# JASC 3130: Data Recorders (Flight/Maintenance)

- Type: JASC system/component code (FAA)
- ATA chapter: 31 Instruments
- Title in the code table: DATA RECORDERS (FLT/MAINT)
- Service difficulty reports: 126
- FAA code table: https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/JASC_Code.pdf#page=32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3130

## What it covers

The unit which continuously records critical flight, aircraft and powerplant system data, such as attitude, air speed, altitude, engine power, etc., to be used in the event of a crash. Includes the system and parts that provide a source of power and inputs, from various sources critical to flight, to flight data recorder. Typical parts are spool rod, magazine, etc.

## Service difficulty reports (126, newest 50)

- [SDR SIMA20261008003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20261008003), Oct 8, 2026: Emb ERJ170200LR. MONITOR. FAILED. (REPEATED EVENT) FOUND MODEM MANAGER TO BE INOP WITH STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR MEL 44-16 - SES KNOWS SOMETHING IS U (N302RN)
- [SDR AALA202610020392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202610020392), Sep 30, 2026: Boeing 737823. FLAP. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DATA AND PIREP INDIACTED ENGINE STALL ON TAKE OFF. EMERGENCY DECLARED AS A PRECAUTION AND  (N915NN)
- [SDR IPXA2026092403392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2026092403392), Sep 24, 2026: Airbus A300F4622R. CVR. NO TEST. DURING PREFLIGHT CVR DOES NOT TEST. CVR OPS TEST GOOD PER AMM 23-71-00 (N124UP)
- [SDR SIMA20260528001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20260528001), May 28, 2026: Emb ERJ170100LR. CABIN PRESSURE. MALFUNCTIONED. CABIN PRESSURE ISSUE AFTER VIBRATION FELT, CABIN ALTITUDE STARTED RISING. IT ROSE PAST 8900 CAB ALT THEN EICAS WARNING P (N770JM)
- [SDR HNAA2026042700361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HNAA2026042700361), Apr 25, 2026: Emb EMB145LR. DAU. ABNORMAL. DAU 2 FAIL ON EICAS AND LOST E2 AND OTHER INDICATIONS. FACT 25APR26 18:15 FAY R+R #2 DAU IAW AMM 31-41-01. OPS CHECK GOO (N922AE)
- [SDR R61A2026030300057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/R61A2026030300057), Mar 3, 2026: Emb ERJ170200LR. MAU. FAILED. AVNX MAU 1A FAIL IN FLIGHT. DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NIC PROC 1 MODULE. (N119HQ)
- [SDR FDEA202602130268](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202602130268), Feb 13, 2026: Boeing 7673S2F. RECORDER. FAULTED. PASSING 3000 MSL, ALL THREE SCREENS LOST ALL DATA. ONLY THE GRAY LINES REMAINED. TCAS FAIL MESSAGE APPEARED ALONG WITH A (N296FE)
- [SDR FDEA202602130267](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202602130267), Feb 13, 2026: Boeing 7673S2F. RECORDER. FAILED. WHILE IN CRUISE EICAS MONITOR, CPT PFD MONITOR, FO PFD MONITOR AND 8 STATUS MESSAGES APPEARED. COMPLIED WITH QRH, ALL DI (N296FE)
- [SDR DXTA2025100205138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2025100205138), Sep 29, 2025: Cessna 680A. GSD. FAULTED. GSD 3 FAIL AMBER CAS MESSAGE CAME ON IN FLIGHT, HAD FAILURE INDICATIONS FOR ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOV (N562QS)
- [SDR QR9R2025080100002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QR9R2025080100002), Aug 1, 2025: Bolkms BK117C2. RECORDER. OVER VOLTAGE. ACFT SLAB BATTERY MUST BE DISCONNECTED WHEN NOT FLYING. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED CVFDR HAD CONSTANT DRAIN ON BATTERY. RE
- [SDR CALA2025080107205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2025080107205), Jul 31, 2025: Boeing 737824. BATTERY PACK. EXPIRED. RECORDER INDEPENDENT POWER SUPPLY BATTERY (RIPS) INSPECTION. RIPS BATTERY MFG DATE WAS 052019. BATTERY IS BEYOND 5 YEAR  (N79541)
- [SDR CALA2025073107135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2025073107135), Jul 29, 2025: Boeing 737924ER. RECORDER. FAULTED. FLIGHT RECORDER OFF LIGHT STAYS ILLUNINATED. RESET NO HELP. MEL 2310B DFDR HAS BEEN REPORT - DEFERRAL REQUEST IS FOR THE (N37468)
