N873AA
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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.
52 reports on file, 1995-12-05 – 2001-08-03.
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BAD CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRE TO EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHT AT AFT ENTRY DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND RIGHT BUTT LINE 10 CORROSION ON TOP OF FLOORBEAM STATION 380. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM PER 53-10-08. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON THE TOP OF THE FLOORBEAM AND FAST HOLES STATION 380 RBL 20-60. CUT OUT AND REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED REPAIRS PER 53-10-8 PAGE 9A AND 9B AND 53-10-8 FIG 1 STIFFENER REPAIRS AND FILLERS. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (FS 340)
TUL - FOUND CRACKS IN UPPER LEG STRINGER 5R AT STATION 340. ROUTED OUT CRACKED AREAS, INSTALLED TWO J-ANGLE REPAIRS PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
Part: WIRE — DAMAGED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LIGHT FROM 16D THROUGH 26D INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRE AT SEAT 27D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 46 reports
2000
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (AIRSTAIR)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT AIRSTAIR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT AFT STAIR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: INDICATOR — DEFECTIVE (NR 2 ENGINE)
ATL - FLT 467 - EN ROUTE ATL-DFW - DURING TAXI DETECTED SMOKE AT NR 2 FUEL FLOW INDICATOR. GROUND INTERRUPTED RETURNED ATL GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 2 FUEL FLOW INDICATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: STRUCTURE — DAMAGED (CARGO BAY)
TUL - FOUND FS 1148 DAMAGED .5 INCH BY .5 INCH, AFT CARGO. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M)
Part: STRAP — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON STRAP UNDER STRINGER 26R AT BELT. FABRICATED FILLER AND REPAIR STRAP AND INSTALLED IAW ESO 11697 9-8-00. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER CORRODED, 1.75 INCH BY 20 INCHES, FS 1152. STRINGER 30 WAS REPLACED APPROX 20 INCHES WITH REPAIR SPLICE ON BOTH ENDS PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1 SHT 4. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CRACK IN SKIN JUST BELOW STRINGER 18A, AT STATION 948 LEFT SIDE. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND STRINGER SPLICE PER SERVICE BULLETIN 727-53-0172 AND ESO 11697 DATED 9-6-00. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER 25R CORRODED AT STATION 1148. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR IAW SRM 53-10-3. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND BELT FRAME DENTED 950F STRINGER 26L. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER STATION 950F STRINGER 26L PER SRM 51-40-3, MATERIAL 7075-T6, .071, 16 INCHES LONG, CUTOUT 8 INCHES LONG ON HAT, NDT PASSED RADIUS. (M)
Part: CONTACTOR — DIRTY (AFT AIRSTAIRS)
MIA DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. CLEANED CONTACTS OF AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (FUEL DUMP)
DFW - FLT 1044 - AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE PASSING THROUGH 900 AGL, NR 3 ENGINE HAD BANG AND SEVERE VIBRATION. EPR N1 AND N2 DROPPED BUT ROTATION CONTINUED. ENGINE EGT WENT TO 610 AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN. RETURNED TO LAND TO DFW. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DUMP FUEL, LEFT NOZZLE ON FUEL DUMP VALVE FAILED TO OPEN. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (FUSELAGE)
DFW - FLT 1044 - EN ROUTE FOR RETURN TO DFW, AFTER NR 3 ENGINE SHUTDOWN LEFT NOZZLE ON FUEL DUMP VALVE DID NOT OPEN DURING FUEL DUMP. AIRCRAFT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. CANNON FOR DUMP VALVE LOOSE AND DIRTY. CLEANED AND SECURED CANNON PLUG. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (AISLE LIGHT)
TUL - FOUND RIGHT SIDE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WITH SWITCH 5264 IN OFF POSITION AND POWER REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT, EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHTING SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH 5264, LIGHT OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 60,640 hrs · 3,449 cycles
