N826AN

BOEING 787-9 · 2017 · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AMERICAN AIRLINES INC, TX (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
American AirlinesOperator2018-06-11 – 2018-06-11Operator named in NTSB report
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA)Operator2018-06-11 – 2018-06-11Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Acc · 2018-06-11 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 787-9 Serious injury Part 121AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
Source: NTSB case DCA18CA219

Maintenance disclosures

O · 2025-12-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5315

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CORROSION FOUND UNDER LAVATORY L4F-1L THRESHOLD AT BS 1744 BETWEEN LBL 53 AND LBL 81. REPAIRED LAVATORY BELOW THRESHOLD PER EA 369916.

Source: SDR AALA202512098011 · FAA SDRS
O · 2025-11-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5250

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CABIN OFCR ESCAPE DOOR STRAP MISSING. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED OFCR ESCAPE DOOR STRAP IAW SRM 51-+43-01-01A-010A-A.

Source: SDR AALA202511261070 · FAA SDRS
L · 2025-11-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2611

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: OFCR BUNK 3 SMOKE DETECTOR FAILED OPERATIONAL CHECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED OFCR BUNK 3 SMOKE DETECTOR. PER AMMDMC-B787-A-26-14-21-00A-520A/720A-A.

Source: SDR AALA202512086728 · FAA SDRS
O · 2025-11-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5314

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CORROSION ON KEEL BEAM LATERAL WEB ON BOTTOM SURFACE AROUND FASTENERS AND CENTER DRAIN HOLE AT BS 868 LBL-4 TO RBL-4. RG-001. PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR ON KEEL BEAM LATERAL WEB BOTTOM SURFACE AROUND FASTENERS AND CENTER DRAIN HOLE. PER AA EA370040.

Source: SDR AALA202512057411 · FAA SDRS
L · 2025-11-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CABIN LAV. WALL EMERGENCY LIGHT IS BROKEN AT 3F-1RC, 3F-1LC (FWD) 3F-1LC (AFT). MAINTENANCE REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT CABIN LAV WALL 3F-1RC AND 3F-1LC(FWD, AFT) IAW DMC-B787-A-33-51-06-00A-520A-A/720A-A.

Source: SDR AALA202512082614 · FAA SDRS
L · 2025-11-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: R2 DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN IS INOP DURING LIGHT TEST. MAINTENANCE FOUNDE LOOSE CONNECTOR AND SECURED IT IAW B787 FI 33-50-F1-W4A-421A-A.

Source: SDR AALA202512127151 · FAA SDRS
O · 2025-07-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CABIN AND BULK CARGO WOULD NOT COOL AFTER 1.5 HOURS IN FLIGHT. DIVERTED TO HND. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND DROOPINH DUCT AND LOOSE CLAMPED. RE-ALIGNED DUCT AND SECURED CLAMP IAW AMM 21-52-01.

Source: SDR AALA202507301629 · FAA SDRS
O · 2025-06-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLASHLIGHT HOLDER F/A SEAT 2R FWD FACING IS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED REPLACED FLASHLIGHT CRADLE AT JUMPSEAT 2R IAW AMM 25-64-00

Source: SDR AAL202506160004 · FAA SDRS
O · 2025-04-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5321

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: DURING WALK THROUGH OF CABIN FOUND DELAM ON THE CABIN FLOOR BOARD BETWEEN SEATS 14C & 14D. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR SDR AALA202504287053.** (CLOSED)** MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TEMPORARY REPAIR PROCEDURE IAW AARD 53-00-50-5 STEP4.A.

Source: SDR AALA202505167053 · FAA SDRS
O · 2025-04-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5321

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: DURING WALK THROUGH OF CABIN FOUND DELAM ON THE CABIN FLOOR BOARD BETWEEN SEATS 14C & 14D. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.** (OPEN)

Source: SDR AALA202504287053 · FAA SDRS
L · 2025-02-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: 3R JUMPSEAT FLASHLIGHT WILL NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY. OPS CHECK NORMAL. IAW AMM 25-64-00.