- [SDR QR9R2025072800001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QR9R2025072800001), Jul 28, 2025: Bolkms BK117C2. RECORDER. OVER VOLTAGE. OVERNIGHT BATTERY VOLTAGE DRAINED DOWN TO 22 VOLTS (BATTERY RECENTLY REPLACED). THE FA5001 CVFDR WAS FOUND TO HAVE CONST
- [SDR SIMA20250722001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20250722001), Jul 22, 2025: Emb ERJ170100SE. MAU. FAILED. AVNX MAU FAIL 2A FAIL, FMS 1 FAIL EICAS MESSAGES IN CRUISE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAU 2 POWER SUPPLY  (N788CJ)
- [SDR QR9R2025072100002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QR9R2025072100002), Jul 21, 2025: Bolkms BK117C2. RECORDER. FAULTY. DURING INSPECTION, CVFDR CONTROL PANEL HAD CVR AND FDR LIGHTS ON AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH (SUBBED KNOWN GOOD CVFDR IN, A
- [SDR QR9R2025072100001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QR9R2025072100001), Jul 21, 2025: Bolkms BK117C2. RECORDER. INTERMITTENT. CVR AND FDR LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON CVFDR CONTROL PANEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED FA5001 CVFDR IAW AMM 31-32-10
- [SDR QR9R2025071800001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QR9R2025071800001), Jul 18, 2025: Bolkms BK117C2. RECORDER. FAULTY. SLAB BATTERY WOULD NOT STAY CHARGED AFTER BEING REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE FA5001 CVFDR HAD A 
- [SDR DXTA2025071404191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2025071404191), Jul 10, 2025: Cessna 680A. CONTROL UNIT. FAULTED. ENG CNTRL FAULT L, PRESSURIZATION FAULT AND GEA FAIL 2. WHILE RUNNING THE CHECK LIST FOR GEA FAIL 2 IT INSTRUCTED US TO  (N902QS)
- [SDR ANCF2025061918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ANCF2025061918), Jun 18, 2025: Airbus A320214. FLIGHT RECORDER. UNSERVICEABLE. DURING CLIMB GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOST ALL OIL QUANTITY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 31-33-55-400-002-A DFDR 1TU WAS REPLAC (N562AV)
- [SDR AALA202507227026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202507227026), Jun 2, 2025: Boeing 737823. BATTERY. FAILED. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED, BATTERY IN CEILING PANEL NEXT TO FLIGHT DATA RECORDER WAS BAD FROM STOCK IT WAS MISSING THE T (N305NX)
- [SDR F3LA202503110198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA202503110198), Mar 10, 2025: Airbus A320214. RECORDER. BURNED. AC WAS OOS DUE TO DEFECT. FUME REPORT SEAT PLASTIC SMELL IN FLIGHT-PERFORMED TSA 05-05-00-810-831-A. IDENTIFICATION OD T (N235FR)
- [SDR CALA2024092700699](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2024092700699), Sep 27, 2024: Boeing 7378. CVR. UNKNOWN. PER FLIGHT SAFETY REQUEST PULL AND COLLAR CVR AND FDR C/B'S PULLED 5 EA BREAKERS. ON P 18-2 PANEL. VOICE RECORDER RIPS,  (N67350)
- [SDR CALA2024061001745](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2024061001745), Jun 8, 2024: Boeing 737924ER. SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. CABIN ALTITUDE WAS SLOWLY RISING BUT NEVER EXCEEDED 10000 BITE OF DCPC SHOWED NO FAULTS. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION CHECK  (N37437)
- [SDR DXTA2024050811704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2024050811704), May 7, 2024: Cessna 680A. WARNING MESSAGE. FALSE INDICATION. GIA FAIL 2 AMBER CAS: GSD FAIL 2 CAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED. CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL430, ALL FLIGHT CONDITIONS NORMAL, NO ICING,  (N932QS)
- [SDR 9JLA2023041329651](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9JLA2023041329651), Apr 11, 2023: Bombdr CL6002D15. CVR. FAILED. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED RECEIVING A BLUE CVR FAIL CAS MESSAGE, CVR DOES NOT TEST. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR DETERMINED THE (N304PS)
- [SDR 7C7A2022120500032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/7C7A2022120500032), Dec 1, 2022: Dhav DHC8103. FLIGHT RECORDER. FAULTED. FLT DATA RECORDER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. (N886EA)
