N855AM
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.
24 reports on file, 2006-05-31 – 2014-02-28.
Part: FLAP — DENTED (RT WING) · airframe 31,416 hrs · 16,762 cycles
RIGHT WING TE MID FLAP AT WBL 95.5 LE WITH DENTS. THE DENTS WERE REPAIRED IAW COO-AMX-14-0004-02B.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 31,416 hrs · 16,762 cycles
LOWER FUSELAGE AT BS 319 BETWEEN STRINGER 27 LT & 28 LT SKIN WITH DENT. THE DENT WAS REPAIRED IAW COO-AMX-14-0005-04B.
Part: PROXIMITY SENSOR — FAILED (LE SLAT) · airframe 31,199 hrs · 16,609 cycles
AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT DUE TO DURING CLIMB, THE LE FLAPS TRANSIT LIGHT TURNED ON, SO FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE QRH 9.12 PROCEDURE, CONFIRMING THE FAILURE. PERFORMED BITE TO FSEU IAW FIM 27-88 TASK 820 PROCEDURE, SHOWING FAILURE CODE 27-81207. SO THE SLAT NR 4 PROXIMITY SENSOR WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 27-88-11. SLAT PROXIMITY TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 27-88-11, TESTED CORRECT. AN OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-35-210-801 PHASE I A, NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND.
Earlier reports · 2006–2013 · 21 reports
2013
Part: LINE — LOOSE (RT ENGINE) · airframe 31,101 hrs · 16,564 cycles
DURING TRANSIT CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED AN OIL LACK OF 6 QTS ON RT ENG. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR & MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED ENG LEAKING INSPECTION IAW MM 79-00-00 DETECTING OIL LEAK IN THE BEARING NR 4 PRESS SUPPLY LINE SLUGGISH. THE LINE WAS TIGHTEN CORRECTING THE OIL LEAK IAW AMM 79-30-00, ALL CORRECT.
Part: HEAT EXCHANGER — LEAKING (RT ENGINE) · airframe 30,650 hrs · 16,322 cycles
DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, TECHNICAL PERSONNEL DETECTED A FUEL LEAK IN THE RT ENG. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETECTED A LEAK IN THE HEAT EXCHANGER OUT OF ITS OPERATIONAL LIMITS, SO THE HEAT EXCHANGER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 79-21-02 & THE POWER PLANT TEST NR 3A WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT.
Part: A/C PACK — FAILED (RIGHT) · airframe 29,967 hrs · 15,973 cycles
ACFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AFTER ENGINE START, THE RT PACK TRIP OFF LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE RT PACK ACM WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 21-51-04, TESTED CORRECT.
Part: LUBRICATION UNIT — LEAKING (RIGHT) · airframe 29,873 hrs · 15,916 cycles
DURING TRANSIT CHECK, DETECTED AN OIL LEAK IN RT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR. RT LUBRICATION UNIT WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 79-21-01, TESTED CORRECT.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (RT WING) · airframe 28,960 hrs · 15,449 cycles
DURING TRANSIT CHECK, DETECTED RIVETS BROKEN IN RT UPPER INBD FIXED L/E SKIN PANEL. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED REVISION DETECTING 18 RIVETS VIBRATED AT STATION WS 190 TO 204 IN RT WING UPPER INBD FIXED L/E SKIN PANEL; SO THE RIVETS WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-40-02 PARA 4B, ALL CORRECT.
2012
Part: EEC — FAILED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 27,148 hrs · 14,444 cycles
ACFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING RT ENGINE START, THE RIGHT ENGINE CONTROL LIGHT TURNED ON. DURING MX REVISION, THE MESSAGE 73-21322 WAS SHOWN, SO THE FIM 73-22 TASK 803 PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, CONTINUING THE MESSAGE; THE RT EEC WAS REPLACED IAW MM 73-21-60, TESTED CORRECT.
Part: LUBRICATION UNIT — DAMAGED (LEFT ENGINE) · airframe 26,180 hrs · 13,930 cycles
DURING TRANSIT CHECK, DETECTED AN OIL LEAK ON LT ENGINE, THE OIL INDICATION WAS 11 QTS. REPLACED THE LUBRICATION UNIT, IAW MM 79-21-01, TESTED CORRECT.
