# N685AA: 1992 Boeing 757-223, registration cancelled 2016-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Boeing 757-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223) (registry code 1384957)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce RB-211 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (registry code 54555)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A2NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25342
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 9, 1992
- Last registry action: June 9, 2015
- Mode S code: A915CB
- Location: [Wilton, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Wilton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2114° N, 73.4422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06897, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N685AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=685AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N685AA-2016-12-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Boeing 757-223: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223.md

## Service difficulty reports (64, newest 50)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR AALA20130522003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20130522003), May 22, 2013: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. CREW REPORTED COMPRESSOR STALLED ON RT ENGINE. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT ENGINE AT ON 05/22/2013
- [SDR AALA20121017010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20121017010), Oct 17, 2012: SENSOR. INOPERATIVE. MIA - CREW REPORTED UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT PACK FAILED WITH RIGHT PACK ON PLACARD. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED MIA LANDED WITHOUT INCIDE
- [SDR AALA20120508016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120508016), May 8, 2012: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LEFT NUMBER 1 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR RIGHT NUMBER 1 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20120319008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120319008), Mar 19, 2012: ANTI-SKID VALVE. DEFECTIVE. LGA - CREW REPORTED UPON LANDING THE NUMBER 1 MAIN TIRE SKIDDED AND FAILED. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM, THE NUMBER 1 BRAKE DID NOT RELEASE WHEN 
- [SDR AALA20120308013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120308013), Mar 1, 2012: BUSHING. CORRODED. LEFT GEAR FORWARD TRUNNION, LOWER OUTBOARD FUSE PIN BUSHING HAS CORROSION BETWEEN BUSHING AND MAIN FITTING. INSTALLED NEW BUSHING PER EA B757-57-022081.
- [SDR AALA20120304009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120304009), Mar 1, 2012: BUSHING. CORRODED. LEFT GEAR FORWARD TRUNNION, LOWER INBOARD FUSELAGE PIN BUSHING HAS CORROSION BETWEEN BUSHING AND MAIN FITTING. INSTALLED NEW BUSHING PER EA B757-57-022081.
- [SDR AALA20120203TUL03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20120203TUL03), Feb 3, 2012: SILL. DAMAGED. LEFT NUMBER 4 DOOR SILL WEB FROM STATIONS 1640 TO 1681 DAMAGED. REPLACED WEB PER AARD 51-10-05-1.
- [SDR AALA20101202DFW04](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101202DFW04), Dec 1, 2010: SIGN. DAMAGED. OVERWING LEFT SIDE EXIT SIGN DAMAGED. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE EXIT SIGN. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20101202DFW06](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101202DFW06), Dec 1, 2010: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. THE 1AB BULLNOSE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK M731. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20101202DFW05](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101202DFW05), Dec 1, 2010: LENS. UNSECURE. LEFT OVERWING EXIT LENS NOT SECURED. SECURED LEFT OVERWING EXIT LENS. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20101202DFW03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101202DFW03), Dec 1, 2010: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT NUMBER 2 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP RIGHT NUMBER 2 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20101202DFW02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101202DFW02), Dec 1, 2010: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT NUMBER 4 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR RIGHT NUMBER 4 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20101202DFW01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101202DFW01), Dec 1, 2010: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LEFT NUMBER 4 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP LEFT NUMBER 4 DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20101003DFW07](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20101003DFW07), Sep 30, 2010: SPLICE. CORRODED. MID GALLEY LAVATORY MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED CORRODED SPLICE AT LAVATORY AFT WALL. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR AALA20100226DFW03](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100226DFW03), Feb 26, 2010: CONTROLLER. FAULTY. DFW - CAPTAIN REPORTED UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURIZATION DURING FLIGHT. ALL CABIN 02 MASKS DEPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY. EMERGENCY DECLARED LANDED DFW WITHOUT INC
- [SDR AALA20100216LAX01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100216LAX01), Feb 15, 2010: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. LAX - INFLIGHT SFO-DFW. CAPTAIN HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND NUMBER 1 AUTO CONTROLLER STOPPED WORKING. CAPTAIN INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 16000 FT. EMERGENCY D
- [SDR AALA20100212SJU01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20100212SJU01), Feb 11, 2010: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AFT OF RIGHT NUMBER TWO DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT BY RIGHT NUMBER TWO DOOR. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR AALA20091024TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20091024TUL02), Oct 24, 2009: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT FLOORBEAM. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-10-02-0G.
- [SDR AALA20091024TUL01](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20091024TUL01), Oct 24, 2009: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED AT FLOORBEAM. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-10-02-0G.
- [SDR AALA20091020TUL02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20091020TUL02), Oct 20, 2009: PANEL. CRACKED. NUMBER 10 SLAT AT FORWARD END OF INBOARD DRIVE TRACK, ADJACENT TO PREVIOUS REPAIR SLAT SKIN, SHOWS CRACK INDICATION. STOP-DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL D
- [SDR AALA2009042600833](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009042600833), Apr 26, 2009: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - FORWARD FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS ARE DIM. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR FORWARD FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS.
- [SDR AALA2009042600832](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009042600832), Apr 26, 2009: MODULE. INOPERATIVE. DFW - FORWARD FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS ARE DIM. REPLACED MODULE FOR FORWARD FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTS.
- [SDR AALA2009040800731](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2009040800731), Apr 8, 2009: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MIA ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING AT SEAT 15D INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP FOR ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING AT SEAT 15D.
- [SDR AALA200803121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200803121), Dec 16, 2008: ACTUATOR. FAILED. MIA - CREW REPORTED EMERGENCY ALERT FOR LEADING EDGE FLAP DISAGREE AT FLAP ONE SETTING. LANDED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH FLAPS AT 20. REPLACED NUMBER TEN ROTARY
- [SDR AALA200803067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200803067), Dec 8, 2008: TRANSMITTER. FAULTED. MIA INFLIGHT - CREW REPORTED FLAP SLAT DISAGREE INDICATION AND UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN TEMPERATURE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ADJUSTED LEFT AND RIGHT SLAT TRANSM
