N892AA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA) | Operator | on 1991-12-13 | 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.
37 reports on file, 1995-02-06 – 2001-05-21.
Part: CONNECTOR — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, COACH EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. SECURED CONNECTOR FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER 18A CRACKED ABOVE AND BELOW FLANGE AT STATION 940 RIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER 18A RIGHT PER SERVICE BULLETIN 727-53-0172. (M)
Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (RT WING)
TUL - FOUND RIGHT WING LOWER LEADING EDGE CHORD EXTENSION HAS HEAVY AREA OF CORROSION, UNDER INBOARD END OF STUB ACCESS. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED PER AARD 57-30-00-2. (M)
Part: SUPPORT BRACKET — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER TO FRAME SUPPORT BRACKET (U-CHANNEL) CORRODED ON BOTTOM JUST ABOVE BELLY SKIN STRINGER 27R STATION 560. REMOVED CORROSION, ALODINED AND PRIMED. (M)
Part: SHEAR TIE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE STATION 540 STRINGER 27R. REMOVED CORROSION, ALODINED AND PRIMED PER MM 51-20-0. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 32 reports
2000
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (SERVICE DOOR)
DFW - FOUND DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT LEFT SIDE SERVICE DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT AFT LEFT SIDE SERVICE DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: CONTACTOR — DIRTY (CABIN)
DFW DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE AFT STAIRWAY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. CLEANED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY CONTACTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
Part: DUCT — RUPTURED (ENGINE)
MIA - FLT 929 - SEVEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF NR 3 FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THROTTLE CONTINUED TO RUN FORWARD AFTER BEING PULLED BACK AND WOULD NOT STAY AT IDLE. ENGINE EXCEEDED 700 DEGREES. RETURNED AND LANDED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE. REPLACED ANTI-ICE DUCT AT VALVE ATTACH BOSS BRAZE LINE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 720B+17)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 27R, STATION 720B PLUS 14-17 INCHES. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 700)
TUL - FUSELAGE BELT FRAME DENTED AT STATION 700, STRINGER 24R. INSTALLED REPAIR TO TYPICAL FORMED SECTION PER SRM 51-40-3. USING 7075T6, .063, 12 FASTENERS BACB30FP6-3 AND 5, BACB30FP6-5, AND 3 ROWS OF FASTENERS, APPROX 4 INCHES BY 6 INCHES DOUBLER SIZE. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — MISDRILLED (BS 480)
TUL - PARTIALLY DRILLED HOLE IN UPPER FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM STATION 480 RBL 45. REMOVED DAMAGE IN UPPER FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM AND REPAIRED PER ESO 11697, DATED 1/19/00. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 600)
TUL - STATION 600 FRAME HAS 4 DENTS, STRINGER 22L 24L. REPLACED SECTION OF BELL FRAME PER SRM 51-40-3. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 344)
TUL - FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD CORRODED AT STATION 344, LBL 28 TO RBL 10. SPLICED IN NEW T-CAP PER SRM 53-10-8. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (BS 660)
TUL - BELT FRAME DENTED AT STATION 660 AND STRINGER 24L. INSTALLED TYPICAL FORMED SECTION REPAIR PER 51-40-8, 5 INCH LONG REPAIR, MATERIAL 7075-T6, .063 INCH REPAIR FASTENERS 12, BACB3FP6-3, 5 BACB30FP6-5, 3 ROWS OF FASTENERS. (M)
Part: CASTING — DAMAGED (SPOILER)
TUL - NR 4 SPOILER ACT SUPPORT CASTING, BOTH LOWER REAR SPAR ATTACHMENTS WORKING LOOSE INBOARD SIDE IS EXTRUDING CAST. NR 4 SPOILER ACTUATOR FITTING ATTACH FOUND TO HAVE ELONGATED. REPAIRED NR 4 SPOILER ACT SUPPORT CASTING BOTH LOWER AND TOP HOLES REAR SPAR ATTACH PER ESO 11697, DATED 1-17-00. (M)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 800)
TUL - FOUND BELT FRAME CRACKED AT FASTENER AT STRINGER 14R STATION 800. REPAIRED CRACKED ANGLE AT BELT FRAME LOCATION PER 51-40-4 FIGURE NR 1 SHEET 5. (M)
Part: CASTING — CORRODED (RT WING)
TUL - RIGHT WING AFT BOTTLE BOTL CASTING HAS SEVERAL DEEP PITS IN AFT BUSHING AREA AT CASTING. BORED RIGHT AFT CASTING TO REMOVED CORROSION PER ESO 11697 DATED 1/20/200. INSTALLED BUSHING WITH SLEEVE. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 303)
