N839VA
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.
10 reports on file, 2011-05-13 – 2023-02-01.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED · airframe 38,263 hrs · 12,442 cycles
LESSOR ITEM 212- CORROSION FOUND ON FUSELAGE SIDE OF DOOR FRAME DOOR 312AR GROUNDED - YES. REPLACED ANGLE IAW DWG AIRBUS D53571510014 ISSUE L.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED · corrosion level 2 · airframe 38,264 hrs · 12,442 cycles
AFT WET AREA FLOOR BEAM CORRODED AT FR67 Y765 GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGITUDINAL BEAM ASSY BTW C66-C70 Y765, REMOVED AND REINSTALLED SPLICES (4EA) AND BRACKETS (2EA) IAW AIRBUS DWG #D53472780 REV. J, A320 SRM 51-42-11, 51-72-11-911-001 T#T8349WW CAL DUE 19APR23
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (OIL FILTER) · airframe 27,687 hrs · 8,102 cycles
NR 1 OIL FILTER CLOGGED MESSAGE. SHUTDOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE. ACFT GROUNDED. R & R THE NR 1 ENGINE IAW WORK ORDER 374812. FILTER SENT IN FOR ANALYSIS.
Part: ROD END — WORN (DOOR ACTUATOR)
DURING OVERNIGHT CHECKS, THE LT GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR HAS ABNORMAL ROD END PLAY ABOVE 1 MM, RT GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR HAS ABNORMAL ROD END PLAY ABOVE 1 MM. BOTH LT AND RT ACTUATORS AND FITTINGS WERE REPLACED.
Part: SHEAR PLATE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CRACK CONFIRMED AT PAX CABIN FLOOR AT AFT WET AREA AT RT LATERAL SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FR 69 TO FR 70. EXTEND OF CRACK 1 INCH. SHEAR PLATE WAS R&R IAW SRM 514211.
Part: SHEAR PLATE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
CRACK CONFIRMED AT PAX CABIN FLOOR AT AFT WET AREA AT LT LATERAL SHEAR PLATE BETWEEN FRAME 69 TO FRAME 70. EXTEND OF CRACK 1 INCH. SHEAR PLATE WAS R & R IAW SRM 514211.
Part: DOOR SILL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
CORROSION FOUND AT L2 DOOR SILL SUPPORT AT FR68, FLOORBEAM Y1732. REMOVED CORROSION REMAINING THICKNESS OUT OF LIMITS. ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS 0.063, MATERIAL REMOVED 0.030. REMAINING MATERIAL 0.033. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 534114300001 VIEW F, REPAIR PRINCIPLE 4 SHEET 3 PAGE 6.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN)
PRIOR TO BOARDING FLIGHT, MX WAS CONTACTED BY CREW THAT ITM`S REPORTED SMELL IN CABIN. MX PERFORMED TSM 24-00-00-810-832 AND NO DEFECTS NOTED WITH APU AND AIR CONDITIONING PACKS WITH NO SMELLS NOTED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO BOARD AND DEPART WITH NO DELAYS. NO FURTHER ISSUES REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT.
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN)
REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN NEAR ROWS 20-23. CONTRACT MX WAS CALLED OUT AND TSM 24-00-00-810-823-A WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODOR NOTED AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. IFE WAS DEACTIVEATED. INSPECTED OPERATION AND MONITORING OF IFE SYSTEM SYSTEM WITH NO FAULTS FOUND MX PERFORMED SYS CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: HANDLE — DAMAGED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 290 hrs · 71 cycles
ACFT HAD COMPLETED CATERING IN PREP FOR FLIGHT VX12. CATERING ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE L2 DOOR THAT WAS USED TO CATER THE FLIGHT, WHEN THEY NOTED THE EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE DURING THE CLOSING PROCESS. THE INSIDE HANDLE OPERATED NORMALLY. MX WAS CONTACTED DIRECTLY BY LOCAL OPS. DURING INSPECTION, THEY NOTED THE HANDLE MECHANISM SEEMED DRY WITH NO OTHER MECHANICAL DEFECTS NOTED. LINE MX GAINED ACCESS AND PERFORMED A LUBE OF THE MECHANISM IAW AMM 12-22-52-640-006. AFTER LUBRICATION, THE HANDLE OPERATED NORMALLY WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES REPORTED. NO DETERMINATION AS TO CAUSE HAS BEEN MADE AND THE LUBRICATION ISSUE HAS BEEN ELEVATED TO MFG FOR FOLLOW UP. THE FLIGHT WAS SWAPPED, CAUSING A TOTAL DELAY OF 1:13 ACCORDING TO THE OPERATORS RECORDS, ALL AD, SB, STC`S AND PMS`S ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE TYPE DESIGN CERTIFICATE AND ASSOCIATED REQUIREMENTS..