N454AA
Anduril Industries INC SAPPHIRE
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last sale reported, registration cancelled on June 28, 2016.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from January 1995 to July 2015 — 25,550 flights. Last reported flight: July 29, 2015, American Airlines, ORD → DFW.
Not reported in scheduled US service since July 2015 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AA | January 1995 | July 2015 | 25,550 |
Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).
US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)
Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2006 to 2015, most recently reported as owned.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AA | 2006 | 2015 |
Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).
Safety history
- September 28, 2007Accident
American Airlines’ maintenance personnel’s use of an inappropriate manual engine start procedure, which led to the uncommanded opening of the left engine air turbine starter valve, and a subsequent left engine fire, which was prolonged by the flight crew’s interruption of an emergency checklist to perform nonessential tasks. Full accident record
- September 2, 2003Accident
A fractured nose gear spray deflector due to contact with a tow bar during pushback, which subsequently jammed and prevented nose gear extension during landing. A factor in this accident was the tow operator's failure to detect the damaged spray deflector. Full accident record