N201AE
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
19 reports on file, 1995-01-06 – 2013-11-11.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (ENGINE CHIP) · airframe 3,038 hrs · 6,147 cycles
ENGINE CHIP SEGMENT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AND POWER WAS REDUCED TO LAND. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL · airframe 2,938 hrs · 5,932 cycles
ENG CHP SEGMENT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AND POWER WAS REDUCED TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHERE AARF RESCUE WAS ON STANDBY. LANDED AT HOME PAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND NOTIFIED MX. MX FOUND SMALL FLAKE ON CHIP DETECTOR AND SEVERAL FLAKES IN OIL FILTER BOWL. METAL SENT INTO LAB FOR TESTING. AWAITING LAB RESULTS PRIOR TO ACFT BEING RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 17 reports
2000
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3731 - FOUND CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY 20LN IAW SAAB 340 AMM 33-50-10. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW SAAB AMM 33-50-00. NO FAULTS NOTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: ANNUNCIATOR — STUCK (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3731 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHT ANNUNCIATOR BUTTON STUCK IN. UNSTUCK SWITCH AND CLEANED. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SJT - FLT 3600 - FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT AT SEAT 4 AND6 ARE INOPERATIVE. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULBS AT SEAT 4 AND 6. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LAMP — FAILED (MLG INDICATOR)
DFW - FLT 3304 - CREW REPORTED NOSE WHEEL INDICATION INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULB FOR NOSE WHEEL INDICATION. LIGHT CHECK GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
SYR - FLT 4870 - CAPTAIN STATED HE GOT A CABIN ALTITUDE ALERT ON CLIMB-OUT, FOLLOWED AOM VOL 1 CHECK LIST. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRESSURE INDICATOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (X)
1999
Part: PDU — FAILED (RIGHT)
JFK - FLT 5106 - RIGHT MAIN BUS FAILED IN FLIGHT. AUTO PILOT DISCONNECTED AND F/O EFIS FAILED. RESET ITSELF. 3 TO 5 MINUTES LATER FAILED AGAIN. DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT PDU. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: LINE — FAILED (LT MLG)
JFK - FLT 4812 - LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN. NOTICED LOSS OF HYD FLUID QTY/PERSS ON INDICATOR. MAIN HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE ALSO DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED FAILED HYDRAULIC FLEX-LINE AT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. PERFORMED EXTENSION, RETRACTION AND LEAK CHECKS AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (RT EMERG EXIT DR)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, FOUND DENT ON THE RT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT. REMOVED PAINT 1.5 INCHES OUT FROM PLANNED CUT-OUT. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED A DOUBLER PLATE WITH DIMENSIONS WHICH OVERLAP THE CUT-OUT BY 1.0 INCH. FILLED HONEYCOMB CORE WITH EPOXY FILLER LY/HY 5052, INSTALLED FILLER PLATE AND APPLIED PRESSURE. CLEANED THE REPAIR AREA AND THE DOUBLER, BONDED THE DOUBLER PLATE TO THE SKIN WITH ADHESIVE EA 9330 AND APPLIED DISTRIBUTED PRESSURE UNTIL CURED. APPLIED SEALANT AROUND DOUBLER EDGE AND RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 52-10-10, PAGES 201-202 AND STANDARD SRM PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (RT NACELLE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, FOUND CHAFE ON RT NACELLE INNER SKIN. BLENDED AREA AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS. FABRICATED A REINFORCEMENT DOUBLER .025 INCH THICK. APPLIED SEALANT TO THE CONTACT SURFACE OF THE DOUBLER AND ATTACHED TO AIRCRAFT. APPLIED FIRE SEAL AROUND THE DOUBLER WITH DOW CORNING DC 730 RTV. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT NR 72SDS1439 AND STANDARD SRM PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, FOUND CHAFE ON RT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL AT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FILLET FAIRING CONTACT AREA. BLENDED AREA AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS. FABRICATED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER .025 INCH THICK. APPLIED PROTECTIVE TREATMENT TO THE DOUBLER INCLUDING POLYURETHANE TOP COAT. APPLIED SEALANT TO THE CONTACT SURFACE OF THE DOUBLER AND ATTACHED TO AIRCRAFT. APPLIED SEALANT AROUND THE DOUBLER EDGE STEP. INSTALLED CHAFING PROTECTION PLATED IAW SAAB 340 SB 340-53-042. ALL OTHER WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT NR 72SDS1439 AND STANDARD SRM PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (RT NACELLE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, FOUND CHAFE ON RT NACELLE INBOARD OUTER SKIN PANEL. BLENDED AREA AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS. FABRICATED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER .050 INCH THICK. APPLIED SEALANT TO THE CONTACT SURFACE OF THE DOUBLER, ATTACHED DOUBLER TO AIRCRAFT. APPLIED SEALANT AROUND THE DOUBLER EDGE STEP AND RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT NR 72SDS1439 AND STANDARD SRM PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 297-327)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, SEAT TRACK BL ZERO FS 297 - BS 327, WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. CUT OUT 30 INCH SECTION OF EXISTING SEAT TRACK. FABRICATED 30 INCH LONG EXTRUSION OF 4650000-043 SHPAL 7075-T76511 EXTRUDED MATERIAL. FABRICATED A 15 INCH LONG U-BEAM OF PLAL 7075-T7351 MATERIAL. INSTALLED U-BEAM AND NEW SECTION EXTRUSION IN AIRCRAFT. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-60 AND STANDARD SRM PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 297-311)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, SEAT TRACK 18.3L FS 297-311 WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. CUT OUT 14 INCH SECTION OF EXISTING SEAT TRACK. FABRICATED 14 INCH LONG EXTRUSION OF 4650000-043 SHPAL 7075-T7351 MATERIAL. FABRICATED A 15 INCH LONG U-BEAM OF PLAL 7075-T76511 MATERIAL. INSTALLED U-BEAM AND NEW EXTRUSION IN AIRCRAFT. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-60 AND STANDARD SRM PROCEDURES. (X)
1997
Part: WEU — FAILED (E/E COMPT)
FALSE FIRE AND WEU WARNINGS EN ROUTE TO BWI. RETURNED TO JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. DETERMINED WEU FAULTY. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEU.
1996
Part: WHEEL — CRACKED (NR 3)
LSE - NR 3 MAIN WHEEL ASSY HALF FAILED, AN 8 INCH PORTION OF THE BEAD RIM CRACKED OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 WHEEL AND TIRE ASSY.
1995
Part: IDLER GEAR — FAILURE (GC 49 GEARCASE)
THE UNIT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO A LT IDLER GEAR FAILURE. THE FAILED GEAR BROKE THROUGH THE GEAR CASE HOUSING. DISASSEMBLY OF THE UNIT REVEALED THE IDLER GEAR WEB HAD FAILED. ALSO, OBSERVED WAS BROKEN DAMPER RINGS, BROKEN RETAINING RINGS AND A BROKEN SLIDER BLOCK HOUSING. REF. CMM 72-11-02.
Part: ENGINE — FAILURE (RT)
JAN - FLT NR 4431 - RT ENGINE FAILURE INBOUND TO JAN, 25 MILES FROM JAN. ENGINE AUTOFEATHERED, AND CREW ISOLATED ENGINE. SAFE LANDING OCURRED, NO INJURIES. INSPECTION ON THE GROUND REVEALED THE RIGHT GEARBOX FAILED. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE AND PROPELLER.