N256AE
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.
31 reports on file, 1995-03-06 – 2002-03-03.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
JFK - FLT 4852 - DURING CLIMB THROUGH LIGHT TURBULENCE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) GREEN INDICATION CAME ON. AFTER RUNNING THE CHECKLIST AND CYCLING THE GEAR THE NLG GREEN LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH. CAPTAIN ELECTED TO DECLARE EMERGENCY AND BLOW THE GEAR DOWN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE AND CLEANED THE UPLOCK AND DOWNLOCKS IAW SAAB MM OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. SEPARATOR BOLTS FOR THE MAIN GEAR WERE REPLACED ALSO PRIOR TO RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 30 reports
2001
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
JFK - FLT 5165 - CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE SEAT 5BC TO BE INOPERATIVE. LIGHT AS PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BULB AT SEAT 5BC EMERGENCY LIGHT. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
BOS - FLT 4916 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVERHEAD INOPERATIVE AT 5BC, MEL ISSUED 33-13. (M)
2000
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
JFK - FLT 5059 - EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT SEAT 9 B/C FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DURING TEST. PUT ON MEL. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED WIRE BEHIND EMERGENCY LIGHT IAW SAAB MM 33-50. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (CARGO BAY)
DCA - FLT 5130 - CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON DURING APPROACH. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD AND AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR IAW SAAB MM 26-13-15. OPS CHECK GOOD. REF SIMA0724. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (CARGO BAY)
DCA - FLT 5130 - CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON DURING APPROACH. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD AND AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR IAW SAAB MM 26-13-15. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (COCKPIT)
JFK - LEFT CARGO EXTINGUISHING INDICATOR STAYS ON. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF SYSTEM IAW SAAB MM 26-23-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1999
Part: SOCKET — FAILED (ROW 3B)
JFK - FLT 5163 - STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM ABOVE SEAT 3B. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVERHEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY AT SEAT 3B. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO COMPT)
RDU - FLT 4437 - CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON FOR 3-4 SECONDS AT 17,000 AGL. DISCHARGED NR 1 FIRE EXTINGUISHER. VERIFIED EVENT AS FALSE WARNING. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH CARGO BAY SMOKE DETECTORS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO COMPT)
RDU - FLT 4437 - CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON FOR 3-4 SECONDS AT 17,000 AGL. DISCHARGED NR 1 FIRE EXTINGUISHER. VERIFIED EVENT AS FALSE WARNING. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH CARGO BAY SMOKE DETECTORS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: PCU — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
DFW - FLT 3793 - AFTER TAKEOFF, AT 7500 FEET AGL AND PROPS SET TO 1270 RPM, THE RIGHT ENGINE PROP RPM AND TORQUE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO YAW AND THE PROP WOULD NOT RESPOND TO CONDITION LEVER MOVEMENT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE MAX PROP RPM OBSERVED WAS 1440. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - SEAT TRACKS AT BL 18.3L AND BL 0 ARE CORRODED FROM FUSELAGE STATION 546 TO 686. SPLICE REPAIRED SEAT TRACKS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 5183 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 9, 10, AND 11 DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (X)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT SEAT 8A FAILS TO ILLUMINATE, REPLACED BULB.
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE SEAT 8A FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DURING PREFLIGHT TEST. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRES AT LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
1997
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — NO TEST (CARGO COMPT)
DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, THE CARGO SMOKE LIGHT WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED THE FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR.
Part: BALLAST — FAILED (CABIN)
STRONG ODOR OF HOT INSULATION IN COCKPIT AND GALLEY AREA, MOSTLY FROM AVIONICS RACK. SMELL NOT FROM A/C BRAKES OR ENGINES. DEFERRED OVER WINDOW LIGHTS SEAT 3BC FOR BAD BALLAST PER MEL 3302. REPAIR AT LAX, REMOVED AND REPLACED BALLAST AT SEAT 3BC IAW SAAB MM CHPT 25-20. OPS CK GOOD. MEL RESTORED.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (LAVATORY)
LAV SMOKE WARNING CYCLES ON AND OFF, DEFERRED BY SLO MX REPAIRED AT LAX. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR IAW SB340 MM CHAPTER 26-10 OPS CK GOOD. MIC SHEET CLEARED.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (AVIONICS COMPT)
AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT THEN EXTINGUISHED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. NO SMOKE OR OTHER ABNORMALITIES NOTED. REPLACED THE AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
FLIGHT ATTENDANTS EMERGENCY LIGHT ARM PUSH BUTTON FAILS TO ILLUMINATE. REPLACED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CONTROL PANEL.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (AVIONICS COMPT)
THE AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INFLIGHT, NO EVIDENCE VISUALLY OR SMELL OF SMOKE. REPLACED THE AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT, CREW FOUND THE FLIGHT ATTENDENTS FLASHLIGHT WAS NOT BLINKING. FLASHLIGHT WAS DEFERRED IAW THE MEL AND LATER CLEARED BY REPLACING THE FLASHLIGHT.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DIRTY (LAVATORY)
DURING PREFLIGHT, THE LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ON THE CENTRAL WARNING PANEL WILL NOT ILLUMINATE DURING ITS TEST. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CLEANED AND WARMED BOTH THE LAVATORY AND BOTH FORWARD AND AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS.
Part: PACKING — MISSING (RT ENGINE)
AFTER DEPARTURE CLIMBING THROUGH 9,000 FT THE RIGHT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE PRESSURE INDICATION ON THE GAUGE WAS IN THE YELLOW. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED TO SMX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE BB AXIS BEARING SUPPORT COVER PACKING MISSING. REPLACED PACKING AND AXIS SEAL, PERFORMED LEAK CHECKS.
Part: DECU — DEFECTIVE (RT ENGINE)
DURING CLIMBOUT WITH THE CTOT OFF, THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER AS ITT STARTED TO INCREASE. PULLED POWER LEVER BACK AND NOTICED THE TORQE AND PROP RPM GAUGES WENT TO ZERO. THE ITT SETTLED DOWN ABOUT 150 DEGREES LOWER THAN THE LEFT WITH THE POWER LEVERS MATCHED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE DECU AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVER THE F/A JUMPSEAT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY IAW SAAB340B AMM 33-50, CHECKS GOOD.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (AFT CARGO)
THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS WOULD NOT TEST ON PREFLIGHT. REPLACED THE AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR, SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD.
1996
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (AVIONICS)
THE RED AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FOR SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — DEFECTIVE (LANDING GEAR)
THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED ON GEAR EXTENSION, RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND IT POPPED AGAIN. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER A SECOND TIME AND THE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED. THE BREAKER POPPED AGAIN 30 TO 40 SECONDS AFTER THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. ALSO, THE CREW HAD TO PULL THE FLIGHT IDLE OVERRIDE STOP TO GET THE POWER LEVERS INTO REVERSE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.
1995
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO COMPT)
FLT 5033 - DFW-SPS - PILOT REPORTED, THAT THE CARGO SMOKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND FIRED THE NR 1 CARGO EXTINGUISHER. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR FAULTY INDICATIONS. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE SMOKE DETECTOR AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER NR 1 BOTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ACM — FAILED (RT WING)
FLIGHT 5124 - ABI/DFW - PILOT REPORTED A SLIGHT SMELL OF SMOKE AND THE RIGHT BLEED FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ACM HAD FAILED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT ACM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.