- [SDR CALA2022110903077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2022110903077), Nov 7, 2022: Airbus A320232. CVR. NO TEST. CVR ULB FAILS OP CHECK. REMOVED AND REPLACED CVR ULB; OPS CHECK C/W GOOR IAW AMM 23-71-35-920-001-A. (N407UA)
- [SDR DALA2022081605535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2022081605535), Aug 15, 2022: Airbus A320212. NONE. NONE. SHIP 3257 CVR NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FOR INVESTIGATION. CORRECTIVE ACTION: R/R COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER. SENT OLD ONE FOR INT (N357NW)
- [SDR DALA2022081605534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2022081605534), Aug 15, 2022: Airbus A320212. NONE. NONE. SHIP 3257 DFDR NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FOR INTERROGATION. CORRECTIVE ACTION: R/R DFDR PER A320 AMM 31-33-55. OLD ONE SENT FO (N357NW)
- [SDR DALA2022070804764](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2022070804764), Jul 7, 2022: Airbus A320211. NONE. NONE. SHIP 3220 COMPRESSOR STALL PASSING THROUGH 12,000 FEET WITH HIGH EGT CAUSING AIR TURN BACK. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED  (N320US)
- [SDR AALA202204073444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202204073444), Apr 4, 2022: Boeing 737. FLIGHT RECORDER. NONE. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: FLIGHT RECORDER OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABORTED TAKE OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KIAS. TROUBLE SHO (N966NN)
- [SDR DALA2021113007376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2021113007376), Nov 26, 2021: Airbus A320211. NONE. NONE. SHIP 3217 FOQA DATA DETECTED A LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SPEED EXCEEDANCE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ACCOMPLISHED A320 AMM TASK 0 (N317US)
- [SDR 9JLA2021082029982](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9JLA2021082029982), Aug 18, 2021: Amd FALCON2000. CVR. FAULTED. TEH FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE CVR STATUS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM DETERMINED THAT THE COCKPIT VOICE R (N307RM)
- [SDR DEMA2021072700001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DEMA2021072700001), Jul 27, 2021: Cessna 208B. RECORDER. DEFECTIVE. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE ADAS TREND LIGHT BLINKING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND CONTAC (N922FE)
- [SDR DXTA2020120804443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DXTA2020120804443), Dec 8, 2020: Emb EMB505. DISPLAY. DEFECTIVE. AT FLIGHT LEVEL 400 AP FAIL, YD FAIL, SWPS FAIL, BLEED 2 OFF, STBY BARO NOCOMP, GSD 1 FAIL, SWPS ICE SPEED, HSDB FAULT,  (N312QS)
- [SDR UIEA2019050304113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2019050304113), May 3, 2019: Boeing 747481. FLIGHT RECORDER. INTERMITTENT. FAULT HISTORY, FLIGHT RECORDER FAIL INTERMITTENT.&NBSP;(<P>PERFORMED A WIRE CHECK, NO WIRING PROBLEM WAS FOUND IAW FIM 3 (N263SG)
- [SDR 2018FA0000536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2018FA0000536), Dec 18, 2018: Doug DC3. LEAD. CUT. THE POSITION TRANSDUCERS ARE BEING USED AS SENSORS FOR SOME FLIGHT DATA RECORDER (FDR) PARAMETERS AND ARE MANUALLY ATTAC (N272ZZ)
- [SDR FDEA201810313062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201810313062), Oct 31, 2018: Boeing 7572B7. FLIGHT RECORDER. INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT DATA RECORDER FAILED TO TEST. REPLACED PANEL FDR SVCE INTPH IAW AMM 31-31-04-4. TESTED SYSTEMS ALL SATIS. FDR IS  (N901FD)
- [SDR ASAA2018033124098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASAA2018033124098), Mar 31, 2018: Airbus A321253N. RECORDER. MALFUNCTIONED. FDIMU NOT TRANSMITTING DATA. ACFT GROUNDED. IAW ENGINEERING, FDIMU IS TRANSMITTING PROPERLY. THIS CLEARS MDDR 54033. MEL (N924VA)
- [SDR UIEA2016121901041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2016121901041), Dec 16, 2016: Boeing 7474J6. BEACON. NO TEST. FOUND FLIGHT DATA RECORDER ULB TEST FAILED IAW AMM 23-71-03-002-001 AND 23-71-03-402-015 REV.87 REPLACED DFDR ULB AND CO (N747BC)
