PIEDMONT AIRLINES
Also recorded as: AMERICAN EAGLE, PIEDMONT, PIEDMONT AIRLINES, Piedmont Airlines
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by PIEDMONT AIRLINES INC (per NTSB report)
Operated by Piedmont Airlines (per NTSB report)
Operated by Piedmont Airlines Incorporated (per NTSB report)
Operated by PIEDMONT AIRLINES INC (per NTSB report)
FAA enforcement actions
FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.
Maintenance disclosure history
Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal.
11,138 reports on file — showing most recent 50.
EXHAUST FUMES STRONGLY SMELLED IN COCKPIT DUIRNG APU AND PACKS RUNNING AFTER LANDING. FOUND MUFFLER CLAMPS LOOSE IN APU AREA ON INTAKE AND EXHAUST TUBES, SECURED CLAMPS AS REQUIRED. RAN APU AND BOTH PACKS, OPS CHECK GOOD. SUSPECT ODOR COMING FROM HEPA FILTERS, SEE SEQ #2 THIS LOGPAGE FOR FILTER DEFERRAL INFO. AIRCRAFT IS OKAY FOR SERVICE
STRONG FUEL SMELL AT FA SEAT AND FLIGHT DECK. INSPECTED INSIDE PACK 1 AND 2 PANELS NO DEFECTS NOTED INSPECTED SPR CAP FOR LEAKS NONE NOTED PERORMED HIGH POWER RUN OF BOTH ENGINES NO ABNORMAL SMELLS NOTED WITH ENGINE BLEEDS OR APU PERFORMED MULTIPLE ENGINE SHUT DOWNS AND RESTARTS NO ABNORMAL SMELLS NOTED GOOD FOR SERVICE.
FLT 5802 REJECTED T/O, CONTACTED MOC, RETURNED TO GATE AND CODED 77M MX DELAY ALL FOR UNKNOWN REASON.
ICE CONDITION, ANTI ICE INOP, ENG REF ANTI ICE DISAG, ICE CONDITION DISPLAYED ON TAKEOFF AT 76KTS. R & R RELAYS K0264, K0532, K0531, K0323 IAW AMM 20-13-02. PERFORMED OPS CHKD IAW 30-00-00 AND 30-21-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS CONNECTED TO #100 EMERGENY LIGHT BATTERY ARE INOP. R & R BATTERY IAW AMM 33-50-04-04
BLD VLV FAIL MSG DISPLAYED ON T/O ROLL. NO RELEVANT CMC MESSAGES ARE PRESENT. VERIFIED E2 WAS AT FAULT C/W MX PROCEDURE. FACT 18JUN26 03:29 PHL R+R BLEED VLV #2 IAW AMM 36-11-05 REQUIRES OPS+LEAK CHECK-SS 37112 18JUN26- INSTALLED BLEED VLV 2 IRW AMM 36-11-05. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IRW 36-00-00. OPS CHECK GOOD LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
AIRCRAFT WILL NOT PRESSURIZE DURING FLIGHT. AUTO & MANUAL PRESSURIZATION C/W MAINT AND FLIGHT CREW PROCEDURES. DUMP BUTTON SELECTED. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF BOTH MANUAL & AUTO PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SYSTEMS IAW AMM 21-31-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. DETERMINED TO BE TRANSITORY CONDITION.
IN FLT FUMES AND ODOR IN COCKPIT- BURNING ELEC SMELL. OPS CHECKED APU BOTH ENGINES, BOTH PACKS, BOTH WIPERS, WINDSHIELD HEAT. OPS CHECK GOOD. INSPECTED BOTH DISTRIBUTION BOXES AND RELAY PANELS UNDER COCKPIT AND NOSE AVI BAY NO DISCREPANCY FOUND. OK FOR SERVICE
NR 2 BLEED VALVE CLOSED AFTER TAKEOFF, MSG CLEARED AFTER LANDING. R & R DAU NR 1 & 2 IAW AMM 31-41-01-04. INSPECTED FUEL QTY INDICATION HARNESS IAW AMM 28-41-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED EICAS OPS CHECK IAW AMM 31-41-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED AIR BLEED TEST IAW AMM 36-00-00-700-803-A. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME.
