV/G) · airframe 22,757 hrs · 3,052 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: LAVATORY 3F1LC SMOKE DETECTOR AURAL ALERT. NO SMOKE FOUND. INSPECTED LAVATORY 3L1LC SMOKE DETECTOR FOR DAMAGE AND DEFECTS, NONE FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST PER AMM 26-13-00. ALL TEST INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL.
2021
Part: DOOR — DETACHED (ZONE 900 - LAV/G) · airframe 21,573 hrs · 2,822 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: LAVATORY 3F1-RC DOOR DETACHED. REINSTALLED DOOR.
Part: RESTRAINT — MISSING (ZONE 200 - FUSE) · airframe 21,527 hrs · 2,811 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: R4 EMERGENCY EQUIP STOWAGE WHEEL CHAIR KIT MISSING. REPLACED WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINT KIT IN R4 EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT STOWAGE COMPARTMENT AS REQUIRED.
Part: DOOR — LACK OF LUBE (ZONE 900 - LAV/G) · airframe 21,320 hrs · 2,764 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: THE 2A-1R LAVATORY DOOR NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED DOOR.
Part: FLASHLIGHT — OUT OF POSITION (CABIN) · airframe 20,900 hrs · 2,673 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FOUND AFT CREW BUNK FLASHLIGHT LYING ON BUNK. REPLACED FLASHLIGHT PER AMM 25-64-00.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAULTY (STAB CONTROL) · airframe 20,463 hrs · 2,578 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: STABILIZER CHANNEL AND STABILIZER L2 EICAS MESSAGE, FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TRIM ACTUATOR ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL UNIT WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT IAW FIM 27-40-F1, OPS CHECK GOOD.
2020
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 18,692 hrs · 2,259 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. AFT FACING FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT CENTER AISLE AFT GALLEY FLASHLIGHT TESTS BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY IN FLASH LIGHT UNIT.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 16,896 hrs · 1,978 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: LEFT WING INBOARD FLAP SUPPORT BACK UP RIB CRACKED AT WS 481.10. REPAIRED RIB PER EA 302417.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (LT WING) · airframe 16,886 hrs · 1,977 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: LEFT WING INBOARD FLAP SUPPORT BACK UP RIB CRACKED AT WS 481.10. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT: REPAIRED RIB PER EA 302417. (CLOSED)
2019
Part: WINDSHIELD — FAILED (LEFT) · airframe 16,027 hrs · 1,837 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS ON DECENT, LEFT FWD WINDOW BEGAN TO ARC AT THE BASE AND THEN SHATTERED WITH A POP ON THE OUTER PANE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED L1 COMPARTMENT WINDOW IAW JOB CARD 56-94-01. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: CIRCUIT CARD — FAILED (ZONE 100) · airframe 15,620 hrs · 1,787 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT AIR RETURNED TO ORD ON ACCOUNT OF FIRST OFFICER INSTRUMENTS MALFUNCTIONING. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. PILOT REPORTS 1:45 MINUTES INTO CRUISE FLIGHT MAIN DC FEED RPDU #74 CB TRIPPED . NUMEROUS STATUS MESSAGES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DC 2 CARD M2461807 IAW AMM 24-09-09. TESTS NORMAL.
Part: BATTERY — NO TEST (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 15,003 hrs · 1,708 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHTS AT L2 FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT AND R2FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FLASHLIGHT BATTERY AT L2 IAW AMM 25-64-00.
Part: BATTERY — NO TEST (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 15,003 hrs · 1,708 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHTS AT L2 (SEE AALA201908039004) FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT AND R2 FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT WOULD NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FLASHLIGHT BATTERY AT R2 PER AMM 25-64-00.
2018
Part: MOTOR — FAILED (SLAT DRIVE) · airframe 12,641 hrs · 1,303 cycles
DURING A POST MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT, THE CREW EXPERIENCED A SLAT DRIVE MALFUNCTION. SLATS LOCKED OUT, SLAT DRIVE MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON FLAP PAGE ILLUMINATED. - 13.6 SKEW INNER SLATS. EMERGENCY DELCARED AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE LEADING EDGE SLAT POWER DRIVE HYDRAULIC MOTOR IAW AMM A-27-81-33-00A-520A-A, AND AMM A-27-87-33-00A-720A-A.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 12,603 hrs · 1,296 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. L2 DOOR FLIGHT ATTENDANT JUMPSEAT FLASHLIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY IN L2 DOOR FLIGHT ATTENDANT JUMPSEAT FLASHLIGHT. OPERATIONS CHECKS NORMAL PER MM 25-64-00.
Part: SEAL — RUPTURED (COCKPIT WINDOW) · airframe 11,451 hrs · 1,158 cycles
THE L1 WINDOW SEAL WAS PROTRUDING AT THE LOWER AND TOP CORNERS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE L1 WINDOW IAW AMM 56-31-01, AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 11,372 hrs · 1,147 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT THE R4 DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED THE WIRELESS EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM 33-51-07. ACCOMPLISHED A SOFTWARE LOAD. ALL LIGHTS OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2017
Part: SEAL — MIGRATED (R2 DOOR) · airframe 8,493 hrs · 849 cycles
THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. R-2 DOOR WINDOW SEAL HAS MIGRATED OUT FROM BETWEEN DOOR FRAME AND WINDOW AT 12:00 POSITION. REPLACED R2 DOOR WINDOW IAW MM 56-31-01.
