N261AE

Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (NR 2 ENGINE)

DFW - FLT 3307 - ABORTED TAKEOFF, DUE TO NR 2 ENGINE AUTO FEATHERED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. TORQUE GAUGE WENT TO ZERO AND PROP GAUGE WENT TO 400 RPM. REPLACED NR 2 DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: ODOR — DETECTED (CABIN)

BFL - FLT 3012 - DURING FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. CAPTAIN REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE THAT NO SMOKE WAS PRESENT ONLY AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. SOME OF THE CABIN LIGHTS WERE PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DIRTY (LAVATORY)

CREW REPORTED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON DURING DESCENT. CREW REPORTED NO SMOKE. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR OF DUST. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION MAINTENANCE, FOUND CORROSION WAS FOUND ON FLOOR FRAME 258. CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS002195. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

MHT - FLT 4516 - ONE FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 9 WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BULB AT ROW 9 EMERGENCY LIGHT IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: HMU — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)

BTV - FLT 4625 - CREW REPORTED ERRATCI ENGINE INDICATIONS ON NR 2 ENGINE. PROPELLER RPM FLUCTUATES PLUS/MINUS 1000. AFTER TORQUE MOTOR LOCKOUT THERE WERE NO MORE FLUCTUATIONS NOTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE HYDROMECHANICAL FUEL CONTROL UNIT. OPS AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: LIGHT — LOOSE (CABIN)

JFK - FLT 5072 - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT POSITION 10BC IS INOPERATIVE. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE RESECURED BULB IN SOCKET. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)

BOS - FLT 4873 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 4 AND 5 ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

LGA - FLT 4486 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY ESCAPE MARKINGS AT 5B ARE INOPERATIVE. PUT ON MEL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LIGHT BULB IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

Part: ACTUATOR — DAMAGED (PROPELLER) · airframe 19,462 hrs · 19,809 cycles

ALB - DURING SCHEDULED PROPELLER HUB CHANGE, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PROP ACTUATOR TO HAVE BOTH ANTI-ROTATION INSERTS (PN 78278-1) MISSING FROM ONE OF THE BLADE YOKES. THE ANTI-TORQUE ARM AND YOKE WERE DAMAGED ALSO. ONLY ONE WAS FOUND IN THE HUB AFTER ACTUATOR REMOVED FROM THE HUB. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ACTUATOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

Part: FUSE — BLOWN (CABIN)

JFK - FLT 5084 - EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHT AT 12B INOPERATIVE. DEFERRED AS PER MEL, AWAIT PERM REPAIR 33-15-2. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FUSE AT POWER SUPPLY 61LN. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)

DFW - FLT 3737 - FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN 7 B/C AND 8 B/C ARE INOPERATIVE. FOUND CANNON PLUG DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED SAME, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN)

SBP - FLT 3207 - EMERGENCY CABIN LIGHTS FADE TO OFF SOON AFTER BEING TURNED ON DURING TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY AT 21LN AND 24LN. OPS CHECKED GOOD. REF: OPER CNTRL NR SIMA0101.

Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN)

SBP - FLT 3207 - EMERGENCY CABIN LIGHTS FADE TO OFF SOON AFTER BEING TURNED ON DURING TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY AT 21LN AND 24LN. OPS CHECKED GOOD. REF: OPER CNTRL NR 2000ZZZX359. (X)

Part: LIGHT — FAILED (GALLEY)

LAW - FLT 3867 - SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME FROM GALLEY STORAGE SPACE ADJACENT TO HOT JUGS. TURNED OFF GALLEY WORK LIGHT AND THE SMOKE CEASED. REMOVED AND REPLACED GALLEY WORK LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

Part: SKIN — DENTED (PASSENGER DOOR)

ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, FOUND A DENT ON THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, DEBURRED, AND SMOOTHED EDGES. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS. FABRICATED A FILLER PLATE FOR THE CUT OUT AND DOUBLER PLATE .032 INCH THICK. FILLED THE HONEYCOMB CORE WITH EPOXY FILLER LY/HY 5052, INSTALLED FILLER PLATE AND APPLIED PRESSURE. CLEANED THE REPAIR AREA AND THE DOUBLER. INSTALLED DOUBLER TO SKIN WITH ADHESIVE EA 9330. APPLIED A DISTRIBUTED PRESSURE UNTIL CURE. APPLIED SEALANT AROUND EDGES OF DOUBLER PLATE, AND REPAINTED THE REPAIR AREA. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 52-10-10, PAGE 210-203. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)

