N897AA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (AALA) | Operator | on 1983-09-23 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (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.
39 reports on file, 1995-04-28 – 2000-03-28.
Part: WEB — CRACKED (TORQUE BOX)
TUL - RIGHT LOWER TORQUE BOX SKIN CRACKED STATION 1210 VERTICAL SKIN AT TOP CHORD ANGLE. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-2 PAGES 1-6. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 475)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION INSIDE STRINGER 28R FROM 475 TO 478. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. INSTALLED STRINGER AND SPLICE PER MM 53-10-3. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 720B-720C)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION AROUND AND EMITTING FROM UNDER LEFT WING ICE LIGHT BETWEEN STATION 720B AND STATION 720C. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER 53-30-1 FIGURE 22. (M)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 485-500)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON INNER SKIN AT STRINGER 28R, FS 485 TO FS 500. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO 11697 DATED 01/05/00. (M)
Part: SPLICE — CORRODED (BS 480-485)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN AND ON STRINGER SPLICE AT STRINGER 28R STATION 480 TO STATION 485. REPAIRED STRINGER SPLICE AND STRINGER PER ESO 11697 AND SRM 53-10-3. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER ESO 11697, DATED 1/5/00. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 990)
TUL - FOUND CORROSION TOP OF STRINGER 30 STATION 990. INSTALLED U-CHANNEL DOUBLER OVER DAMAGED AREA OF STRINGER PER 53-10-3. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 33 reports
1999
Part: SWITCH — DEFECTIVE (RT MLG DOOR)
DFW - FLT 594 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED AFTER RAISING THE GEAR HANDLE. CREW RAN CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR SWITCH. CYCLED LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION REVEALED NO FINDINGS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: ANGLE — DAMAGED (WS 760)
DURING C-CHECK, GOUGE FOUND IN REINFORCEMENT ANGLE, OUTBOARD SIDE OF FUSELAGE ABOVE WING STATION 760.95. ANGLE REMOVED AND REPLACED. (M)
1998
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 948)
TUL - LEFT STRIGNER 18A HAS VISUAL INDICATION OF CRACK AT STATION 948. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER 18A LEFT AND REPAIRED STRINGER WITH SPLICE PER ESO11697 DATED 12/16/98. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (CARGO DOORWAY)
TUL - FORWARD DOOR FRAME STATION 950 HAS DEEP DENT, WORN AREA. ON TOP EDGE, BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD UP DOOR STOPS. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-4, 13 EACH .1875 HI-LOCKS, 2 EACH .3125 BOLTS, 2 EACH .3125 BOLTS, INSTALLED IN 17-7 REPAIR ANGLE (.080 THICK). (M)
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (NR 7 LE SLAT)
TUL - NR 7 SLAT ACT OUTBOARD MOUNT BRACKET CRACKED. REMOVED NR 7 SLAT ACT OUTBOARD BEARING PLATE AND INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP PER AARD 57-50-03-02 PAGES 1-3. (M)
Part: BRACKET — CRACKED (NR 7 LE SLAT)
TUL - NR 7 SLAT ACT INBOARD MOUNT BRACKET CRACKED. REMOVED NR 7 SLAT ACT INBOARD BEARING PLATE. INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP PER AARD 57-50-03-2. (M)
Part: DRIVE — LEAKING (RT TE FLAPS)
MIA - FLT 0733 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, CREW NOTICED SYSTEM A-HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASED TO 1 GALLON AND WHEN ISOLATED, DECREASED TO 1/4 GALLON FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF SYSTEM A-HYDRAULICS. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT MIA. MAINTENANCE FOUND RT TRAILING EDGE FLAP DRIVE MOTOR LEAKING. REPLACED RT TRAILING EDGE FLAP DRIVE MOTOR AND SERVICED SYSTEM A-HYDRAULICS. FLAPS WERE CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES OPERATING NORMALLY WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
1997
Part: LIGHT — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FORWARD FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY PATH MARKER EXIT LIGHT SIGN HAS TWO LIGHTS OUT. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: WIRE — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, DISCOVERED FORWARD FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH WIRE IN NEED OF REPAIR. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT STRIP FEED WIRE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (BS 303)
TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN HAS .75 INCH CRACK AT THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. CUTOUT CRACKED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SB727-53-0198 FIG 4. (M)
1996
Part: FLAP — FAILED (LT TE FOREFLAP)
MIA - FLT 2152 - DURING GO-AROUND AT MIA, PORTION OF LEFT WING OUTBOARD FORE FLAP DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT COMPLETED THE GO-AROUND AND LANDED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT WING OUTBOARD FORE FLAP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 1008-1011)
