N863AA
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.
53 reports on file, 1995-05-21 – 2001-01-18.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
TUL - FOUND LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON E58 3668331, OPS CHECKED OK. (M)
Part: SKIN — BULGED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND 1 INCH SKIN BULGE, STATION 1071-1022. INSTALLED SKIN DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND STATION 1130 FLOORBEAM HAS CORROSION ON TOP FLANGE AT APPROX LBL 25-LBL 10. FABRICATED STRAP TREATED AND PRIMED AND INSTALLED PER SRM 53-10-07. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 27L OUTBOARD EDGE STATION 1011-1121. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER SECTION AND SPLICE AS PE SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN OUTBOARD SIDE OF STRINGER 27L, STATION 1010-1012. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON SKIN AS PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. (M)
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME BETWEEN STRINGER 28L AND 27L FS 680, SHEAR TIE, FLANGE CORRODED. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF SHEAR TIE, REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10-4. (M)
Part: TORQUE BOX — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND UPPER LIGHTENING HOLE IN RIGHT TORQUE BOX AT STATION 1248 IS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-2. (M)
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND STATION 700 AFT SIDE OF FRAME, FRAME SHEAR TIE CORRODED, BETWEEN STRINGER 27R AND 28R. REMOVED CORRODED SHEAR TIE, REMOVED CORROSION FROM SURROUNDING AREA. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-10-6. (M)
Part: TORQUE BOX — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND LOWER LIGHTENING HOLE IN RIGHT TORQUE BOX AT STATION 1240 IS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, PER SRM 51-40-2. (M)
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED BETWEEN STRINGER 26L AND 27L STATION 520. REMOVED CORRODED SHEAR TIE STATION 520 STRINGER 26L. REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND FRAME SHEAR TIE CORRODED OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 26R STATION 720F. REPLACED CORRODED SHEAR TIE SRM 51-10-1. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 42 reports
2000
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (AIRSTAIRS)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT AIRSTAIR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT AFT AIRSTAIR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (FUSELAGE)
SDW - FLT 902 - EN ROUTE CCS-SDQ, DURING FLIGHT LOWER BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN COCKPIT. LANDED SDQ WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. TIGHTENED AIR EXHAUST PRE COOLER EXHAUST VALVE CLAMP. RAN UP ALL THREE ENGINES. NO LEAKS NOTED. OVERHEAT LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
BNA DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING BETWEEN FIRST CLASS AND COACH I OPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED TRACK LIGHT CONNECTOR. GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 330)
TUL - FOUND DENT IN SKIN. DOUBLER WITH STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 3 SHEET 4 AND SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1 SHEET 4 DETAIL II. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (BS 1183)
TUL - FOUND CRACK IN BULKHEAD 1183 RBL 25 WL 169. REPAIRED PER CARD 5478 SB 727-53-0215. FASTENERS IN REPAIR ARE INSTALLED WITH HEADS AFT SB CALLS FOR HEADS FORWARD. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (ELEVATOR)
TUL - FOUND LARGE 3 INCH DENT ON RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE. DYE-CHECKED, NO CRACK FOUND. INSTALLED DOUBLER OVER DENT PER SRM 55-20-3 PAGE 1-9. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (VERTICAL STAB)
TUL - VERTICAL STABILIZER RIGHT SIDE SKIN IS CRACKED .5 INCH AT STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE MATE POINT. STOP DRILLED CRACK VISUAL AND NDT VERIFIED STOP DRILL OF CRACK. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER BOEING SERVICE BULLETIN 727-55-82. (M)
Part: BRAKE — OVERSERVICED (LT MLG)
IAH - FLT 1878 - ON TAXI OUT, LEFT BRAKES WERE WEAK ON STOPPING AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. NR 1 AND NR 2 BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE BLED. ALL BRAKE BOOSTERS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE IN THE GREEN BAND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (BS 1130)
TUL - FOUND STATION 1130 BELLFRAME TOP DAMAGED, HOLE FROM TOO LONG OF A SCREW, ABOVE STRINGER 27R. REMOVED DAMAGED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-10-4, AT STATION 1130 BELLFRAME STRINGER 27R. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 970)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION BETWEEN SKIN LAP STATION 970, STRINGER 27R. REMOVED CORROSION, REMOVED AND SPLICED IN STRINGER 27R FROM 950D PLUS 10 TO 1010 PER ESO 11697 DATED 1-28-99 AND SRM 51-40-4 FIG 1. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 930)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON VERTICAL STIFFENER ANGLE FOR APU INLET, AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF SCREEN. REMOVED CORROSION, INSTALLED 201 STAINLESS .071 L-ANGLE DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-4 TYPICAL EXTRUSION REPAIR. (M)
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (BS 1110)
TUL - BELLFRAME TOP DAMAGED HOLE FROM TOO LONG SCREW, STATION 1110 ABOVE STRINGER 27. REMOVED DAMAGED DOUBLER FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-4. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (WS 734)
TUL - WING FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD ANGLE HEAVILY CORRODED BELOW NR 8 SLAT ACTUATOR DOGHOUSE CUTOUT. INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP AND ANGLE PER ESO 11697, DATED 1-26-99. (M)
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (BS 1070)
TUL - FOUND STATION 1070 BELLFRAME TOP DAMAGED AND WEB BULGED ABOVE STRINGER 26R. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-3. (M)
1998
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP AFT OF FORWARD GALLEY HAS TWO LAMPS UNDERNEATH EXIT IDENTIFIER INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP NEXT TO FORWARD GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SEAL — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)
