N843VA
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
26 reports on file, 2013-01-06 – 2024-05-03.
Part: SLIDE — NO TEST (RT OVERWING) · airframe 35,890 hrs · 11,826 cycles
OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE RH OVERWING ESCAPE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT FAILED OPS CHECK, INFLATION CABLE FOUND DISCONNECTED GROUNDED - YES. RECONNECTED ESCAPE SLIDE INFLATION CABLE IAW A320 AMM 25-62-46-400-001-A, OPS CHECK GOOD PER A320 AMM 52-21-00-720-001A, INSTALLED SERVICEABLE RH OVERWING ESCAPE SLIDE PER A320 AMM 25-62-42-400-001A. SLIDE S/N M9387
Part: FLOOR PANEL — DAMAGED (MAIN CABIN) · airframe 35,890 hrs · 11,826 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL 251BF CORNER BROKE OFF. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL 251BF IAW A320 AMM 53-00-00-000-801-A.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — DENTED (MAIN CABIN) · airframe 35,890 hrs · 11,826 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL 251AF HAS MULTIPLE DENTS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR PANEL 251AF IAW A320 AMM 53-00-00-000-801-A.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — DENTED (MAIN CABIN) · airframe 35,890 hrs · 11,826 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL 251LF HAS MULTIPLE DENTS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR PANEL 251LF IAW A320 AMM 53-00-00-000-801-A.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — DENTED (MAIN CABIN) · airframe 35,890 hrs · 11,826 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL 251FF HAS MULTIPLE DENTS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR PANEL 251FF IAW A320 AMM 53-00-00-000-801-A.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — DENTED (MAIN CABIN) · airframe 35,890 hrs · 11,826 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL 241AF HAS MULTIPLE DENTS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL 241AF IAW A320 AMM 53-22-12-00-01-A AND AMM 53-00-00-0.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — DENTED (MAIN CABIN) · airframe 35,890 hrs · 11,826 cycles
MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL 231VF HAS MULTIPLE DENTS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL 231VF IAW A320 AMM 53-00-00-400-801-A RV. 10.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — DENTED (MAIN CABIN) · airframe 35,889 hrs · 11,826 cycles
CABIN FLOOR PANEL 241EF HAS MULTIPLE DENTS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CABIN FLOOR PANEL 241EF IAW A320 AMM 53-00-00-000-801-A-01 AND AMM 53-00-00-400-801-A.
Part: SLIDE — NO TEST (R1 DOOR) · airframe 35,889 hrs · 11,826 cycles
DEPLOYMENT TEST OF THE R1 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE FAILED. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION CHECK OF THE DAMPER AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL CYLINDER AND GAP CHECKS, DIMENSION OF THE PERCUSSION BELLCRANK FINGER DOOR DAMPER CYLINDER IAW A320 AMM 52-11-14-200-001, AMM 52-11-14-400-001B, AND AMM 52-11-14-820-002A. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND GAP CHECKS GOOD. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE R1 DOOR FAILURE SLIDE TEST. SLIDE S/N L21338
Part: ATTACH FITTING — CORRODED (DOOR SILL) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,890 hrs · 11,826 cycles
L2 DOOR LOWER SILL BEAM CENTER ATTACH FITTING HAS EXFOLIATION. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED NEW SHAPE SILL (CORNER FITTING) AT L2 DOOR SILL BEAM IAW A320 SRM 51-42-11/001 AND 51-72-11-911-001 REV 117.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (FRM 71) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,889 hrs · 11,826 cycles
FWD FUSELAGE FRAME 71 IN ACCESS DOOR 312AR HAS CORROSION GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED NEW ANGLE AT FUSELAGE FRAME 71, STGR 27R TO STGR 32R IN ACCESS DOOR 312AR IAW A320 SRM 51-72-11-911-001 REV 147 STEP 2.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (AFT CARGO) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,890 hrs · 11,826 cycles
AFT CARGO FLOOR SUPPORT PANEL AT CARGO DOOR ENTRANCE BETWEEN C52 - C56 AND BETWEEN R/H STR 38 - STR 41 HAS SIGNS OF CORROSION IN MULTIPLE AREAS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT CARGO FLOOR SUPPORT PANEL AT CARGO DOOR ENTRANCE BETWEEN C52.5 TO C56 AND BETWEEN R/H STR 38 - STR 41 IAW A320 SRM 51-72-11-91/001 REV. 147 AND SRM 51-42-11-002 REV. 147.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FRMS 68-69) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,890 hrs · 11,826 cycles
AFT MAIN CABIN R/H FLOOR BEAM AT FR68, Y-1162.5 FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR BEAM WITH P/N: D5347218920800 ON MAIN CABIN AT FR68-FR69, Y-1162.5 IAW A320 SRM 51-72-11-001 AND SRM 51-42-11-001 REV 147.
