N844AA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA) | Operator | on 1987-09-02 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES (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.
34 reports on file, 1996-12-09 – 2001-04-30.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FLOOR PATH EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT COACH CLASS DIM. REPLACED FLOOR PATH EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: MOTOR — LEAKING (T/E FLAP)
BNA - FLT 844 - EN ROUTE RDU-DFW - LOST ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID FROM THE A-SYSTEM. DIVERTED BNA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED HYDRAULIC PUMP AND FILTER ELEMENTS. REPLACED INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP HYDRAULIC MOTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–2000 · 31 reports
2000
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LIGHTS FROM ROW 20 TO 25 INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LIGHT LOOSE CONNECTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHT AT ROW 31 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN BELOW FORWARD LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL. REMOVED CORROSION TREATED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER 25R CORRODED INBOARD SIDE STATION 676. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED NEW STRINGER PER SRM 53-10-3 PAGE 1-4B. (M)
Part: CLIP — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND BELL FRAME ATTACH CLIP CORRODED, RIVETS PULLED THROUGH STRINGER 25R, STATION 680. REMOVED CORRODED BELL FRAME AND INSTALLED NEW BELLFRAME ATTACH CLIP SRM 51-10-1. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON Z-ANGLE JUST INBOARD OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT SEVERAL AREAS, STRINGER 17R AND STATION 387 TO 404. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FOUND CORROSION ON ANGLE AT FLOORBOARD ATTACH ANGLE (OUTBOARD ANGLE JUST AFT OF 360 SPLICE) NUMEROUS AREAS MARKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE PER SRM 57-10-1. (M)
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE STATION 1010 BETWEEN STRINGER 29R AND 30, FORWARD SIDE OF BELT FRAME. CUT OFF CORRODED SHEAR TIE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE SHEAR TIE REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 5. (M)
1999
Part: CONTROLLER — FAILED (CABIN PRESSURE)
MIA - FLT 1578 - DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM MIA EN ROUTE TO ATL, UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURIZATION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED CONTROLLER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, RIGHT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED RIGHT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: VALVE — DEFECTIVE (FUEL TANK)
MIA - FLT 1562 - EN ROUTE MIA/MCO, NR 3 FUEL CROSSFEED VALVE CLOSED IN-FLIGHT. FUEL WOULD NOT CROSSFEED FROM OR TO THE NR 3 FUEL TANK. LANDED MCO WITHOUT INCIDENT. SECURED NR 3 CROSSFEED VALVE IN OPEN POSITION AND RETURNED TO MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 3 CROSSFEED VALVE ACCORDING TO MM. LEAK CHECK VALVE AND SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 913)
TUL - LEFT STATION 913 UPLOCK SUPPORT FRAME CRACKED ABOVE TOP RADIUS BLOCK. HFEC AREA VERIFIED ENDS OF CRACK AND STOP DRILLED. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-2 PART 2. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 910)
TUL - STATION 910 FRAME CRACKED ABOVE THE TOP RADIUS BLOCK R/W/W. STOP DRILLED THE CRACK AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-2 PAGE 2. (M)
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (BS 1183)
TUL - STATION 1183 RIGHT VERTICAL BEAM IS CRACKED .25 INCH AT BL 8 IN RADIUS AT BEAM LOWER CHORD. REPAIRED VERTICAL BEAM AT STATION 1183 RBL 8 INCH IAW SB 727-53-0175, PER SRM 53-10-9. (M)
1998
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 1050)
TUL - DENT IN STATION 1050 BELTFRAME AT STRINGER 25L WITH .250 CRACK RUNNING PERPENDICULAR IN BOTTOM OF DENT, DENT LENGTH .75, WIDTH .50, DEPTH .040. CUTOUT 1 INCH BY 1 INCH OF UPPER FLANGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER 51-40-3 FIG 1. MATERIAL USED .0637075T6 FASTENERS USED .1875 AND .25 INCH HI-LOCKS, TWO ROWS FASTENERS ON VERTICAL, ONE ROW FASTENERS ON UPPER FLANGE, THREE FASTENERS PAST DAMAGE. (M)
