N272AE

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (LT NACELLE)

ABI - A CRACK WAS FOUND RADIATING FROM A RIVET ON THE LEFT NACELLE FORWARD INBOARD SIDE. REMOVED CRACK BY CUTOUT (1 INCH ROUND). PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO REJECTABLE INDICATIONS. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND A FILLER. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 REPAIR STATEMENT SDS002838 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

ROC - FLT 4806 - FOUND NR 2 AND NR 3 RIGHT FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY IAW SAAB 340 AMM. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. (M)

Part: HOSE — BROKEN (NOSE GEAR W/W)

ICT - FLT 3750 - CREW REPORTED THE HYDRAULIC LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. CREW HAD TO BLOW THE LANDING GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN LINE AT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR LINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SAAB MM. LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD, MAIN LANDING GEAR EXPLOSIVE BOLTS WERE REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: PDU — INOPERATIVE (LEFT)

DFW - FLT 3712 - CREW REPORTED LOSING THE LEFT DATA PROCESSING UNIT (DISPLAY UNIT) WHEN HYDRAULIC PUMP ON. EMERGENCY POWER LGIHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OUT. AFTER LANDING AIRCRAFT HAD NO HYDRAULICS DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE. LEFT DC MAIN BUS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LEFT BATTERY TEMPERATURE WAS 70 DEGREES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND BATTERY LEAD INCORRECTLY CONNECTED TO LEFT POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT. THE LEFT PDU WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SAAB MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)

DFW - FLT 3811 - CREW REPORTED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT SEAT 9BC TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULB AT ROW 9BC. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - FLT 3811 - FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 3 BC IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED WIER IAW SAAB MM 33-50-00. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

BOS - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEATS 7A, 8A, AND 10A ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY UNIT 22LN. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

JFK - FLT 5046 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS OVER 5BC INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE SEAT 5BC AS PER SF340B AMM 33-50-00. OPERATIONAL FOUND WORKING PROPERLY. (M)

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

ROC - FLT 4878 - EMERGENCY INTERIOR LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT SEATS 5C AND 11A, PUT ON MEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULBS AT SEAT 5C AND 11A EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS IAW SAAB AMM 33-50. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. (M)

Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

BOS - FLT 4900 - ROW 12 FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

Part: CONTROLLER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)

JFK - FLT 5043 - PRESSURIZATION DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE INDICATOR INOPERATIVE. CABIN ALTITUDE AND CABIN RATE OF CHANGE ERRATIC. UNABLE TO DETERMINE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE IN CABIN. ITEM DEFERRED IAW MEL 21-5-2. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)

ABI - DURING A MBV INSPECTION, FRAME 677 IN CARGO AREA WAS DISCOVERED TO BE DENTED APPROX 6 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR. REMOVED DAMAGED FRAME AND INSPECTED AREA. INSTALLED NEW FRAME IAW SAAB SRM 72LKS 3079 (REV 37). AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (AVIONICS BAY)

SHV - FLT 5202 - ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW FOLLOWED QRH AND RETURNED TO FIELD. LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO GATE. REMOVED AVIONICS DOOR, INSPECTED AVIONICS BAY AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR DAMAGE. DEFERRED AVIONIC SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. ITEM REMAINS DEFERRED AS OF 12-24-98. ON 12-27-98, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. MEL CLEARED. (M)

Part: SKIN — CHAFED (LT NACELLE)

ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, FOUND A CHAFE ON LEFT NACELLE INBOARD FILLET FAIRING SEAL CONTACT AREA. BLENDED CHAFED AREA AND PERFORMED AND EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO CRACKS INDICATED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A DOUBLER .050 THICK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: BULB — FAILED (ROW 28LN)

IND - FLT 4335 - FORWARD CABIN, RIGHT EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULBS IN SIGN. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

Part: O-RING — DAMAGED (RT BRAKE)

DFW - FLT 3576 - REQUIRES A LOT OF RIGHT FOOT PRESSURE TO GET THE RIGHT BRAKES TO ACTIVATE. SEEMS AT TIMES THERE IS LITTLE OR NO RIGHT BRAKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CUT O-RING ON NR 4 BRAKE BLEED PORT TO HOUSING FITTING. BLED RIGHT BRAKE ASSY. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (X)

Part: BULBS — FAILED (CABIN)

DFW - FLT 3886 - ROW 10 AND ROW 11 EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS INOP. RAI ROW 10-11 EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORILY. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)

DFW - FLT 3698 - ONE FLOOR TYPE EMERGENCY LIGHT AROUND SEAT 9C, 9B INOP. RAI'D LIGHT BULB AT SEAT 9B EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT IAW 33-50-20. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: FUSE — FAILED (CABIN EEL)

ORD - FLT 4370 - EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LIGHT INOP AT SEAT 8A. REPLACED FUSE 73LN UNDER FLOOR ZONE 140 (BELOW SEATS 4A/6A). AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)