Source: SDR AALA202502177851 · FAA SDRS
L · 2023-09-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLASHLIGHT AT R1 DOOR FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT WILL NOT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY IN FLASHLIGHT AT R1 DOOR FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT.

Source: SDR AALA202309065979 · FAA SDRS
O · 2023-07-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: 1L DOOR MEGAPHONE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES FOR MEGAPHONE AT 1L DOOR.

Source: SDR AALA202307261431 · FAA SDRS
O · 2023-03-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANT JUMPSEAT 1L FLASHLIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLASHLIGHT BATTERY PACK PER AMM 25-64-00. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

Source: SDR AALA202303230360 · FAA SDRS
L · 2022-12-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT AT SEATS 18 DEH FAILED OPERATIONAL TEST. REPLACED PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT OXYGEN DOOR LATCH PER AMM 35-21-06. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL TEST PER AMM 35-21-06-00B-320A-A.

Source: SDR AALA202301039265 · FAA SDRS
E · 2022-09-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: EXCESSIVE NOISE DURING ENTIRE FLIGHT FROM LOWER LEFT CORNER OF DOOR 2R, VIBRATES THE FLOOR AND WALL. NOISE CAN BE HEARD ALL THE FROM FORWARD GALLEY TO 3L AND 3R, UPSETTING PASSENGERS. FOUND SEALANT MISSING ON 2R DOOR SCUFF PLATE ALLOWING SCUFF PLATE TO VIBRATE, APPLIED SEALANT AS NEEDED TO SCUFF PLATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 53-08-01.

Source: SDR AALA202209075724 · FAA SDRS
O · 2022-06-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5610

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: R2 WINDOW SHATTERED. REPLACED R2 WINDOW PER JOB CARD 78L21056002.

Source: SDR AALA202206209926 · FAA SDRS
P · 2022-03-16 Unresolved
ATA 2560

AMT FOUND THE FLIGHT DECK HAD 3 EMERGENCY HATCH ESCAPE DEVICES DEPLOY, BREAKING THE SEALS.

Source: SDR 2022FA0000156 · FAA SDRS
O · 2022-03-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK HAS 4 EMERGENCY HATCH ESCAPE DEVICES DEPLOYED AND SEALS BROKEN. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)

Source: SDR AALA202203169282 · FAA SDRS
O · 2022-03-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DECK HAS 4 EMERGENCY HATCH ESCAPE EMERGENCY DESCENT DEVICES / REELS DEPLOYED AND SEALS BROKEN. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202203169282: REPLACED 4 EMERGENCY HATCH ESCAPE EMERGENCY DESCENT DEVICES / REELS PER AMM 25-61-02** (CLOSED)

Source: SDR AALA202203289282 · FAA SDRS
L · 2021-08-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT 2LH FLASH LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PER AMM 25-64-00.

Source: SDR AALA202108054913 · FAA SDRS
O · 2021-05-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: EMERGENCY ESCAPE DEVICES FOUND PREVIOUSLY DEPLOYED AND IMPROPERLY STOWED. SECURED 3R DOOR BUSTLE IAW CMM 52-11-24, OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR AALA202105289016 · FAA SDRS
O · 2021-02-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLASHLIGHT IN GENERAL AREA OF FLIGHT ATTENDANT OVERHEAD REST NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SWAPPED FLASHLIGHT FROM NON-REQUIRED FLIGHT ATTDENT SEAT 2L FORWARD FACING.

