N278AE
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.
28 reports on file, 1998-05-20 – 2002-05-18.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (E/E BAY)
CREW REPORTED THE AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ON CWP ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. STAYED ON ABOUT 10 MINUTES. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. C/A MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AVIONICS RACK SMOKE DETECTOR IAW MFG MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1998–2001 · 27 reports
2001
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
BOS - FLT 4530 - EMERGENCY DOME LIGHTS AT 11A, 9A, AND 8A INOPERATIVE. RAI'D EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LOWER FACE OF FRAME 401, BL 0.0 WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED DAMAGE IAW SAAB STATEMENT 340SDS001437 AND CURRENT SAAB 340 SRM STANDARD PRACTICES. (M)
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - MAINTENANCE FOUND FRAME 658.5 TO HAVE WEB DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT ABOVE WL 73.5. LOWER PORTION FRAME WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SAAB SRM 72LK3079 AND CPM 72LKS5585. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
DURING MAIN BASE VISIT, MAINTENANCE FOUND FRAME 677 TO BE DAMAGED ON THE RIGHT SIDE ABOVE WL 73.5. FRAME WAS REPLACED IAW SAAB SRM AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (F/A PANEL)
LAX - FLT 3110 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONTROL PANEL EMERGENCY ARMED LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH IAW SAAB MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SBP - MAINTENANCE REPORTED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEATS 5BC IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULB AT SEAT 5BC. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - FLT 9732 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 5, 6, 7 ARE INOPERATIVE AND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 8BC, 10BC, AND 7A ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE POWER SUPPLY UNITS IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - FLT 9732 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 5, 6, 7 ARE INOPERATIVE AND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 8BC, 10BC, AND 7A ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE POWER SUPPLY UNITS IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF SIMA3512. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - FLT 9732 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 5, 6, 7 ARE INOPERATIVE AND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 8BC, 10BC, AND 7A ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE POWER SUPPLY UNITS IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF SIMA3512 (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - FLT 9732 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 5, 6, 7 ARE INOPERATIVE AND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 8BC, 10BC, AND 7A ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE POWER SUPPLY UNITS IAW SAAB MM. OPS CHEC WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
LAX - FLT 9732 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 5, 6, 7 ARE INOPERATIVE AND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT 8BC, 10BC, AND 7A ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE POWER SUPPLY UNITS IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF SIMA3512 (M)
Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
PSP - FLT 3136 - CREW REPORTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT STAY ON DURING TEST. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO LAX FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL WAS FOLLOWED, ADJUSTMENT/TEST OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS WAS GOOD IAW SAAB MM 33-50-00. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN) · airframe 19,024 hrs · 20,834 cycles
PSP - FLT 3100 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEATS 5, 6, AND 7 ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY FOR POWER SUPPLY 21LN IAW SAAB MM 33-50-10. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (LT TE FLAP)
SBP - WHILE PERFORMING EO GI-5700-190, FOUND SUPPORT ANGLE ON THE LEFT FLAP FORWARD NACELLE FAIRING BULKHEAD CRACKED. CRACK BEGAN AT THE LOWER EDGE AND EXTENDED UP THE OUTSIDE RADIUS APPROX 1 INCH. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE FLAP FAIRING FOUND 2 POPPED RIVETS THAT HOLD THE AFT BULKHEAD TO THE FLAP. ALSO, FOUND 2 POPPED RIVETS ON THE OUTBOARD FLAP FAIRING ATTACH ANGLE TO THE FLAP. REPLACED THE POPPED RIVETS AND THE SUPPORT ANGLE IAW SAAB SRM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (RT TE FLAP)
SBP - WHILE PERFORMING EO G1-5700-191, FOUND SUPPORT ANGLE ON THE RIGHT FLAP FORWARD NACELLE FAIRING BULKHEAD CRACKED. CRACK BEGAN AT THE LOWER EDGE AND EXTENDED UP THE OUTSIDE RADIUS APPROX 1 INCH. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE FLAP FAIRING FOUND 4 POPPED RIVETS THAT HOLD THE AFT BULKHEAD TO THE FLAP. ALSO, FOUND 3 POPPED RIVETS ON THE OUTBOARD FLAP FAIRING ATTACH ANGLE TO THE FLAP. REPLACED THE POPPED RIVETS AND THE SUPPORT ANGLE IAW SAAB SRM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SOCKET — BURNED (ROW 9)
LAX - FLT 3215 - WINDOW LIGHT OVER SEAT 9A EMITTING SMOKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMP SOCKET IAW S340 AMM 33-21-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1999
Part: BULB — FAILED (ROW 3)
LAX - FLT 3319 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT BULB IN FRONT OF SEAT 3 DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (X)
Part: BULB — FAILED (ROW 8B)
LAX - FLT 3325 - FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT AT SEAT 8B DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REPA REPLACED FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (X)
Part: HMU — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
SBP - FLT 3309 - AFTER TAKEOFF AT 800 FT, NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED AND SHUTDOWN, AND THE OVERTEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO SBP. MAINTENANCE DOWNLOADED FDAU DATA AND FOUND NO EXCEEDANCE RECORDED FOR FLIGHT 3309. PERFORMED RIGHT ENGINE BORESCOPE INSPECTION WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. INSPECTED AND CLEANED RIGHT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR AND SCAVENGE SCREENS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE COMPRESSOR WASH. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE HMU PER GE REQUEST. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK, GPA RUNS, CTOT, AUTOCOARSEN FUNCTIONAL CHECKS. PERFORMED TEST FLIGHT AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SBA - FLT 9733 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW FOUND SWITCH WAS LEFT IN THE ARMED POSITION WHICH DISCHARGED ALL OF THE BATTERIES. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY POWER SUPPLIES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SBA - FLT 9733 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW FOUND SWITCH WAS LEFT IN THE ARMED POSITION WHICH DISCHARGED ALL OF THE BATTERIES. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY POWER SUPPLIES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SBA - FLT 9733 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW FOUND SWITCH WAS LEFT IN THE ARMED POSITION WHICH DISCHARGED ALL OF THE BATTERIES. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY POWER SUPPLIES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SBA - FLT 9733 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW FOUND SWITCH WAS LEFT IN THE ARMED POSITION WHICH DISCHARGED ALL OF THE BATTERIES. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY POWER SUPPLIES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SBA - FLT 9733 - ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE. CREW FOUND SWITCH WAS LEFT IN THE ARMED POSITION WHICH DISCHARGED ALL OF THE BATTERIES. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY POWER SUPPLIES. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (RT NACELLE)
ABI - DURING ABV INSPECTION A CHAFE WAS FOUND ON THE INNER WALL OF THE RIGHT NACELLE, INBOARD BEAM AFT OF NS 212. PERFORMED DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION, NO CRACKS FOUND. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER .025 THICK TO NACELLE. APPLIED FIRE SEAL AROUND DOUBLER WITH DC 730 RTV. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DIRTY (CARGO COMPT)
RDU - FLT 4832 - CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAXI. CLEANED SMOKE DETECTORS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DIRTY (CARGO COMP)
CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAXI. CLEANED BOTH CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)