TUL - FOUND CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN FORWARD OF FORWARD ENTRY DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. CRACK REMOVED BY TRIMMING. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER SERVICE BULLETIN NR 727-53-0198 NSC1. (M)
Part: FRAME — BENT (BS 570)
TUL - BELT FRAME BENT STATION 520 AT STRINGER 24L. INSTALLED REPAIR PER 51-40-3 WITH 7075 .063 11 INCHES LONG, 2 ROWS OF FASTENERS. (M)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 1076)
TUL - STATION 1070 STRINGER 18L SKIN DAMAGED AND FASTENER HEADS DAMAGED. BURNISHED OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. (M)
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 1110)
TUL - STATION 1110 FLOORBEAM TOP CORRODED BL 0 - LBL 4. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-8. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 1050-1070)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ALONG BOTTOM OF STRINGER 30 FROM STATION 1050-1070. REMOVED CORROSION. ALODINED AND PRIMED. REINSTALLED FASTENERS. REMOVED FOR CORROSION REMOVAL 51-30-2. (M)
1999
Part: WIRE — DISCONNECTED (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT LIGHTING IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. RECONNECTED WIRING TO EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: WIRE — OUT OF POSITION (ROW 9)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY OVERHEAD AISLE LIGHT AT ROW 9 INOPERATIVE. REPOSITIONED WIRE ON BATTERY TABS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: TERMINAL — BROKEN (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED SEVERAL TERMINAL ENDS ON EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHTING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (AFT STAIRS)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT AFT STAIR LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GORUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: SPAR — CORRODED (WS 625)
TUL - FORWARD LOWER SPAR CHORD VERTICAL LEG HAS CORROSION BELOW NR 7 SLAT ACTUATOR. REPAIRED PER ESO 11697 DATED 1-25-99. (M)
1997
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 660)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN JUST AFT OF STATION 660, BETWEEN STRINGER 28L - 28R. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 950)
TUL - FOUND STRINGER 29R HAS HEAVY CORROSION AT STATION 950E. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER AND REPAIRED PER AARD 53-10-03-1. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 660)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION INSIDE STRINGER 27 RT, STATION 626. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
Part: METERING VALVE — LEAKING (LT MLG)
MEX - FLT 1528 - AFTER GATE DEPARTURE DURING TAXI OUT, DIMINISHED BRAKING ACTION NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE METERING VALVE. ALSO, REPLACED ANTI-SKID CONTROL BOX. SYSTEM LEAK AND GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
1996
Part: MODULE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT, OVER RIGHT WING, INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT MODULE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 1183)
TUL - FOUND .3125 INCH CRACK IN SUPPORT STRINGER BETWEEN VERTICAL BEAMS, STATION 1183 RBL 36 WL 270. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER AT RBL 36 WL 270 STATION 1183. (M)
1995
Part: CONNECTOR — BROKEN (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BETWEEN PAX SEAT ROWS 6 AND 16 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT CONNECTOR BY PAX SEAT ROW 6. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: SCREWS — WORN (RT WING)
SJU - FLT 0212 - AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE STX/MIA, DUMPED FUEL AND DIVERTED TO SJU. EN ROUTE DURING CRUISE, FUEL SEEPAGE NOTED FROM AREA OF RT OUTBOARD AILERON. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED SJU AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED SCREWS IN FUEL TANK PANEL NR 4 INBOARD OF RT WING TIP. SYSTEM LEAK AND GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: EEL STRIP — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
LGA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE IN COACH. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKS NORMAL OPERATION. (W)
Part: EEL CONNECTOR — FAILED (CABIN)
LGA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT AFT GALLEY AND REAR DOOR. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH CONNECTOR AT AFT GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKS NORMAL OPERATION. (W)