N297AE
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.
36 reports on file, 1995-07-24 – 2006-01-28.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
A DENT WAS FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE TOP SKIN AT FRAME 583 AND STRINGER 1503. REMOVED THE DAMAGED SKIN BY MAKING A CUT OUT. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED. REPAIR DONE IAW REPAIR STATEMENT. (K)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (LT HORZ STAB) · airframe 21,681 hrs · 21,012 cycles
LT HORIZONTAL TOP SKIN ON AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE HAIL DAMAGE. REMOVED THE DAMAGED TOP SKIN. POSITIONED THE NEW SKIN PANEL, INSTALLED. REPAIR DONE IAW SRM. (K)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 21,681 hrs · 21,012 cycles
THE LT UPPER OB SEAT TRACK WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. REMOVED THE CORRODED SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE SEAT TRACK IAW SRM. (K)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (RT HORZ STAB) · airframe 21,681 hrs · 21,012 cycles
HAIL DAMAGE TO THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TOP SKIN PANEL. REMOVED EXISTING RT STABILIZER TOP SKIN PANEL AND CLEANED THE AREA. INSTALLED NEW TOP SKIN. REPAIR DONE IAW REPAIR STATEMENT. (K)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 21,681 hrs · 21,012 cycles
THE RT UPPER OB SEAT TRACK WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. REMOVED THE CORRODED SEAT TRACK, INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK IAW SRM. (K)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 21,681 hrs · 21,012 cycles
THE CARGO FRAME AT FS 640 WAS FOUND DENTED. PERFORMED A CUT OUT OF FRAME 640 TO REMOVE THE DAMAGE. PREPARED REPAIR DOUBLER FOR REPAIR. REPAIR DONE IAW REPAIR STATEMENT. (K)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
THE CARGO FRAME AT FS 677 WAS FOUND DENTED. PERFORMED 2 CUT OUTS ON FRAME, REMOVED THE DAMAGE. PREPARED A REPAIR DOUBLER FOR NEW FRAME. REPAIR DONE IAW REPAIR STATEMENT. (K)
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 29 reports
2001
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
YQB - CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE SELECTED ON, THEY WOULD ILLUMINATE FOR A SECOND AND THEN EXTINGUISH. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO BOS FOR REPAIR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE POWER SUPPLY UNITS IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF SIMA200130002 (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
YQB - CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE SELECTED ON, THEY WOULD ILLUMINATE FOR A SECOND AND THEN EXTINGUISH. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO BOS FOR REPAIR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE POWER SUPPLY UNITS IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF SIMA200130002 (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
YQB - CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE SELECTED ON, THEY WOULD ILLUMINATE FOR A SECOND AND THEN EXTINGUISH. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO BOS FOR REPAIR. 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)
YQB - CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE SELECTED ON, THEY WOULD ILLUMINATE FOR A SECOND AND THEN EXTINGUISH. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO BOS FOR REPAIR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE POWER SUPPLY UNITS IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF SIMA200130002 (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
YQB - CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE SELECTED ON, THEY WOULD ILLUMINATE FOR A SECOND AND THEN EXTINGUISH. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO BOS FOR REPAIR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE POWER SUPPLY UNITS IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF SIMA200130002 (M)
Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)
YOW - FLT 4598 - FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT ON OVERHEAD PANEL ILLUMINATED WHEN ALL SWITCHES WERE IN NORMAL POSITION. ALL EMERGENCY BUS SYSTEMS POWERED. CREW PLACARD ISSUED MEL 24-9. OPS CHECKED EMERGENCY POWER LIGHT SYSTEM IAW SAAB AMM 33-60-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. (M)
Part: LIGHT — MISSING (CABIN)
DFW - FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT AT LEFT OVERWING ESCAPE HATCH MISSING. FOUND DURING FLOORBOARD REPLACEMENT. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED NEW LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — ACTIVATED (AVIONICS RACK)
PSM - FLT 4611 - AVIONICS RACK SMOKE DETECTION LIGHT CAME ONE IN FLIGHT ALONG WITH A SMOKE SMELL FROM THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT PSM. ISSUED MEL 26-3. MAINTENANCE CLEANED CANNON PLUG. REINSTALLED AVIONICS DOOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: GENERATOR — INOPERATIVE (LEFT ENGINE)
ALB - FLT 5012 - CREW REPORTED THE LEFT DC GENERATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. RESET PER AOM, GENERATOR LIGHT STILL REMAINED ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT DC GENERATOR IAW SAAB MM. OPS AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (LT ELEVATOR)
JFK - FLT 5011 - AFTER INITIATING GO-AROUND, CREW RECEIVED EL AND AIL CAUTION ON EADI. TRIED TO TRIM AIRCRAFT AND HEARD SEVERAL CLICKS FROM COCKPIT. CAPTAIN HAD TO FIGHT CONTROLS (EXTREME LOADS). EMERGENCY DECLARED, AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ELEVATOR PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: PCU — OUT OF ADJ (RT & LT PROPS)
