N844AA

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA)Operatoron 1987-09-02Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Incident · 1987-09-02 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 727-223 Minor injury Part 121AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case MIA87IA237

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.

NO TEST · 2001-04-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR AALA20010880
NO TEST · 2001-04-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR AALA20010875
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2001-04-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2752

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)

Source: SDR AALA20010772
Earlier reports · 1996–2000 · 31 reports

2000

NO TEST · 2000-10-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR AALA20001679
NO TEST · 2000-09-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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.

Source: SDR AALA20001613
OTHER · 2000-08-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

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)

Source: SDR AALA20001342
OTHER · 2000-08-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

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)

Source: SDR AALA20001345
OTHER · 2000-08-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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)

Source: SDR AALA20001341
OTHER · 2000-08-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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)

Source: SDR AALA20001346
OTHER · 2000-08-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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)

Source: SDR AALA20001344
OTHER · 2000-08-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

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)

Source: SDR AALA20001343

1999

WARNING INDICATION · 1999-11-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2131

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)

Source: SDR AALA991804
NO TEST · 1999-11-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR AALA991773
WARNING INDICATION · 1999-10-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2820

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)

Source: SDR AALA991560
OTHER · 1999-09-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

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)

Source: SDR AALA991393
OTHER · 1999-09-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

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)

Source: SDR AALA991392
OTHER · 1999-09-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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)

Source: SDR AALA991391

1998

OTHER · 1998-10-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

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)

Source: SDR AALA981841
OTHER · 1998-10-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5510

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)

Source: SDR AALA981842
NO TEST · 1998-08-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR AALA981570

1997

OTHER · 1997-11-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

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)

Source: SDR AALA972144
OTHER · 1997-11-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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)

Source: SDR AALA972143
NO TEST · 1997-10-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3397

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)

Source: SDR AALA972021
NO TEST · 1997-05-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR AALA970887
NO WARNING INDICATION · 1997-03-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

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)

Source: SDR AALA970448
NO WARNING INDICATION · 1997-03-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

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)

Source: SDR AALA970447

1996

OTHER · 1996-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5314

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)

Source: SDR AALA961781
OTHER · 1996-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: SPLICE — CORRODED (BS 1010-1030)

TUL - BOTTOM ENTIRE LENGTH OF SPLICE CHANNEL CORRODED. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER SPLICE STATION 1010. (M)

Source: SDR AALA961777
OTHER · 1996-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

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)

Source: SDR AALA961784
OTHER · 1996-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5730

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)

Source: SDR AALA961775
OTHER · 1996-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

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)

Source: SDR AALA961780
OTHER · 1996-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

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)

Source: SDR AALA961776
OTHER · 1996-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

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)

Source: SDR AALA961778
OTHER · 1996-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

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)

Source: SDR AALA961779