L/H & RH OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R NR 400 BATTERY CHARGER ASSY PER AMM 33-50-04 P/N ON 11-0049 S/N 20110 P/N OFF BAS 0933-901 S/N 201633
ON APU START UP A BURNING FUMES WERE SMELT IN FLIGHT DECK. INSPECTED FWD AVIONICS BAY AND APU NO DEFECTS NOTED. STARTED APU NO SMELL NOTED. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.
ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 80 - 85 KNOTS DUE TO BAG DOOR OPEN INDICATION. OPENED BAG BAY DOOR. INSPECTED SWITCHES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLOSED BAG BAY DOOR INDICATING PROPERLY. A/C OK FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME.
VERTICAL STAB, AFT OF SPAR 3, LT SKIN TRAILING EDGE LWR PROFILE CRACKED. R & R PROFILE IAW SRM 51-40-02
W/S HEAT 2 CAUTION MSG INTERMITTENT IN FLIGHT. R & R NR 2 WS TEMP CONTROLLER IAW AMM 30-42-01 OPS CHECK GOOD. AC OK FOR SERVICE.
MAIN DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION. R & R BATTERY AND BATTERY GENERATOR IAW AMM 33-50-04 OPS CHECK GOOD
STR 19L CORRODED BTW FR 59-60. REPAIRED IAW ETD2026-145-009700 AND EO1-26-53-0274.
NLG BAY, INTERNAL STRUCTURE, UNDER LH AND RH WHEEL STOPPER PLATE FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED PLATE IAW SRM 53-11-10
LEFT SKIN STRAP CORRODED AT STR19L BTW FR 60-61. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-02RE
FUEL XFEED FAIL EICAS MESSAGE PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF XFEED VALVE IRT AMM 28-21-04. OPS CHECK OK, A/C OK FOR SVC AT THIS TIME
WITH APU BLEED SELECTED EXHAUST GAS SMELL IN COCKPIT AND CABIN: NOT DETECTED WITH ENGINE BLEED APU BLEED SYSTEM
NLG BAY UPPER FWD OMEGA PROFILE CRACKED. RAR PROFILE IAW SRM 51-40-02
00664 UPON GIVING OK TO CLOSE CARGO FLOOR PANEL, FOUND 1EA CLIP ON RH OMEGA BEAM AT FR 74 BROKEN. INSTALLED FABRICATED CLIP P/N 145-27014-001 ON R/H OMEGA BEAM AT FR 74 -FR 75 PER EMB 145 SRM 51-40-02-PR, AND EO-1-05-26-0228.
FABRICATE ANGLE BRACKET FOR AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT BETWEEN FR74 AND FR 75 STR 19R PER DRAWING PN 145-27014-001 OUT OF 2024T3 0.040 SEE DRAWING ATTACHED FILE NAME 145-27014. FABRICATED (1 EACH) ANGLE-FLOOR, REAR FUSLG I, AL PN 145-27014-001 PER DRAWING 145-27014 AND E01-05-26-0228.
CARGO DOOR PROP UP POINT HAS CRACKED BRACKET. R & R BRACKET IAW SRM 51-40-02.
APU FIRE WARNING WITH BELL DURING TAXI. C/W QRH. FIRE BOTTLE BLOWN. MEL 28MAY26 17:44 APU FIRE EXTINGUISHING. T/S IAW FIM 26-22-00-810-802A. FOUND SHORTED CANNON PLUG AT APU FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE. R & R ELECTRICAL CONNETOR IAW SWPM 20-50-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FIRE BOTTLE IAW W/C 26-22-01. OPS CK GOOD. CLEAR MEL. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.
F123491 RH OTBD SEAT TRACK #1 HAS CORROSION ON MULIPLE SPOTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RH OTBD SEAT TRACK #1 IAW EMB 145 AMM 53-01-06.
SHEAR CLIP CRACKED AT FR67 BTW STR6-7L. RAR SHEAR CLIP IAW SRM 51-40-02
53-2068 SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT FR68 BTW STR6-9L. R & R SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-40-02
SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT FR56 BTW S5-6R. R & R SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-40-02.
SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT FR 67 BTW 5 - 6R. R & R SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-40-02.