Part: CASTING — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB)
TUL - HINGE MOUNT CASTING CRACKED AT LOWER REAR CHORD ATTACHMENT STATION 99.79 LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB. INSTALLED TRAILING EDGE RIB REPAIR PER SRM 55-10-4 PAGE 10. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (R1 DOOR)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, R1 DOOR SLIDE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED R1 DOOR SLIDE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY SOCKET. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1997
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 294.5)
TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT LOWER HINGE CUTOUT AT FORWARD ENTRY. REPAIRED PER BSB 727-53-0198 FIG 4 DETAIL 11. (M)
Part: HINGE BOX — CRACKED (GALLEY DOORWAY)
TUL - .875 INCH LONG CRACK IN INBOARD FLANGE (SEAL LANDING). REMOVED DAMAGED TOP HINGE BOX. INSTALLED NEW TOP HINGE BOX ON E58 NR 2364338. (M)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BETWEEN PAX SEAT ROWS 5 AND 28 INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE BY PAX SEAT ROW 5. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — BROKEN (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AT FORWARD PART OF FIRST CLASS CABIN FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP CONNECTOR AT FORWARD PART OF FIRST CLASS CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: ACCESSORY UNIT — DEFECTIVE (E/E COMPT)
ORD - FLT 1082 - DURING APPROACH TO ORD WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, RT MAIN LANDIN GGEAR RED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING EXTENSION. AIRCRAFT LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND LANDING GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCH ACCESSORY UNIT. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (RT MLG)
ORD - FLT 733 - DURING APPROACH TO ORD, WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, RT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING EXTENSION. AIRCRAFT LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. RESECURED AND ADJUSTED RT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND REPAIRED GROUND TERMINAL. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1996
Part: KEEL BEAM — CORRODED (BS 874)
TUL - FOUND 1 INCH CRACK LEFT LOWER CHORD KEEL BEAM AT UPPER FLANGE STATION 874. 5 INCH CRACK LT SIDEWALL WEB OF KEEL BEAM LOWER CORNER STATION 874. BOEING MANUFACTURE SPECIAL BULLETIN S/B 53-0208 REPAIR (A) BOTH CRACKS. (M)
Part: SPLICE — CORRODED (BS 1010-1030)
TUL - BOTTOM ENTIRE LENGTH OF SPLICE CHANNEL CORRODED. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER SPLICE STATION 1010. (M)
Part: FRAME — WORN (BS 540)
TUL - FOUND OBLONG HOLE IN FRAME STATION 540, STRINGER 28R. INSTALLED 063 30155 DOUBLER ON FRAME PER SRM 51-40-3. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 830)
TUL - FOUND LOWER WING SKIN CORRODED INSIDE PLENUM AT FS 830 LBL 36. REMOVED CORROSION AT FS 830 LBL 36 TREATED AND PAINTED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 5730-36 SEALED DOUBLER REPAIR AND FASTENERS. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 720)
TUL - FOUND STATION 720B STRINGER 15L CRACKED AT END. REMOVED STRINGER, MADE FILLER, REPLACED AND REPAIRED WITH U-CHANNEL AND SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 51-10-3. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 1096)
TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN HAS .75 INCH CRACK ALONG STRINGER 1 AT FS 1096. CUT OUT CRACKED AREA OF FUSELAGE SKIN AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SB 727-53 A0204 FIG 1 AND 2. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 660)
TUL - FOUND SKIN CORRODED AND BULGED OUT STRINGER 25L-26L. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALLED FLUSH DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 6. (M)
Part: STRINGER — GOUGED (BS 450-480)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER 28L DEEP GOUGES AND DENTED STATION 450-480. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE ON STRINGER 28L, STATION 450-480 PER SRM 51-10-1 PAGE 4. (M)