DFW - FLT 795 - DURING CRUISE, EN ROUTE STL-DFW NR 1 ENGINE REQUIRED 1500 LBS MORE FUEL FLOW THAN NR 2 AND 3 ENGINES TO MAINTAIN CRUISE POWER. NR 1 ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND THAN FLAMED OUT. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED SEAL TO P AND D VALVE. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN-UP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: HINGE — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
TUL - CORROSION ON TOP OF T/E, OUTBOARD OF NR 6 ELEVATOR HINGE, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, T/E CHORD RIGHT. REPAIRED CORRODED AREA PER ESO 11697, TREATED, PRIMED, AND PAINTED. TST: 57,207 HOURS. CYCLES: 35,211. (X)
Part: BULKHEAD BEAM — CRACKED (BS 1183)
TUL - FORWARD SIDE 1183 BULKHEAD LBL 8, VERTICAL STIFFENER CRACKED IN RADIUS OUTBOARD SIDE ABOVE RADIUS BLOCK. STOP DRILLED END OF CRACK AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SB 727-53-0175, FIG 3. TST: 57,207 HOURS. CYCLES: 35,211. (X)
Part: HINGE — CORRODED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
TUL - CORROSION ON TOP OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER T/E INBOARD OF NR 6 HINGE (ELEV) RIGHT. REPAIRED CORRODED AREA PER ESO 11697. TREATED, PRIMED, AND PAINTED. TST: 57,207 HOURS. CYCLES: 35,211. (X)
Part: SPAR — CORRODED (HORIZ STABILIZER)
TUL - AFT SPAR OF LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CORRODED AT NR 1 HINGE, TOP SIDE. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER ESO 11697 DATED 2-25-98. TST: 57,207 HOURS. CYCLES: 35,211. (X)
Part: HINGE — CORRODED (HORIZ STABILIZER)
TUL - CORROSION ON TOP OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, T/E CHORD INBOARD OF NR 7 ELEV HINGE RIGHT. REPAIRED CORRODED AREA PER ESO 11697. TREATED, PRIMED, AND PAINTED. TST: 57,207 HOURS. CYCLES: 35,211. (X)
1997
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DTW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (RT MLG)
DFW - FLT 0499 - DURING APPROACH TO DFW WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, RT MLG INDICATED UNSAFE. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES, VISUALLY CONFIRMED LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, AND AIRCRAFT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RT MLG DOWNLOCK SENSOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE BOTH LEFT OVERWING EXITS FOUND INOPERATIVE. RE-SECURED LOOSE CONNECTOR FOR BOTH LT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: CONNECTOR — BROKEN (CABIN)
RDU - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AT AFT SECTION OF MAIN CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP CONNECTOR BY PAX SEAT ROW 16D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 560)
TUL - FRAME 560 DENTED ABOVE STRINGER 23 LEFT AREA. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-4. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 1156)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION INSIDE STRINGER 30 AT BS 1156 AT DRAIN MAST. REPAIR STRINGER 30 PER SRM 53-10-3 PAGE 4B FIG 1. (M)
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (BS 624)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE AT STATION 624 BETWEEN STRINGER 25R AND 26R. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE. (M)
Part: SPLICE — CORRODED (BS 480)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER 28R, STRINGER SPLICE CORRODED AT FORWARD CARGO FORWARD BULKHEAD STATION 480. INSTALLED NEW FACTORY STRINGER SPLICE. (M)
Part: STRINGER — DAMAGED (BS 522/529)
TUL - FOUND STRINGERS DAMAGED 2L AND 2R IN RADIUS BY DRILL BY ERROR, 4 SMALL DRILL HOLES. STOP DRILL DAMAGED SPOTS. INSTALLED INNER CHANNEL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 560)
TUL - FOUND CRACKED STRINGER 23L, STATION 560. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE ON STRINGER 23L, STATION 560 PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 522/529)
TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGED TWO AREAS ABOVE 2L AND 2R, FOUR SMALL DRILL HOLES. INSTALLED LARGER DOUBLER OVER SKIN DAMAGE SRM 53-30-3. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 482)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER 28R CORRODED AT STATION 482. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 53-10-3 PAGE 1 FIG 1 SHEET 4. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 682-700)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION OF STRINGER 28R, PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 510-514)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER 27L CORRODED 3 INCH, STATION 510-514. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF STRINGER PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1110)
TUL - TOP FLANGE OF 1110 FLOORBEAM HAS CORROSION AND CRACK AT LBL 7 AT FASTENER HOLE. CUT OUT CORROSION AND CRACKED AREA OF 1110 FLOORBEAM AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-8 FIG 8 PAGE 47. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 380)
TUL - FLOORBEAM UPPER FLANGE CORRODED FROM RIGHT INBOARD SEAT TRACK TO RIGHT SIDE OUTBOARD PANEL SUPPORT ANGLE, AREA PREVIOUSLY WORKED. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM PER SRM 53-10-8 PAGE 9A AND 9B. (M)
1996
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AFT OF EMERGENCY EXITS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIPS AFT OF EMERGENCY EXITS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: ANTI-ICE DUCT — DEFECTIVE (NR 2 ENGINE)
MIA - FLT 706 - AFTER TAKEOFF STX, NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND IT POPPED AGAIN. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE 6TH STAGE ANTI-ICE DUCT AND ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS TO NR 2 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION WIRING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 560)
TULE - FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 27R, AFT OF STATION 560. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA, INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3, FIG 1. (M)
1995
Part: EEL — DEFECTIVE (AFT GALLEY)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, LEFT AFT GALLEY DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LEFT AFT GALLEY DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)