2011
Part: SEAL — DAMAGED (RT ENGINE OIL) · airframe 22,948 hrs · 12,219 cycles
DURING TRANSIT CHECK IT WAS DETECTED AN OIL LEAK IN THE RT ENGINE IDG DRAIN SEAL; SO THE RT ENGINE IDG GEARBOX MAGNETIC CARBON SEAL WAS REPLACED IAW MM 72-60-00 AND DRY MOTOR LEAK TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, TESTED CORRECT.
Part: SHIMMY DAMPENER — LEAKING (RIGHT) · airframe 21,741 hrs · 11,609 cycles
DURING TRANSIT CHECK, A HYD LEAK WAS DETECTED IN THE RT SHIMMY DAMPER MLG HYD; SO THE RT SHIMMY DAMPER MLG HYD WAS REPLACED IAW MM 32-11-81, TESTED CORRECT.
Part: SHUTOFF VALVE — INOPERATIVE (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 21,431 hrs · 11,434 cycles
DURING FUELING, A FUEL SPILLAGE IN THE LT TANK VENTILATION OCCURRED DUE TO THE SHUTOFF VALVE DID NOT CLOSE PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED. THE PLATFORM WAS CLEANED BY FIREMEN AND MX CLOSED THE VALVE MANUALLY, FUELING CONTINUED AND IT PERFORMED FUEL TRANSFERENCE IAW MM 12-11-00; SO THE FUELING SHUTOFF VALVE SYS WAS VERIFIED IAW 28-13-00, ALL CORRECT. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER ENGINES WERE STARTED, ACFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO FUEL SPILLAGE ON SURGE TANK ACCESS DOOR PANEL; SO THE LT TANK FUEL DID TRANSFERENCE UP TO 3700 KILOGRAMS IAW MM 12-11-00, ALL CORRECT.
Part: SHUTOFF VALVE — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 21,395 hrs · 11,418 cycles
DURING FUELING A FUEL SPILLAGE IN THE LT TANK OCCURRED DUE TO THE SHUTOFF VALVE DID NOT CLOSE. THE PLATFORM WAS CLEANED BY FIREMEN AND MX CLOSE THE VALVE MANUALLY AND FUELING CONTINUED; SO THE FUELING SHUTOFF VALVE SYS WAS VERIFIED IAW 28-13-00, ALL CORRECT. THE LT TANK SPILL WAS ABOUT 15 LITERS.
Part: SEAL — DAMAGED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 20,949 hrs · 11,195 cycles
DURING TRANSIT CHECK, TECH PERSONNEL DETECTED A MAIN RT WHEEL WELL HYD LEAK; SO THE RT ACMP SEAL WAS REPLACED IAW MM 29-11-21, TESTED CORRECT.
2010
Part: SENSOR — DAMAGED (LE FLAPS) · airframe 19,783 hrs · 10,565 cycles
ACFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT DUE TO DURING CRUISE AT 38,000 FEET, THE L/E FLAPS TRANSIT LIGHT AND L/E DEVICES LIGHT TURNED ON, SO THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE QRH 9.12 PROCEDURE LANDING WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING MX REVISION WAS DETECTED THE S995 SENSOR DAMAGED; SO IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-88-11, TESTED CORRECT. THE OVERWEIGHT INSP WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THE ACFT LANDED WITH 49,600 KILOGRAMS AND THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LANDING WEIGHT IS 58,059 KILOGRAMS.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (NR 6 SLAT) · airframe 19,759 hrs · 10,553 cycles
CAPTAIN REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE IN RT WING DURING LANDING. ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MX PERFORMED A BIRD STRIKE INSP IAW 05-51-18 DETECTING CRACK IN THE L/E SLAT NR 6; SO IT WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-81-54, TESTED CORRECT.