TUL - CORROSION ON STA 1130 FLOORBEAM FLANGE, BL ZERO, THROUGH LBL 25. REMOVED CORROSION BY BLEND AND CUT OUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO 11697 DATED 3-29-2000. (X)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON BOTTOM FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM. CUTOUT DAMAGED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER DE301.5 HARD STAINLESS .071 PER ESO 11697 DATED 3-29-2000 AND AARD 53-10-07-1. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1999
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ATL - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS AT SEATS 29 AND 30 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP AT SEATS 29 AND 30. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 415)
TUL - LOWER AFT CORNER OF FORWARD GALLEY DOOR CUT-OUT FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED. ROUTED OUT CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SB 727-53-0188. TST: 59,297 HOURS. CYCLES: 35,868. (X)
Part: LIGHT — LOOSE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. RESEATED OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN FORWARD GALLEY SECTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1998
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (PAX DOOR)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER FORWARD ENTRY DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY OVER FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER AFT ENTRY DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY OVER AFT ENTRY DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LT MLG DOOR)
IAH - FLT 2078 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, EN ROUTE TO DFW, LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATION WAS RED WITH ASSOCIATED GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDING GEAR HANDLE RETURNED TO OFF POSITION LIGHTS REMAINED ON. ADDITIONALLY LEFT GEAR GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AT GEAR DOWN, ALL INDICATION PLUS VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED 3 DOWN AND GREEN LIGHTS, NO RED LIGHTS. RETURNED AND LANDED IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT. SECURED A 12 INCH SEAL HANGING DOWN FROM LEFT GEAR WING DOOR END PLATE. DID MX FERRY TO DFW FOR PERMANENT REPAIRS. EN ROUTE DFW GRIPE REPEATED. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (NLG)
DFW - FLT 0513 - DURING APPROACH DFW, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VERIFIED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPAIRED WIRE IN NLG WIRE HARNESS. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: ACCESSORY UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E BAY)
DTW - FLT 1768 - DURING LANDING APPROACH, GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR CHANGED TO RED. GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND THE RED GEAR UNSAFE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CREW FLEW TO SAFE ALTITUDE AND VISUALLY CHECKED GEAR INDICATORS WHICH INDICATED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT LANDED DTW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LANDING GEAR ACCESSORY UNIT AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY, LUBRICATED NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND CLEANED DOWNLOCK POSITION SWITCHES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
TPA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY LIGHT IN MID-CABIN CEILING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY IN MID-CABIN CEILING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY PATH FLOOR LIGHTING FLICKERED WHEN TESTED. REPLACED SHORTED CONNECTOR AT SEAT ROW 27ABC. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — CHAFED (CABIN)
IAH - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT VAULT DOOR LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRES AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY, REPLACED BATTERY AND CHARGER ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1997
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 1015)
TUL - CORROSION LOCATED IN BOTTOM OF STRINGER 28L. CUT OUT DAMAGED STRINGER REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE STRINGER SPLICED BOTH ENDS. (M)
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (BS 520)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE, BETWEEN STRINGER 26R AND 25R, INBOARD END AFT SIDE. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE STATION 520 BETWEEN STRINGER 26R AND 25R PER SRM. (M)
Part: SPAR CHORD — CORRODED (RT HORIZ STAB)
TUL - RIGHT FORWARD SPAR CHORD ANGLE HAS CORROSION FROM FUSELAGE 2073-2088, SECTION OF CHORD PREVIOUSLY GROUND AWAY APPROX 1.187 BY 2.5O. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER ESO 11697, DATED 10/27/97. (M)
