N232AE

Part: FRAME — BENT (BS 686) · airframe 23,551 hrs · 23,906 cycles

DURING H-MBV INSPECTION, FRAME 686.888 WAS FOUND BENT ABOVE THE FLOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF ACFT. INSPECTED FRAME IAW SAAB SRM EDDY CURRENT WAS USED TO DETECT A CRACK, NO CRACK FOUND. REMOVED AND REPAIRED FRAME IAW SAAB SRM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 619-686) · airframe 23,550 hrs · 23,906 cycles

DURING A HMBV INSPECTION, THE SEAT TRACK AT BL 18.3L WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BETWEEN FS 619.0 AND FS 686.0. REPLACED SEAT TRACK AT BL 18.3L BETWEEN FS 619.0 AND FS 686.0 PER SAAB SRM (79LKS 3079 REV 49) CHAPTER 53-70-60. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 23,550 hrs · 23,906 cycles

DURING MBV INSPECTION, THE SEAT TRACK AT B.L. 36R WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. REPLACED SEAT TRACK WITH NEW IAW SAAB SRM (72LKS 3079 REV 49) CHAPTERS 51-40-21 AND 51-40-22. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: CONTROL PANEL — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)

ALB - FLT 4891 - CREW REPORTED ALL OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT CONTROL PANEL IN THE COCKPIT IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCFAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

ISP - FLT 4622 - CREW REPORTED THE CABIN OVERHEAD LIGHT AT 11A TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BULB AT SEAT 11A EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

YUL - FLT 4748 - CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 14 OVERHEAD, FLOOR PROXIMITY AT ROW 5BC TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULBS AT BOTH LOCATIONS IAW SAAB MM 33-50-20. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: FUSE — BLOWN (POWER SUPPLY)

BGR - FLT 4929 - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER 3BC INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUSE BY 20LN EPS PACK IAW SAAB AMM CH 20-10. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. (M)

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO BAY)

BOS - FLT 4867 - CARGO SMOKE CENTRAL WARNING PANEL LIGHT CAME ON WITH CARGO DOOR OPEN. GROUND CREW WAS IN THE COMPARTMENT AND REPORTED NO SMOKE OR FIRE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR IAW SAAB AMM 26-13-15. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

JFK - FLT 5191 - EMERGENCY LIGHT IN CEILING ABOVE ROW 12 BC IS INOPERATIVE. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULB AT SEAT 12BC. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

ALB - EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHT OUT ABOVE 14A. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)

ABI - FOUND SEAT TRACK AT BL 18.3L WAS FOUND CORRODED DURING MBV VISIT. SEAT TRACK SECTION AND ONE U-BEAM WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-60. (M)

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

RDU - FLT 5148 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

RDU - FLT 5148 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

RDU - FLT 5148 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

RDU - FLT 5148 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

RDU - FLT 5148 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 710)

ABI - REPAIRED DENT ON BOTTOM AFT FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL FS 710. RECONTOURED DENT AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO CRACK INDICATIONS. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER .063 INCH THICK. POLISHED SKIN UNDER DOUBLER WITH SCOTCHBRITE. CLEANED SKIN AND DOUBLER THEN APPLIED SURFACE TREATMENT. ATTACHED DOUBLER TO AIRCRAFT, APPLIED FILLET SEALANT AROUND EDGES OF DOUBLER. APPLIED TOP COAT AND PREVENTIVE COMPOUND TO THE REPAIR AREA. RESTORED SURFACE FINISH TO THE OUTER SURFACE. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 53-80-10 PAGES 201-203 AND STANDARD SRM PROCEDURES. (X)

Part: RETRACT MECH — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR)

BPT - FLT 3876 - CAPTAIN REPORTED THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, GOT INTRANSIT LIGHT ONLY. TRIED TWICE AND ON THE THIRD TIME IT WORKED. LANDED SAFELY, BUT HAD ALREADY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. CIRCUIT BREAKER F7 (LANDING CONTROL) POPS WHEN SELECTING GEAR DOWN. DEFERRED LANDING GEAR UNTIL 1-31-99. AT THAT TIME, ABI MAINTENANCE PERFORMED EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CHECK OF LANDING GEAR, INSPECTED LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND RELAY AREA, AND SERVICED STRUTS. PERFORMED FURTHER GEAR SWINGS IN EXCESS OF TWENTY TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. WORK DONE IAW SF3 AMM 12-32-00 AND 32-30-00. MEL CLEARED. (M)

Part: CONTROL VALVE — INOPERATIVE (NLG WW)

DFW - FLT 3932 - WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED TO DOWN POSITION, THE INTRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS OBSERVED TO BE RUNNING, BUT THE GEAR STILL SEEMED TO BE ON THE UPLOCKS. CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE RESET PER QRH AND HANDLE POSITION CYCLED, STILL NO GREEN LIGHT INDICATIONS. GEAR CAME DOWN WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS WHEN EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE WAS PULLED. NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS ALSO INOPERATIVE AFTER LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE FOR BOTH LANDING GEAR PROBLEM AND STEERING PROBLEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE GEAR DOOR EXPLOSIVE BOLTS. SYSTEMS LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

Part: CONTROL HANDLE — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)

DFW - FLT 3232 - UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON ALL THREE GEAR. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS, RECYCLED GEAR, ALL THREE STILL UNSAFE. BULBS TEST OK. INTRANSIT LIGHTS WORKS OK. PULLED EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE, THEN GEAR INDICATED SAFE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSTALLED NEW EXPLOSIVE BOLTS AND RESET EMERGENCY HANDLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SENSING ELEMENT — INOPERATIVE (LT ENGINE)

FLIGHT 5004, AEX, THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST CORRECTLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE SENSING ELEMENT.

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)

DURING PREFLIGHT CHECKS, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE SEAT 12C FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. RETIGHTENED LOOSE CONNECTOR ON THE BACK OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

Part: WEU — FAILED (LT ENGINE)

FLT 4905 - JFK - LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO VISIBLE SMOKE OF FIRE. REMOVED AND REPLACED WARNING ELECTRONIC UNIT.