N235AE
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.
18 reports on file, 1996-06-17 – 2005-02-25.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
DFW - FLT 3219 - CREW REPORTED THE FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEATS 8A AND 7B TO 8B TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER SUPPLY IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–2004 · 17 reports
2004
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 28,142 hrs · 28,308 cycles
CREW REPORTED FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROWS 8,9, AND 10. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED AN EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT IAW MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (SW21200502058) (K)
Part: GENERATOR — INOPERATIVE (LT ENGINE)
AS AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING IN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHO WERE ON THE RAMP NOTED FLAME COMING OUT OF LT ENGINE GENERATOR VENT. CREW BLEW THE FIRE BOTTLES TO EXTINGUISH FLAME. CREW HAD REPORTED ON IB FLIGHT THE LT GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT WAS ON. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT GENERATOR TO BE THE PROBLEM. THE GENERATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. FIRE BOTTLES WERE REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (SW21200500055WR)
2003
Part: B-NUT — DAMAGED (HYD LINE)
DURNIG TAXI IN ARICRAFT, LOST HYDRAULIC POWER. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BAD B-NUT ON THE NR 4 BRAKE LINE. LINE AND B-NUT WERE REPLACED IAW SAAB MM. LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2001
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
FOUND FLOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OUT AT 10B. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT 10B IAW SAAB 340 AMM. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT NACELLE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, FOUND OUTER SKIN OF RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE CRACKED ON OUTBOARD SIDE. REPAIRED NACELLE SKIN IAW SAAB 340 SRM AND REPAIR STATEMENT SDS002401. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING MBV INSPECTION, FOUND FRAME 236.5 UNDER GALLEY AREA HAD CORROSION BEYOND SRM LIMITS. CORROSION WAS REMOVED FROM FRAME AND WAS REPAIRED IAW SAAB 340 SRM. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTIONS, FOUND UPPER FLANGE OF BOTTOM FRAME 225 HAD CORROSION BEYOND SRM LIMITATIONS. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED IAW SAAB 340 SRM. (M)
Part: WEU — FAILED (CABIN)
BOS - FLT 4934 - ON TAKEOFF, NUMEROUS WARNING SOUNDED. ABORTED AT 120KTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED WARNING ELECTRONIC UNIT IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (E&E BAY)
BUF - FLT 5135 - CREW REPORTED THE AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INFLIGHT. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SMOKE DETECTOR IAW SAAB MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 22,027 hrs · 20,202 cycles
BWI - FLT 9750 - SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN THE AFT SECTION OF CABIN ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY UNIT 24LN IAW SAAB MM 33-50-10. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: SWITCH — DIRTY (BETA SYSTEM)
JFK - FLT 5003 - DURING CLIMB, THE RIGHT BETA LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. AFTER BRINGING THE RIGHT CONDITION LEVER TO 1070 RPM FOR CLIMB IT FLASHED ON AND OFF UNTIL LANDING. MAINTENANCE CLEANED CONTACT SWITCHES IAW SAAB 76-10-05. FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (COCKPIT)
AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT CWP PANEL ILLUMINATED FOR 20 SECONDS IN FLIGHT THAN WENT OUT. INSPECTED AVIONICS COMPARTMENT MG357541 AND CLEANED SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AE WORK CARD 2272. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF SYSTEM IAW AMM 26-13-00. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1999
Part: CAMBOX — WORN (RT ENGINE)
POWER AND CONDITION CAMBOX FOUND SPLINES WORN BETWEEN HMU AND CAMBOX ASSY. PROPELLER RPM RT ENGINE FOUND ABNORMAL DUE TO SEVERELY WORN CAMBOX AND HMU SPLINES.
1998
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — LEAKING (NLG WW)
JFK - FLT 4830 - AFTER TAKEOFF WITH GEAR UP, NOTICED THE HYDRAULIC PUMP STILL RUNNING AND NO HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY INDICATED. HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE WAS GOOD. RETURNED TO JFK WHERE AIRCRAFT HAD TO BE TOWED FROM TAXIWAY. FOUND A HOLE IN THE HYDRAULIC LINE FROM THE PUMP TO THE FILTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC LINE, SERVICED SYSTEM, PERFORMED LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: ACTUATOR — WORN (LT PROPELLER)
JFK - FLT 9852 - LEFT PROPELLER RPM SURGES. INSPECTED PROPELLER ACTUATOR. FOUND ABNORMAL WEAR. REPLACED LEFT PROP ACTUATOR. PERFORMED OPERATION CHECK SATISFACTORILY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. PART TOTAL CYCLES: 5,309. (X)
1997
Part: EMERGENCY BUSS — LOST (E/E COMPT)
CAPT REPORTED, EMERGENCY LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT AND WENT OUT AND CAME ON AGAIN AND REMAINED ON AND LOST EMERGENCY BUSS. LT GENERATOR VOLTAGE NORMAL. C/W QRH PROCEDURES AND DIVERTED TO PIT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED AND NO FURTHER INCIDENT. ISSUED SPECIAL FERRY PERMIT TO JFK WHERE REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY, OPS CHECK GOOD.
1996
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — FAILED (BRAKE SYSTEM)
JFK - FLT 4894 - CREW REPORTS: HYDRAULIC LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONE MINUTE PRIOR TO LANDING. AFTER LANDING, AIRCRAFT HAD MINIMAL BRAKE PRESSURE. FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE LEAKING, REPLACED SAME.