Part: SKIN — DENTED (CARGO DOOR)

ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, FOUND DENT ON THE CARGO DOOR. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, DEBURRED, AND SMOOTHED EDGES. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS. FABRICATED A FILLER PLATE FOR THE CUT-OUT. FABRICATED A DOUBLER PLATE .032 INCH THICK. FILLED THE HONEYCOMB CORE WITH EPOXY FILLER LY/HY 5052, INSTALLED FILLER PLATE AND APPLIED PRESSURE. CLEANED THE REPAIR AREA AND THE DOUBLER, INSTALLED THE DOUBLER PLATE TO THE SKIN WITH ADHESIVE EA 9330. APPLIED A DISTRIBUTED PRESSURE UNTIL CURED. APPLIED SEALANT AROUND EDGES OF DOUBLER PLATE, AND REPAINTED THE REPAIRED AREA. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 52-10-10, PAGE 210-203. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)

Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)

FLIGHT ATTENTANTS EMERGENCY LIGHT ARM LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED.

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — NO TEST (CARGO COMPT)

DURING PREFLIGHT, THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED THE AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR.

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO COMPT)

CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED THE FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR.

Part: COWLING — DEFECTIVE (LT ENGINE)

DURING A REPOSITION FLIGHT, THE LEFT HAND ENGINE INBOARD COWLING FOWARD LATCH OPENED IN FLIGHT. THE LEFT HAND ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE CLOSED AND SECURED LEFT HAND INBOARD COWL. A/C IS IN SERVICABLE CONDITION. REPOSITIONED TO SBP. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT INBOARD COWLING.

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (LEFT)

ON TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 400 FEET, THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED COMPRESSOR STALLING. CAPTAIN SLOWLY RETARDED THE LEFT POWER LEVER TOWARD FLIGHT IDLE, THEN REALIZED THE LEFT ENGINE HAD FLAMED OUT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE IAW THE SAAB MM.

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (LAVATORY)

DURING PREFLIGHT, THE LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT WARNING ILLUMINATED. REPLACED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR.

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DIRTY (AVIONICS COMPT)

THE AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR.

Part: CONNECTOR — UNPLUGGED (LT MLG)

AFTER LANDING GEAR EXTENSION THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE SECONDARY METHOD PROVED THE GEAR TO BE SAFE AND A VISUAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED THE GEAR TO BE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CANNON PLUG FOR THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE CANNON PLUG WAS CLEANED AND RESECURED, PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS.

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (CARGO COMPT)

WHILE GETTING READY TO TAXI, THE CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR A SECOND. THE SMOKE TEST FUNCTION CHECKED GOOD. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS.

Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (LT COCKPIT)

CREW REPORTED THE CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD HAS NUMEROUS VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CRACKS IN THE OUTER PANE. REPLACED CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD IAW SAAB AMM.

Part: AIR DIST — ODOR (COCKPIT)

CREW REPORTED, TOXIC FUMES IN THE COCKPIT DURING DECENT, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THEY REPORTED THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR ABNORMAL AIRCRAFT INDICATIONS. MAINTENANCE RAN THE AIRCRAFT WITH BLEEDS, AVIONICS AND ALL SYSTEMS ON IN DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE AVIONICS RACK FAN FILTER WAS CHANGED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

Part: TIRES — FAILED (LT MLG)

BOTH LEFT INBOARD AND OUTBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES BLEW DURING LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE THERMAL PLUGS BLOWN ON ONE OF THE WHEELS, BUT NOT THE OTHER. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INBOARD AND OUTBOARD BRAKES, TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES. ALSO, REPLACED THE LEFT OUTBOARD WEIGHT ON WHEELS SWITCH AND THE NR 1 AND NR 2 BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ABI FOR REPAIRS TO THE LEFT FLAP DUE TO TIRE DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SKIN. FLAP REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.