N685AE2004 Embraer EMB-145LR
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply209 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- American Airlines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Fort Worth, TX
- Certificate issued
- Sep 20, 2011
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 18, 2004
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Embraer
- Model
- EMB-145LR
- Year
- 2004
- Serial number
- 14500836
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 55
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- A915CF
Engine
- Make and model
- Rolls-Royc Ae3007 Ser
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 6,442 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2011 – nowAmerican Airlines INCFort Worth, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-07 | Flight Controls | Jun 26, 2025 | Airframe (EMB-145LR) |
| 2024-26-07 | Fuselage | Mar 11, 2025 | Airframe (EMB-145LR) |
| 2021-07-14 | Main landing gear | Apr 20, 2021 | Airframe (EMB-145LR) |
| 2004-22-03 | Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes | Dec 3, 2004 | Airframe (EMB-145LR)Serial numbers per EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145-57-0034, Change 01, dated January 9, 2002 |
| 2002-14-23 | Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. | Aug 2, 2002 | Airframe (EMB-145LR)Serial numbers per EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145-27-0088, dated February 1, 2002. Only with: Equipped with horizontal stabilizer actuator (HSA) assemblies having part numbers and serial numbers listed in EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145-27-0088. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-09-09 | EMBRAER Model EMB-145 Series Airplanes | Jun 16, 2000 | Airframe (EMB-145LR)Certain serial numbers: EMB-145 145004–145047; EMB-145 145049–145051. Only with: Equipped with IC-600 #1 P/N 7017000-82402; excluding airplanes modified per EMBRAER SB 145-22-0001, SB 145-22-0004 Rev 01, or SB 145-31-0007 Rev 02. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (209)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Lights · battery · inoperativeNov 20, 2025
RH SIDE LWR FWD EMER LIGHT INOP. RAR #200 BATERY CHARGER IAW AMM 33-50-04. OPS CHECK GOOD
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · charger · inoperativeNov 16, 2025
RIGHT FWD EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R NR 2 EMERGENCY BATTERY AND CHARGER ASSY IAW AMM 33-50-04. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · inoperativeAug 22, 2025
L/H SIDE CENTER FAIRING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. FOUND EMERGENCY BATTERY 2 TO BE READING 1.94VDC RR'D BATTERY IAW AMM 33-50-04 OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Lights · charger · inoperativeApr 25, 2025
LH WING FWD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RAR CHARGER IAW AMM 33-50-04. OPS CHECK GOOD
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · battery · inoperativeApr 15, 2025
3B EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. RAR EMERGENCY BATTERY 2 IAW AMM33-50-04
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · making metalOct 28, 2024
ENGINE 2 SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT, WITH NO N2 ROTATION DFRL 28OCT24 21:14 PHL MX FOUND FOD IN CORE AND EXHAUST. RAR #2 ENGINE IAW WC 710000 AND OPS CHECKED IAW WC 727000
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorOct 25, 2024
AT 1'000FT BURNING SMELL IN CABIN AND FLT DECK DISSIPATED APROX. 7 MINUTES LATER FACT 25OCT24 09:07 FLO RAN BOTH PACKS ON APU SEVERAL MINTUES. NO BURNING SMELL NOTED. RAN BOTH ENGINES TO HIGHPOWER WITH CREW. BOTH BLEEDS AND PACKS ON NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · shear tie · crackedSep 19, 2024
53-2388 SHEAR CLIP CRACKED AT FR80 BTW STR3-5R. RAR SHEAR CLIP IAW SRM 51-40-02
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · shear tie · crackedSep 16, 2024
53-2283 SHEAR CLIP CRACKED AT FR80BTW STR5-7R. RAR SHEAR CLIP IAW SRM 51-40-02
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · skin · crackedSep 13, 2024
53-2260 VERT STAB, AFT OF REAR SPAR 3, RH SKIN PROFILE CRACKED BTW YH1423 AND YH1932. REPAIRED IAW EO 1-55-24-0577
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 209 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026