N235AE

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Operators of this aircraft

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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.

OTHER · 2005-02-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200505901
Earlier reports · 1996–2004 · 17 reports

2004

NO TEST · 2004-12-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200436601
FLAME/FIRE · 2004-09-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2460

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200426908

2003

FLUID LOSS · 2003-05-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200313902

2001

NO TEST · 2001-10-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200129004
OTHER · 2001-09-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5414

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200125301
OTHER · 2001-09-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200124905
OTHER · 2001-09-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5311

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200124803
WARNING INDICATION · 2001-06-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3100

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)

Source: SDR SIMA200116002
FALSE WARNING · 2001-05-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2611

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)

Source: SDR SIMA20011331

2000

NO TEST · 2000-10-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

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)

Source: SDR SIMA2873
FALSE WARNING · 2000-07-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6120

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)

Source: SDR SIMA1843
FALSE WARNING · 2000-03-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2611

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)

Source: SDR SIMA0704

1999

OTHER · 1999-03-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7603

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.

Source: SDR 99ZZZX1484

1998

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1998-12-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

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)

Source: SDR SIMA983621
OTHER · 1998-05-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6120

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)

Source: SDR SIMA981461

1997

WARNING INDICATION · 1997-05-04 Unresolved
ATA 2460

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.

Source: SDR NVEA235AE

1996

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 1996-06-17 Unresolved
ATA 2910

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.

Source: SDR 96ZZZX3980