PVD - FLT 5090 - TAKEOFF ABORTED RIGHT AND LEFT PROPELLERS REACHED ONLY 1360 RPM MAXIMUM. PERFORMED CONTROL SPEED TRIM ADJUSTMENT ON BOTH PCU''S IAW HAMSTD IMM 61-22-00. GROUND OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - SEAT TRACK AT BL 18.3L WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK AT BL 18.3L IAW SAAB 340 SRM 72LKS 3079. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - SEAT TRACK AT BL 0.0 FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED 67 INCHES OF SEAT TRACK AT BL 0.0 IAW SAAB SRM 72LKS 53-70-60. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - SEAT TRACK AT BL 0.0 FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED 67 INCHES OF SEAT TRACK AT BL 0.0 IAW SAAB SRM 72LKS 53-70-60. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SOCKET — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
BOS - FLT 4918 - WINDOW LIGHT 3A BALLAST MELTED LAMP HOLDER. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMP SOCKET HOLDER IAW SAAB 340 AMM CH 33-21-05 AND SB 340-33-047. OPS CHECK GOOD MEL RESTORED. (M)
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
BOS - FLT 4863 - OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT 4A INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 5040 - EMERGENCY LIGHT OVER SEAT 4B DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 5020 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS AN EMERGENCY LIGHT BURNED OUT OVERHEAD 11A. RAI EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB OVERHEAD SEAT 11A. OPS CHECK GOOD. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BULB — DEFECTIVE (RT MLG)
RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE FIRST GEAR EXTENSION ATTEMPT. IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY ON THE SECOND TRY. AT THE GATE, THE LIGHT WENT OUT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT INDICATOR BULB, CLEANED THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND PERFORMED GEAR EXTENSION CHECKS.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (CARGO COMPT)
CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT, CREW FIRED THE NR 1 CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FWD AND AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS AND THE NR 1 CARGO FIRE BOTTLE. BOTH DETECTORS WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.
1997
Part: FUSE — MISSING (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE SEAT 14A IS INOP. REPLACED FUSE 82LN.
Part: HYDRAULIC HOSE — RUPTURED (FWD FUSELAGE)
AFTER LANDING GEAR EXTENSION ON FINAL APPROACH THE HYDRAULIC CENTRAL WARNING PANEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE HYDRAULIC QUANITY INDICATED ZERO WITH THE PRESSURE SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE RED RADIAL LINE. CREW PREFORMED A 15 DEGREE LANDING AND LOST NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND BRAKING POWER ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST JUST OFF OF THE RUNWAY. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED AND THE PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLEXIBLE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE HOSE FROM THE PUMP TO THE FILTER RUPTURED. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND, REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC HOSE AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECKS IAW SAAB AMM 29-10-15.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT, CREW FOUND THE REAR HALF OF THE FLOOR LIGHTING AND EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS OUT. MAINTENANCE RESECURED BATTERY PACK CANNON PLUG.
Part: UPLOCK ACTUATOR — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG)
NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, GEAR WAS CYCLED 3 TIMES THEN HAND PUMPED. NOSE GEAR FINALLY EXTENDED AFTER GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE NOSE GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR AND CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE NOSE UPLOCK ROLLER.
Part: OIL COOLER — DEFECTIVE (RT ENGINE)
CREW REPORTED, THE RIGHT ENGINE SMOKES SEVERELY ON ENGINE SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE OIL COOLER AND PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS, NO SMOKE NOTED.
1995
Part: ANGLE — CORROSION (BS 258)
LAW - DURING MBV/HMBV INSPECTION, FOUND ANGLE WHICH ATTACHES TO FLOOR FRAME AT STATION 258 HAD CORROSION ALONG ITS FULL LENGTH. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE P/N 7253722-001 ATTACHED TO FRAME AT STATION 258 IAW SAB SRM 51-20. (M)
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (STA 272/288)
LAW - DURING MBV/HMBV INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN STATION 272 AND 288 HAD A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN UPPER FLANGE AT NUT PLATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL P/N 7253720-325, IAW SAAB SRM 51-20. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORROSION (BS 231-270)
LAW - DURING MBV/HMBV INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON INBOARD SEAT TRACK BELOW THE GALLEY (STATION 231-270). REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY (P/N 7253721-459, IAW SAAB SRM 53-70. (M)
Part: EEL BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT NR 3531 - CREW REPORTS EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN P/N 2LA00593600M00, AT SEAT 8A HAS BULB OUT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SIGN ASSEMBLY AND RELEASED AIRCRAFT FOR SERVICE. (M)