Part: DOOR FRAME — CORRODED (R2 DOOR AREA) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,890 hrs · 11,826 cycles
R2 DOOR FASTENERS, HEADS, AND LOWER AFT CORNER DOOR FRAME HAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION. GROUNDED - YES. PROCURED, LOCATED, DRILLED, AND INSTALLED R2 DOOR AFT LOWER CORNER FITTING IAW A320 SRM 51-44-11/001 REV. 147
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FRMS 12-16) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,889 hrs · 11,826 cycles
FLOOR STRUCTURE BETWEEN C-14 THROUGH C-15 UNDER FLOOR PANEL 221LF HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR BEAM BETWEEN FR12 TO FR16 IAW A320 SRM 51-72-11-911-01 AND 51-42-11/001 REV 17.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FRMS 66-70) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,889 hrs · 11,826 cycles
FLOOR STRUCTURE BETWEEN C68 AND C70 UNDER FLOOR PANEL 261PF HAS CORROSION GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR BEAM AT FR66 TO FR70. Y= -765 TO Y= -765 IAW A320 SRM 51-72-11-911-001 AND SRM 51-72-911-002
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (L2 GIRT BAR) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,889 hrs · 11,826 cycles
L2 DOOR FWD GIRT BAR FITTING HAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION UNDER PLATE GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED SILL BEAM AT L2 DOOR BETWEEN FR66 AND FR68, STRGR 23L IAW A320 SRM 51-42-11-1001 AND SRM 51-72-11-911-001 REV 147.
Part: DOOR SILL — CORRODED (R2 DOOR AREA) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,890 hrs · 11,826 cycles
R2 DOOR AFT GIRT BAR FITTING HAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION UNDER PLATE. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED R2 DOOR SILL UNDER PLATE OF R2 DOOR AFT GIRT BAR FITTING AT STR 23R BETWEEN FR65R TO FR69R IAW SRM 51-42-11-001/001 AND SRM 51-72-911-002 REV. 147.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — CORRODED (CABIN) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,890 hrs · 11,826 cycles
R2 DOOR FLOOR PANEL 262LG HAS DELAMINATION AND CORROSION IN SEVERAL SCREW INSERTS. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED R2 DOOR FLOOR PANEL 262LG AT FR66 TO FR68 LBL 81.28 TO RBL 81.28 IAW AMM 53-00-00-000-801-A AND 53-00-00-400-801-A01
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FRM 69 S23R) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,889 hrs · 11,826 cycles
JUST AFT OF R2 DOOR AND AFT OF FR69, STGR 23R BELOW FLOOR STRUCTURE EXFOLIATION CORROSION. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR PLATE AND SUPPORT FRAME AT R2 DOOR AND AFT OF FR69, STGR 26R IAW A320 SRM 51-72-11-911-001 REV 147 AND SRM 51-72-911-002 REV 147.
Part: SCUFF PLATE — CORRODED (R1 DOOR AREA) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,889 hrs · 11,826 cycles
R1 DOOR SCUFFPLATE AND FLOORBOARD HAS CORROSION. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT FITTING AT R1 DOOR SCUFFPLATE IAW A320 SRM 51-72-11-911-001 AND SRM 51-42-11/001 REV 147
Earlier reports · 2013–2022 · 5 reports
2022
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED · corrosion level 2 · airframe 35,233 hrs · 11,552 cycles
CORROSION ON CABIN FLOOR SEAL BEAM AT FR 67 TO 68 -Y1290 GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED CATEGORY A REPAIR ON CABIN FLOOR SEAL BEAM AT FR 67 TO 68 -Y1290 IA A320-200 SRM 53-41-14-300-001
2019
Part: FAN — FAILED (EXTRACT) · airframe 28,200 hrs · 8,528 cycles
EXTRACT FAULT IN FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. PER AMM REF 21-26-51 EXTRACT FAN (18HQ) REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPS TEST SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED PER 21-26-00-710-001. A/C OK FOR SERV.
2015
Part: BOTTLE — LOW PRESSURE (R1 DOOR SLIDE)
DURING PREFLIGHT CHECKS FLIGHT CREW NOTED R1 SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE LOW AND NOTED THE FOLLOWING ON LP 717978 ITEM NR 1 DEFECT: R1 DOOR SLIDE PRESSURE GAUGE IN THE RED. RESOLUTION: R & R R1 DOOR SLIDE IAW AMM 25-62-44. OPS CHECK GOOD. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
2013
Part: DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 8,039 hrs · 2,441 cycles
CREW REPORTED AFT LT CABIN DOOR INDICATES OPEN WHEN IT IS CLOSED. MX TROUBLESHOT THIS TO AN INDICATION PROBLEM. DURING MX TROUBLESHOOTING, PROXIMITY DETECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND WAS REPLACED FIN 15WV1 PN DHE1141 IAWAMM 52-71-11. NO SUBSEQUENT DEFECTS FOR THIS ITEM WERE REPORTED.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 4,722 hrs · 1,413 cycles
AT LANDING, INFLIGHT, IN REAR OF ACFT, REPORTED ODOR OF SMOKE IN BACK CABIN. POST FLIGHT MX REPORT ALSO DISPLAYED A CLASS III SMOKE MSG. CONTRACT MX WAS CALLED AND PERFORMED COMLETE INSPECTION IAW AMM 24-00-00-810-823 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO FURTHER ISSUES REPORTED ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT AND NO CLASS III SMOKE MESSAGES PRESENT.