Part: PANEL — CORRODED (LT WING)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT GEAR BEAM, SEVERAL HOLES WHERE TRAIL EDGE LOWER WING PANEL ATTACHES, AROUND HOLES. REPAIRED BEAM PER ESO 11697, DATED 10-24-97. (M)
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (BS 1183)
TUL - .7 INCH CRACK IN OUTBOARD FLANGE OF THE LBL 36 VERTICAL BEAM 30 INCHES FROM FLOOR LINE. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBELR PER SB 727-53-0192 FIG 2 DATED 5-30-91.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 1040-1057)
TUL - STRINGER 27L CORRODED AT SKIN STATION 1040 TO 1057. REPAIRED STRINGER 27L IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 720)
TUL - FOUND CRACK ON STRINGER UNDER FIRST HUCK BOLT FROM END OF STRINGER AT STRINGER 15R, STATION 720B. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER AND REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
Part: BULKHEAD CASTING — CORRODED (BS 1183)
TUL - CASTING CORRODED STRIGNER 30 AT 1183 BULKHEAD. REPLACED CORRODED CASTING STRINGER 30 AT STATION 1183. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 960)
TUL - STRINGER 28R CORRODED THROUGH AT STATION 962. REMOVED CORROSION. INSTALLED FUSELAGE SKIN CUTOUT REPAIR APPROX STATION 960 AT STRINGER 28R PER ESO 11697. (M)
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (BS 1110)
TUL - REFERENCE E-58-4 NR 88287 STATION 1110 SHEAR TIE CORRODED BETWEEN STRINGER 29L AND 30. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-6 AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3. (M)
Part: SOLENOID — DEFECTIVE (INST PANEL)
TUL - FLT 271 - AFTER TAKEOFF TUL, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TUL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER LOCK SOLENOID. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CORRODED (BS 960-970)
TUL - INTERCOSTAL AND SILL SUPPORT FRAME HEAVILY CORRODED AT AT STATION 960 TO 970, OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 28R. REMOVED CORROSION. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTALAND REPLACED ATTACH FITTING AS NEEDED. (M)
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (BS 1166)
TUL - STATION 1166 CORROSION ON AND UNDER SHEAR TIE BETWEEN STRINGER 28L AND 29L. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10 AND TREAT, PRIMED AND PAINTED AS REQUIRED. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-3. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 960-970)
TUL - FUSE SKIN OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 28R IS CORRODED FROM STATION 960-970. REMOVED CORROSION. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR AT STRINGER 28R APPROX AT STATION 960 PER ESO 11697. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 980)
TUL - SUPPORT FRAME SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT STATION 980, ABOVE STRINGER 29R. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-4. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 560-565)
TUL - STRINGER 28R CORRODED FROM STATION 560-565. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
Part: H LINK — CORRODED (BS 940)
TUL - MAIN LANDING GEAR H-LINK HAS HOLE AT STA 940 AND CORROSION AFT FOLD AROUND THE PIN HOLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED H-LINK PER MM 57-15-01 AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS PER MM. TST: 52,368 HOURS. CYCLES, 32,263. (X)
1996
Part: WHEEL — FAILED (RT MLG)
SAP - FLT 941 - AFTER LANDING DURING INITIAL ROLLOUT, A/C BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A/C STOPPED W/O INCIDENT. DURING POST-FLIGHT CHECK, DISCOVERED NR 3 MAIN TIRE FAILED AND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE STRUT LOWER CLEVIS FAILED. REPLACED RT MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE STRUT. REPLACED NR 2, 3 AND 4 MAIN WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLIES AND A/C MAINTENANCE FERRY SAP/IAH/TUL. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SIDELOAD INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. REPLACED RT TRAILING EDGE CENTER FLAP DUE TO FOD DAMAGE. SYSTEMS GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. STOPPED ON TAXIWAY AND DEPLANED PAX. AALA INITIATED FLEET CAMPAIGN TO MAG PARTICLE INSPECT ALL MLG SIDE STRUT LOWER CLEVIS FITTINGS. (M)
Part: WIRE — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS IN THE ENTIRE CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING WIRING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1995
Part: CASTING — CORRODED (LT AILERON)
TUL - CORROSION ON LOWER FACE OF CASTING UNDER NUT. REMOVED CORROSION FROM CASTING 65-21709-7 AND REPAIRED PER ESO 11697, DATE 11-27-95. TST, 49,577 HOURS. CYCLES, 30,842. (X)