BULKHEAD PIN DOUBLER HOLE ELONGATED AT BTW FR14-15 BTW STR4-5L. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-21-02
LUGGAGE DOOR LIFTING MECHANISM SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED AT FR 68 STR 4R. R & R ANGLE IAW SRM 51-40-02
ENGINE 2 FIRE DETECTION FAIL MESSAGE AND ENGINE 2 FIRE HANDLE WILL NOT ILLUMINATE DURING TEST. R&R E2 FIRE/OVHT DETECTOR PER AMM 26-11-01. OPS TEST GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
SHEAR CLIP ON FRAME 22 BETWEEN STRINGER 1R AND 2R IS CRACKED (P/N 145-24021-04) SHEAR CLIP REMOVED PER S/R/M 51-20-03 SHEAR CLIP INSTALLED PER E01-53-26-0257
53-2031 SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT FR25 BTW STR15-16L. RAR SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-40-02
LEFT SILL NR 1 CORRODED. R & R SILL IAW SRM 51-40-02.
NR 2 ENGINE FAIL IN FLIGHT ALT 1700. R & R ENGINE IAW WC 71-00-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD OK FOR SERVICE.
RH EXT CF3 WING TO BODY FAIRING UPPER ANGLE SUPPORT CRACKE AT BTW FR44-45. REPAIRED SUPPORT IAW SRM 53-23-12RE(3)
BURNING ODOR/FUMES IN COCKPIT, FWD AIRCRAFT AFTER LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FOR BURNING SMELL AND FUMES IN COCKPIT/CABIN, GROUND RAN PACKS NR 1 AND NR 2 FOR POSSIBLE ODOR WITH GASPER VENTS AND RECIRC FANS NO ODOR DETECTED. DID A GVI OF ALL POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL ITEMS AND FOUND NOTHING. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.
SPS ADVANCED DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL AT 80KTS ON CA AIRSPEED INDICATOR, FO AIRSPEED INDICATOR SHOWED 60KTS. CHECK EICAS MESSAGE WOULD POP UP INTERMITTENTLY ON TAXI OUT. R & R #100 AOA VANE IRW AMM 27-36-01. OPS CHECK GOOD, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
E1 HSV FAIL ON EICAS FACT 23MAY26 17:19 GSO. R & R NR 1 HSV IAW AMM 36-11-02. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.
FO AIRSPEED REMAINS AT ZERO DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. ON TAKEOFF ROLL SPS ADV MESSAGE ON EICAS. ABORTED TAKEOFF TWICE. PERFORMED ADC 1 AND ADC 2 LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 34-13-00-790-802-A MULTIPLE TIMES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRSPEED AND ALT INDICATIONS CHECKED GOOD ON PFD 1 AND 2 USING BOTH ADCS COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPACY ACFT GOOD FOR SERVICE
RT UPPER T/R DOOR; 2 METAL PROFILE SEALS CRACKED AT OB SIDE. R & R METAL SEALS IAW SRM 51-40-02
LEFT PACK FUSELAGE SUPPORT (ANTI-ROTATION SUPPORT) BRACKET CRACKED. R & R SUPPORT BRACKET IAW SRM 51-40-02.
SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT FR80 BTW STR5-7L. R & R SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-40-02
DURING A DOUBLER INSTALL FOUND ADDITIONAL CORROSION ON LH FLOOR SILL AT FR 40. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER ON MID CABIN LH FLOOR SILL AT FR40 IAW ETD 2026-145-008549 REV: B. SEE MAJOR EO# EO1-53-26-0243
CARGO DOOR MECHANISM MIDDLE SUPPORT CRACKED AT BTW FR67-67 AND BTW 4-5R. RAR SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-40-02
CARGO DOOR MECHANISM UPPER SUPPORT CRACKED AT BTW FR67-68 AT STR4R. RAR SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-40-02
53-2222 CARGO DOOR MECHANISM MIDDLE SUPPORT CRACKED AT BTW FR67-68 AND BTW STR4-5R. RAR SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-40-02
CARGO DOOR MECHANISM LWR SUPPORT CRACKED AT BTW FR67-68 AND AT S5R. RAR SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-40-02
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N326EN | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N328EN | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N648AE | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | 2000 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N650AE | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | 2001 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N808EX | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N815EX | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N839EX | BOEING DHC-8-102 | 1990 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N934HA | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report |