TUL - CORROSION ON STR 29R, STA 1008 TO STA 1011, INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SIDES. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-6. REMOVED AND REPLACED FACTORY STRINGER SPLICE WITH A NEW PART PER SRM 53-10-3. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 720)
TUL - STR 15L, STRINGER END FORWARD OF ICE LIGHT BETWEEN STA 720B AND STA 720C IS CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED STRINGER END AND SPLICED IN A NEW SECTION PER SRM 53-10-3, FIGURE 1. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 683)
TUL - STR 25L HAS HEAVY CORROSION INSIDE AT STA 683. REMOVED AND SPLICED IAW 53-10-3. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 1000-1002)
TUL - CORROSION ON STR 29R AROUND HILOK COLLARS, STA 1000 TO STA 1002. REPLACED STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 53-10-3. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: SPAR WEB — CORRODED (WS 515)
TUL - CORROSION ON AFT SIDE OF FRONT SPAR WEB AT NR 3 SLAT ACT DOG HOUSE. INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW ESO 11697 DATED 1-17-96. SELAED REPAIR AREA INSIDE TANK. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CORRODED (FS 1110)
TUL - FS 1110 FLOOR BEAM, BL ZERO HAS CORROSION. FLOOR BEAM REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-8, PAGE 9A. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FS 584-593)
TUL - CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN, FS 584 TO FS 593 UNDER AND OUTBOARD OF STR 28L. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 3. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 344-420)
TUL - RIGHT CREASE ANGLE HAS CORROSION FROM STA 344 TO STA 420. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT CREASE ANGLE FROM STA 355 TO STA 445 PER SRM 51-10-01. REMOVED CORROSION FROM STA 344 TO STA 355 PER SRM 51-10-06. TREATED AND PRIMED PER SRM 51-10-06. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CORRODED (BS 381)
TUL - CORROSION ON FLOOR BEAM AT STA 381, RBL 24 TO RBL 65. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-6. REPAIRED FLOOR BEAM IAW SRM 53-10-8. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 700-708)
TUL - CORROSION ON STR 28L, STA 700 - STA 708. INSTALLED 28L REPAIR FROM STA 680 - STA 725 PER SRM 53-10-3. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 720)
TUL - STR 15L, STRINGER END AFT OF ICE LIGHT BETWEEN STA 720B AND STA 720C IS CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED STRINGER END AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION PER SRM 53-10-3, FIGURE 1, STA 720C, STR 15L. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 309-350)
TUL - FLOORBOARD ANGLE NEXT TO FWD ENTRY DOOR THRESHOLD, CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE FROM STA 309 TO STA 350, ENTIRE LENGTH. INSTALLED LT CREASE ANGLE PER 51-10-1, PAGE 4. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FS 804)
TUL - OUTBOARD FLANGE OF STUB FRAME CRACKED IN RADIUS AT STA 804, STR 14L. REMOVED FASTENER AND STOPPED DRILLED CRACK WITH .25 INCH DRILL. DYE CHECK FOUND NO CRACK OUTSIDE OF STOP-DRILL. INSTALLED STAINLESS REPAIR ANGLE PER SRM 51-40-3. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CORRODED (FS 580-600)
TUL - CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL OUTBOARD SIDE OF STRINGER 28L BETWEEN FS 500 - FS 600. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL PER SRM 51-10-1, PAGE 4. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (BS 950)
TUL - TIE-IN FITTING BETWEEN 29R-29L ON AFT SIDE OF STA 950 CHORD HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-6 AND REPLACED TIE-IN FITTING PER SRM 51-10-1, PAGE 4. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (BS 589)
TUL - CORROSION ON STR 28L AT STA 587. CUT OUT CORROSION AREA OF STR 28L AND INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3, FIGURE 1, DETAIL 2. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 950)
TUL - CORROSION ON T-CHORD ANGLE AT STA 950 AT STR 30 IN AFT CARGO AREA. REMOVED OLD T-CHORD ANGLE AND REPLACED WITH NEW T-CHORD ANGLE IAW SRM 51-10-1, PAGE 4. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 720)
TUL - STR 15R, STRINGER END FORWARD OF ICE LIGHT BETWEEN STA 720B AND STA 720C IS CRACKED. REPAIRED CRACKED STR 15R AT FORWARD SIDE OF ICE LIGHT BETWEEN STA 720B AND STA 720C PER SRM 53-10-3, FIGURE 1. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
Part: FLOOR BEAM — GOUGED (BS 359)
TUL - GOUGE IN UNDER SIDE OF FLOOR BEAM UPPER FLANGE, .50 INCH BY .040 INCH, STA 359, BL 25R. BLENDED GOUGE, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-8, PAGE 9E. TST: 42,813 HRS. CYCLES, 21,496. (X)
1995
Part: EEL WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT FROM FIRST CLASS TO MID-COACH DIM. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP WIRE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)
Part: EEL STRIP — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS BETWEEN PAX SEATS ROWS 14D THROUGH 18D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP BETWEEN PAX SEAT ROWS 14D THROUGH 18D. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (W)
Part: EEL — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, 10 FOOT SECTION OF EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AT FRONT OF MAIN CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT TRACK AND LIGHTS AT FRONT OF MAIN CABIN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (W)