Part: WHEEL — DAMAGED (MLG) · airframe 19,653 hrs · 10,496 cycles
MX PERSONNEL DETECTED SMOKE IN THE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSY NR 4, SO THEY PERFORMED A BRAKE SEIZURE CONDITIONAL INSP IAW MM 05-51-15, DETECTING THE BEARING CUPS AND CONES OF THE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSY NR 4 MELTED AND STUCK WITH THE AXLE. MX REPLACED THE MAIN WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLIES NR 3 AND NR4 IAW MM 32-45-11 AND MM 32-41-41; ALSO, THE INNER CYLINDER ASSY WAS REPLACED IAW CMM 32-11-12 AND THE MLG SHOCK STRUT SEALS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-11-21 AND 32-10-00, RESPECTIVELY; TESTED CORRECT.
Part: SLEEVE — OUT OF LIMITS (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 19,125 hrs · 10,189 cycles
DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK WAS DETECTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN THE RT ENGINE OTBD SLEEVE REVERSER. TECH PERFORMED A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSP IAW MM 05-51-19 DETECTING LOOSE MATERIAL IN THE MENTIONED REVERSER, OUT OF OPERATION LIMITS. TECH REPLACED RT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER OTBD SLEEVE IAW MM 78-31-02, ALL CORRECT.
2009
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN) · airframe 14,200 hrs · 7,614 cycles
ACFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 80 KNOTS DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE ACFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND MX PERFORMED SMOKE IN THE CABIN SOURCE UNKNOWN PROCEDURE IAW FIM 21-00 TASK 806 AND WATER SEPARATOR PACK LT AND RT WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 21-51-05, ALL CORRECT. A HIGH ENERGY STOP INSPECTION WAS NOT NECESSARY, LIMITS WERE NOT EXCEEDED IAW MM 05-51-07.
Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 14,036 hrs · 7,522 cycles
DURING FUELING, A SPILL OF FUEL FROM THE LEFT TANK TIP WAS PRESENT BECAUSE THE VALVE OF THE CENTRAL TANK WAS OPEN WHEN THE INDICATOR DISPLAY HAD 3900 KILOGRAMS THE SUPPLY. THE PLATFORM WAS CLEANED AND MX PERSONNEL CLOSED THE VALVE MANUALLY AND WAS CONCLUDED THE SUPPLY OF FUEL. ADDITIONALLY PERFORMED INSPECTION BY FUEL LEAK OR SPILL OF FUEL AND NOT LEAKS WERE DETECTED IAW AMM 28-21-00, ALL CORRECT.
2008
Part: SPOILER — DAMAGED (NR 7)
DURING TRANSIT CHECK, MX PERSONNEL DETECTED A PERFORATION OUT OF LIMITS IN THE INBOARD GROUND SPOILER NR 7 SO THE SPOILER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 27-62-12.
2006
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 5,215 hrs · 2,959 cycles
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM (L ENG CONTROL) LIGHT TURNED ON. FIM 73-06 PROCEDURE TASK 801 WAS PERFORMED AND LT ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FIM 73-06 PROCEDURE TASK 801 WAS PERFORMED AND LEFT ENGINE START WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 71-00-00, ALL CORRECT.
Part: PITOT TUBE — DIRTY (PITOT/STATIC SYS) · airframe 5,039 hrs · 2,870 cycles
AIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AS A CONSEQUENCE OF -IAS DISAGREE- FAIL INDICATION TURNED ON IN FIRST OFFICER DISPLAY AND THE VEL AIRSPEED WINDOW SHOWED 79 KTS. ELECTRICAL POWER WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND IT WAS SUPPLIED ONLY WITH THE APU DISAPPEARING THE FAILURE. DURING PUSHBACK, -EEC ALT- AND -IAS DISAGREE- LIGHTS TURNED ON AND VEL AIRSPEED WINDOW SHOWED 69 KTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AGAIN AND ADIRUS WERE INTERCHANGED AND TESTED, BUT FAIL CONTINUED. PITOT TUBE WAS CLEANED AND TESTED BY LEAKS IAW MM 34-11-00 PAGE 201AND 501, ALL CORRECT. DEFERRED REPORTS WERE CLOSED.