- [SDR AALA200803035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200803035), Dec 4, 2008: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. MCO REPEAT. UPON SELECTING FLAPS 1 RECEIVED LEADING EDGE SLAT DISAGREE. LANDED MCO USING ALTERNATE FLAPS WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEADING EDGE SLAT ALTERNATE 
- [SDR AALA200803034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200803034), Dec 4, 2008: PROBE. INOPERATIVE. DFW UPON SELECTING FLAPS 1 RECEIVED LEADING EDGE SLAT DISAGREE. LANDED DFW USING ALTERNATE FLAPS WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RT TOTAL AIR TEMPERATURE PROBE. SYST
- [SDR AALA200802622A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200802622A), Dec 1, 2008: FSEU. FAILED. LAX INFLIGHT. CREW REPORTED LEADING EDGE SLAT DISAGREE INDICATION. EXECUTED A GO AROUND. LANDED LAX WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH FLAPS AT 20 DEGREES. REPLACED NUMBER 2
- [SDR AALA200801716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801716), Jun 26, 2008: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FIRST CLASS CABIN. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT M10798 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT FIRST CLASS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (A)
- [SDR AALA20071253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071253), Jul 5, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MIA - LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS SWITCH LEFT ON. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT STATION 1665 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT
- [SDR AALA20071252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071252), Jul 5, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MIA - LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS SWITCH LEFT ON. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT STATION 1240 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT
- [SDR AALA20071251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071251), Jul 5, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MIA - LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS SWITCH LEFT ON. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN MID CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT STATION 1095 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT
- [SDR AALA20071250](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071250), Jul 5, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MIA - LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS SWITCH LEFT ON. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN MID CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT STATION 985 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS
- [SDR AALA20071249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071249), Jul 5, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MIA - LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS SWITCH LEFT ON. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FORWARD CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT STATION 710 FOR EMERGENCY LI
- [SDR AALA20071248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071248), Jul 5, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MIA - LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS SWITCH LEFT ON. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FORWARD CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT STATION 365 FOR EMERGENCY LI
- [SDR AALA20071247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071247), Jul 5, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MIA - LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS SWITCH LEFT ON. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FORWARD CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT STATION 345 FOR EMERGENCY LI
- [SDR AALA20071246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071246), Jul 5, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MIA - LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS SWITCH LEFT ON. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT STATION 1635 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT
- [SDR AALA20071245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071245), Jul 5, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MIA - LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH LEFT ON. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN MID CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT STATION 1050 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS
- [SDR AALA20071244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071244), Jul 5, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MIA - LEFT NUMBER ONE EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH LEFT ON. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FORWARD CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT STATION 700 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS I
- [SDR AALA20071243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20071243), Jul 5, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MIA- LEFT NUMBER ONE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH LEFT ON. EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN FORWARD CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT STATION 400 FOR EMERGENCY LIGH
- [SDR AALA20060715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060715), Sep 21, 2006: BULB. INOPERATIVE. LGA - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT RIGHT NUMBER FOUR DOOR INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT RIGHT NUMBER FOUR DOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATIO
- [SDR AALA20050687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050687), Oct 17, 2005: SHUTTLE VALVE. INOPERATIVE. JFK - AUA - DURING CRUISE CREW REPORTED UNCOMMANDED RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TRANSFERRING TO LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT ANIT-S
- [SDR AALA20050673](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050673), Oct 13, 2005: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DFW - EMERGENCY R1 DOOR SLIDE LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK M730 FOR EMERGENCY R1 DOOR SLIDE LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20050403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050403), Jun 19, 2005: ADC. INOPERATIVE. AT FLIGHT LEVEL 330, IN ICING CONDITIONS WITH ENGINE AIR INDICATION ON SELECTED WING ANTI-ICE. 45 SECONDS LATER SPEED RIM MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF BOTH AIR S
- [SDR AALA20040762](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040762), Jul 25, 2004: CONNECTOR. DEFECTIVE. DFW - AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 5E INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT CONNECTOR AT SEAT 5E. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20030765](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030765), Jul 2, 2003: SPRING. DAMAGED. DFW - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ENGINEERING REQUEST OT CHECK GIRT BAR SPRINGS AT EACH PASSENGER DOOR POSITION, FOUR GIRT BAR SPRINGS NEEDING REPLACED. REPLACED G
- [SDR AALA20030715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030715), Jun 30, 2003: SPRING. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ENGINEERING REQUEST TO CHECK GIRT BAR SPRINGS AT EACH PASSENGER DOOR POSITION, FOUND THE R4 DOOR GIRT BAR LEAF SPRINGS NOT WORKING PROP
- [SDR AALA20030714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030714), Jun 30, 2003: SPRING. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ENGINEERING REQUEST TO CHECK GIRT BAR SPRINGS AT EACH PASSENGER DOOR POSITION, FOUND THE L2 DOOR GIRT BAR LEAK SPRINGS NOT WORKING PROP
- [SDR AALA20030076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030076), Jan 18, 2003: LIGHT. DISCONNECTED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOD LIGHT IS DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED FORWARD GALLEY EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOD LIGHT. SYSTEM GRO
- [SDR AALA20020647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020647), May 13, 2002: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - AISLE BULLNOSE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 12C AND LEFT OVERWING EXIT EMERGENCY SIGN INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED

All 64: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N685AA-2016-12-05/reports.md

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