Source: SDR AALA202102129006 · FAA SDRS
J · 2021-01-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. AUTOBRAKE STATUS MESSAGE, FLIGHT AIR INTERRUPTED AND RETURNED TO ICN. ACCOMPLISHED BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT SYSTEM TEST AND REMOTE DATA CONCENTRATOR LRU REPLACEMENT TEST, IAW FIM DMC-B787-A-32-40-F1-R4A-421A-A, OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR AALA202101299031 · FAA SDRS
O · 2020-11-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. IN-SEAT EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 24-32. REPLACED BATTERY PACK WITH NEW, IAW AMM 33-51-07. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR AALA202011179011 · FAA SDRS
J · 2020-01-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2752

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: STATUS MESSAGE CRUISE FLAP DISAGREE. REMOVED AND REPLACE FLAP POWER DRIVE ELECTRIC MOTOR IAW AMM 27-51-30.

Source: SDR AALA2020011439014 · FAA SDRS
F J · 2020-01-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2750

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: STATUS MESSAGE, CRUISE FLAPS DISAGREE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM 27-51-06 OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR AALA202001139013 · FAA SDRS
L · 2019-05-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: L1 EMERGENCEY FLASHLIGHT BATTERY DISCHARGED. ***SUPPLEMENTAL TO UPDATE SECTION 4 AND SECTION 5. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY PER STANDARD PRACTICES.*** (CLOSED)

Source: SDR AALA201905249005 · FAA SDRS
L · 2019-01-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

L1 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED WIRELESS EMERGENGY LIGHTING WCU CLASS 01 IAW AMM 33-51-07-01A-520-A-A, AND AMM 33-51-07-01A-720A-A. MAINTENANCE ALSO PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

Source: SDR AALA201901109004 · FAA SDRS
O · 2018-11-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE FIRST CLASS CABIN WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN. CHECKED AND MAINTENANCE MESSAGE FAULT 45-16571, AND 42-01065. TROUBLESHOT IAW AMM 33-51-07. REPLACED THE L1 WIRELESS EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT, SOFTWARE LOAD WAS ACCEPTED.

Source: SDR AALA201811089014 · FAA SDRS
J · 2018-07-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2435

GENERATOR PROBLEM. AN EMERGENCY WAS DELCARED, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED. GEN CTRL L1 OFF LIGHT ON ONE RESET IAW CHECKLIST FAILED AGAIN. L1 VFSG TRIPS OFF AND CAUSES LEFT AC BUSS TO LOCK OUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE VARIBLE FREQUENCY STARTER GENERATOR FOR THE LT ENGINE IAW AMM 24-21-09. INSTALLED A NEW TERMINAL AT TS16111 END IAW SWPM 20-30-13. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 71-00-00.

Source: SDR AALA201807104001 · FAA SDRS
O · 2018-04-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3244

NUMBER 5 MAIN TIRE PRESSURE LOW. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH DFW ATC. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AHM REPORTED V#5 MAIN AT #146 BEFORE LANDING. NUMBER 5 AND 6 MAIN TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED PER GPM. REPLACED NUMBER 5 AND NUMBER 6 MLG TIRES PER AMM 32-45-01. TIRE PRESSURE CHECKS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

Source: SDR AALA201804169027 · FAA SDRS
N · 2017-11-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2611

THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. SMOKE LAVATORY EICAS, 3L LAV SMOKE ALERT SOUNDED, NO INDICATION OF FIRE IN LAV. RESET ECB AT LAV L3 WITH GARBAGE AND STOWAGE. ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION FIRE BOTTLE AND NOZZLE AT 3L. SMOKE DETECTOR CHECKED OK PER AMM 26-13-01-00A, NO MSG FOUND.

Source: SDR AALA201711169023 · FAA SDRS
O · 2017-11-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5321

AFT CARGO FLOOR PANEL CRACKED AT FRAME 41. REPLACED THE FLOOR PANEL.

Source: SDR AALA201711069041 · FAA SDRS
J · 2017-09-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2840

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. DFW-PVG FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW ACCOUNT FUEL PUMP RIGHT AFT EICAS MESSAGE. OVERWEIGHT LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE REMOTE DATA CONCENTRATOR M4240010 PER AMM 42-21-07. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR AALA20170917004 · FAA SDRS