- [SDR YENA20160922849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YENA20160922849), Sep 22, 2016: Airbus A320232. DRIVE UNIT. ODOR. MULTI-PURPOSE DISC DRIVE UNIT SMOKING & HAS ODOR OF ELECTRICAL FIRE. PERFORMED WIRES CHECK. WIRE CHECK OK. FOUND MDDU TO (N623JB)
- [SDR UIEA2016031700188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2016031700188), Mar 17, 2016: Boeing 74747UF. RECORDER. FAILED. FOUND DFDR FUNCTIONAL TEST FAILED. IAW AMM 31-31-01-004-001 & 31-31-01-404-004 REV 85 REPLACED DIGITAL FLIGHT DATA RECOR (N477MC)
- [SDR COZA20151215070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COZA20151215070), Dec 13, 2015: Boeing 737500*. DAU. FAILED. DIGITAL FLIGHT DATA ACQUISITION UNIT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. REPLACED DFDAU AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NO (N732KA)
- [SDR CA151214008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA151214008), Nov 27, 2015: Dhav DHC6300. RECORDER. WRONG PART. (CAN) CVR OUTPUT FROM KMA24H-70 AUDIO PANELS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH EITHER ARINC 557 OR ARINC 757 STANDARDS FOR VOICE RECO
- [SDR YENA20140730144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YENA20140730144), Jul 30, 2014: Emb ERJ190100IGW. PRESSURE SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. ACFT RETURN TO DEPARTURE DUE TO CABIN ALT HIGH EICAS MESSAGE WHEN CLIMBING OUT OF 28,000 FT. CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATED 80 (N354JB)
- [SDR REXA2014043000417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA2014043000417), Apr 30, 2014: Cndair CL6002B19. FLIGHT RECORDER. FAILED. FDR ULD FAILED FUNCTIONAL TEST. R & R FDR ULD IAW AMM 31-31-05. FUNCTIONAL CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 31-31-05-720-801. ULD TE (N8883E)
- [SDR CALA2014033190719](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2014033190719), Mar 30, 2014: Airbus A319131. FLIGHT RECORDER. FAULTED. DFDR FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM. SYS FAULT ECAM AT PARKING INTERMITTENT. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY LAST LEG & PLR NO FAULTS (N816UA)
- [SDR SIMA20140324007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20140324007), Mar 24, 2014: Emb EMB145LR. RVDT. OUT OF ADJUST. FDR PARAMETERS REPORTED OUT OF LIMITS. NR 2 ELEVATOR FAILED OUT OF TOLERANCE. ADJUSTED ELEVATOR NR 2 RVDT IAW AMM 31-31- (N650AE)
- [SDR REXA2014031200288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/REXA2014031200288), Mar 12, 2014: Cndair CL6002B19. FLIGHT RECORDER. INOPERATIVE. FDR ULB INOPERATIVE. R & R FDR ULD IAW AMM 31-31-05. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF FDR ULD GOOD IAW AMM 31-31-05-720-801. (N8965E)
- [SDR CALA2014021790390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2014021790390), Feb 15, 2014: Boeing 757222. RECORDER. FAULTY. FLT RECORDER OFF, LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH LT ENG RUNNING & SWITCH IN NORMAL. REPLACED FDR IAW MM 31-3 1-01-401. (N509UA)

All 126: https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3130/reports.md

## Other codes in chapter 31

- [JASC 3100](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3100): Indicating/Recording System (382 reports)
- [JASC 3110](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3110): Instrument Panel (338 reports)
- [JASC 3120](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3120): Independent Instruments (209 reports)
- [JASC 3140](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3140): Central Computers (619 reports)
- [JASC 3150](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3150): Central Warning (3,980 reports)
- [JASC 3160](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3160): Central Display (1,317 reports)
- [JASC 3170](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3170): Automatic Data (20 reports)
- [JASC 3197](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3197): Instrument System Wiring (202 reports)

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