Part: BUSTLE — LOOSE (EVAC SLIDE) · airframe 7,166 hrs · 703 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. L3 DOOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE BUSTLE IS LOOSE. RESEATED BUSTLE PER AMM 52-11-24. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
Part: LENS — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 6,355 hrs · 621 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT BY THE G5 GALLEY LEFT SIDE HAS A BROKEN LENS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 33-51-06. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD.
Part: ACCESS PANEL — LOOSE (EMERGENCY EXIT) · airframe 6,174 hrs · 605 cycles
EMERGENCY EXIT ACCESS PANEL HANGING LOOSE. MAINTENANCE SECURED THE ACCESS PANEL IAW AMM 25-60-00.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAULTY (CABIN) · airframe 5,745 hrs · 563 cycles
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. AIRPLANE HEALTH MONITORING SERVICING ALERTS RECEIVED FOR WIRELESS EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED WELS CONTROL UNIT AT R4 DOOR IAW DMC-B787-A-33-51-07. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
2016
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 4,360 hrs · 427 cycles
CAPTAIN`S EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLASHLIGHT BATTERY IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-25-64-00-00B-921A-A. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD.
Part: MANIFOLD — BROKEN (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 3,627 hrs · 352 cycles
DURING CRUISE NR 2 ENGINE AUTO SHUT DOWN. ATTEMPTED RESTARTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 ENGINE FUEL NOZZLE MANIFOLD BROKEN ON OUTER LEFT SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL MANIFOLD IAW AMM 73-11-05. OPERATION AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUDNED.
1997
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (RT MLG DOOR)
YNG - RIGHT MAIN GEAR (RED) DOOR LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB THROUGH 10,000 MSL. THE PILOT REDUCED SPEED TO 190 KIAS (VLO) AND CYCLED GEAR. CREW ADVISED ATC, CLIMBED TO 16,000 MSL, REMAINING AT 190 KIAS AND CONTINUED TO YIP. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT THE INTENDED DESTINATION AT YIP. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES NECESSARY. MX VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THAT PINS 'E' AND 'F' OF DOOR UPLOCK SWITCH HAD CONTINUITY AT ALL TIMES, CAUSING LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR UPLOCK IAW MM CHAP 32-3-10. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
1996
Part: CREW SEAT — CRACKED (RT COCKPIT)
YIP - FIRST OFFICER'S SEAT CRACKED ON RIGHT TOP SEAT FRAME RAIL. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT. (X)
Part: FLAP TRACK — CRACKED (NR 3 TE FLAP)
YIP - NR 3 RIGHT FLAP RAIL CRACKED. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY .75 INCH LONG AND IS 2.25 INCHES FORWARD OF THE AFT END OF THE RAIL ON THE UPPER SURFACE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 RIGHT WING FLAP RAIL. (X)
Part: NONRETURN VALVE — DIRTY (RT FEEDER TANK)
YIP - FLT 14593 - DURING CLIMB AFTER DEPARTURE AT YIP, FUEL FUMES WERE DETECTED IN THE CABIN BY CREW. BLEED AIR SOURCES WERE ALTERNATED WITH NO EFFECT. FUMES SEEMED TO STOP WITH BLEEDS TURNED OFF. CREW USED OXYGEN DURING THIS TIME. PRIOR TO LANDING, NR 1 BLEED AS SELECTED ON WITH RETURN OF STRONG FUEL FUMES. FOUND RIGHT FEEDER TANK PRESSURIZATION CHECK VALVE OFF ITS SEAT. REMOVED, CLEANED, AND REINSTALLED IN FEEDER. PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURE IN FALCON 20 MM 28-10-40, PAGES 101 AND 102. ALSO, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF REAR COMPARTMENT TANK REFUELING IAW 38-20-0, PAGE 502, ITEM 6B WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. (X)
Part: FLAP TRACK — CRACKED (NR 3 TE FLAP)
YIP - NR 3 LEFT FLAP RAIL CRACKED. CRACK IS 0.154 INCHES LONG AND IS 3.334 INCHES FORWARD OF THE AFT END OF THE RAIL ON THE UPPER SURFACE. ESTABLISHED A 'CARRY OVER ITEM' TO RE-INSPECT EACH 300 HOURS OR 6 MONTHS DURING EACH A-CHECK IAW FALCON MM 12-30-6, CHAPTER 5, ITEM NR 12-30-6. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. A NEW REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED SHOULD THE CRACK PROPAGATE BEYOND LIMITS. (X)
Part: TURBO COMPRESSOR — SMOKING (TAIL COMPARTMENT)
YIP - FLT 14035 - ON TAKEOFF WHEN AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PRESSURIZE, FUEL FUMES AND SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT FROM THE FIRST OFFICER'S FLOOR VENT. THE CREW RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE. NO EMERGENCY PRODCEDURES WERE REQUIRED. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE TURBO COMPRESSOR FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACED UNIT AND SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. (X)