N204NE
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.
9 reports on file, 1995-06-20 – 2000-04-11.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (SEAT 4)
DFW - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT SEAT 4A. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD LEFT COVE IAW SAAB 340 AMM 25-22-35. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: LAMP — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3752 - EMERGENCY ARMED LIGHT ON F/A PANEL INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMP ON F/A PANEL. OPS CHECK GOOD.. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 567)
ABI - DENT FOUND ON THE LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL AT STATION 567 JUST BELOW SL 1520. RETURNED SKIN TO NORMAL CONTOUR. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF RECONTOURED AREA WITH NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS. PREPARED REPAIR PLATE .050 THICK, FORMED TO CONTOUR OF SKIN AND CHAMFERED EDGES. CLEANED REPAIR PLATE AND APPLIED ALODINE AND EPOXY PRIMER. APPLIED FAY SEALANT TO PLATE, POSITIONE DPLATE AND INSTALLED ALL FASTENER WET. FAIRED EDGES OF REPAIR PLATE. APPLIED EPOXY PRIMER TO INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES AND RESTORED TOP COAT. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 72SDS1798, SAAB 340 SRM 72LKS3079, 53-70-10 PARA 4 PAGE 215 FIG 209 AND STANDARD SRM PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - AFTER REMOVAL OF LEFT AFT WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRING THREE ELONGATED HOLES WERE DISCOVERED IN THE CABIN SKIN PANEL AT STATION 584, 591.85 AND 593. REAMED ELONGATED HOLES. INSTALLED MS 20470A8 RIVETS WET WITH SEALANT. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 72SDS1798, SAAB 340 SRM 72LKS3079, 51-40-21 PAGE 1 AND STANDARD SRM PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: UNKNOWN
ABI - DENT WAS FOUND ON BOTTOM OF TAILCONE BETWEEN STA 827 AND 839 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 1528 AND 1624 THAT REQUIRED REPAIR. CLEANED AREA AND CHECKED THAT DAMAGED AREA DID NOT EXCEED LIMITATIONS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA WITH A 2 INCH DIAMETER CIRCULAR CUT OUT. FABRICATED A SPACER .025 THICK. CHECKED THE GAP BETWEEN THE SKIN AND SPACER WHICH IS TO BE .08 INCH PLUS/MINUS .04 INCH. ALSO, FABRICATED A PLATE .025 THICK. APPLIED CHROMATING TO THE BARE METAL SURFACES AND FR PRIMER TO THE TREATED SURFACES OF THE SKIN, THE SPACER AND THE PLATE. FAY SEALED THE PLATE, POSITIONED THE SPACER AND THE PLATE, AND INSTALLED THE FASTENER WET. FILLET SEALED THE GAP BETWEEN THE SPACER AND THE SKIN. APPLIED TOPCOAT AND CORRO
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO COMPT)
APF - FLT 5727 - ON APPROACH AT 4,000 FEET, CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FIRE BOTTLES WERE PULLED. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN CARGO. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED CARGO COMPARTMENT AND ISSUED MEL 26-4. MIA MAINTENANCE. CLOSED MEL. REPLACED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES AND BOTH CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF: OPERATOR CONTROL SIMA981511.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO COMPT)
APF - FLT 5727 - ON APPROACH AT 4,000 FEET, CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FIRE BOTTLES WERE PULLED. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN CARGO. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED CARGO COMPARTMENT AND ISSUED MEL 26-4. MIA MAINTENANCE. CLOSED MEL. REPLACED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES AND BOTH CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF: OPERATOR CONTROL NR: 98ZZZX2547. (X)
Part: ENGINE — OVERTEMPED (LEFT)
FLT 5747 - APF - ON APPROACH LEFT ENGINE OVERTEMPED AND THE NG ROLLED BACK. THE CREW ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT PROBLEMS. REPLACED ENGINE. (M)
Part: SWIVEL — BROKEN (BRAKE HOUSING)
MIA - FLT 5700 - WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE, THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE FELL TO ZERO AND HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LOST. STOPPED THE ACFT AND CALLED FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE TOWED ACFT INTO GATE AREA AND REPLACED THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY, WHEEL ASSEMBLY, BRAKE LINE, SWIVEL AND TIRE.