N298AE

Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (MLG INDICATOR) · airframe 20,929 hrs · 21,510 cycles

CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH AFTER LANDING GEAR SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION. CREW DID NOT GET LEFT LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION ON THE CONTROL PANEL. CREW ABORTED APPROACH. CREW FOLLOWED AOM PROCEDURES. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT BULB. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW SAAB 340 AMM 32-12-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: BLEED VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 20,832 hrs · 21,367 cycles

ON TAKEOFF WHEN CREW SELECTED RT BLEED CLOSED. CREW DID NOT GET RT BLEED CLOSE LIGHT. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR MAINTENANCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ENG HIGH PRESS BLEED AIR VALVE IAW SAAB 340 AMM 36-11-10-02. OPS CK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (ZONE 300) · airframe 20,649 hrs · 21,122 cycles

LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FORWARD SPAR TO LEADING EDGE NOSE RIB ATTACHMENT ANGLE CRACKED. REPAIRED ANGLE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340 SDS 012809, DATED AUG 13, 2007. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: FRAME — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 20,646 hrs · 21,122 cycles

FRAME 258 FOUND CORRODED. REPAIRED FRAME 258 IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-30. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

JFK - FLT 5046 - FOUND EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS AT 9A INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT 9A IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

Part: CONTROL PANEL — FAILED (COCKPIT)

FLT 5113 - JFK - LEFT APR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ABORTED TAKEOFF. ISSUED MEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED CTOT/APR CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

BGR - FLT 4922 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ARM SWITCH WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED COCKPIT LIGHT SWITCH 5LN IAW SAAB MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD IAW SAAB MM 33-50-00. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: CONNECTOR — SHORTED (GALLEY)

BOS - FLT 4881 - AN ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR WAS TRACED TO THE HOT JUGS. COULD NOT DETERMINE WHICH HOT JUG. REMOVED BOTH HOT JUGS, WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES ODOR DISAPPEARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH CONNECTORS FOR HOT JUGS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (AVIONICS RACK)

BOS - FLT 4998 - AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ON CAP, STAYS ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED AVIONICS RACK SMOKE DETECTOR. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

Part: SKIN — MISDRILLED (BS 339-363)

ABI - FOUND NONSTANDARD REPAIR TO RT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FRAMES STATIONS 339 AND 363, AND BETWEEN STRINGERS SL 1616 AND SL 1620. ALSO, FOUND ONE MISDRILLED HOLE. PERFORMED DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION. NO CRACKS FOUND. FABRICATED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER .063 THICK 13.25 BY 7.25. WET INSTALLED ALL FASTENERS. THE MISDRILLED HOLE WAS PLUGGED WITH A WET INSTALLED DOUBLER COUNTERSUNK RIVET. ALL EXISTING HOLES DRILLED FOR THE LARGER NON-STANDARD REPAIR WERE DRILLED OUT OT ACCEPT AN AF138AD5 RIVET AND THOSE RIVET WERE INSTALLED WET. WORK DONE STANDARD SAAB 340 SRM 72LKS 3079 REV 34 PRACTICES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)

ABI - FOUND NON STANDARD REPAIR TO THE LT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STATION 608 AND 618.5, AND SL 1520 AND 1522. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN FROM DAMAGE AREA AND REFORMED DAMAGE TO NORMAL SKIN CONTOUR. PERFORMED A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION. NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER .063 THICK, 10.75 BY 7.5. TREATED ALL REPAIR SURFACES. WET INSTALLED FASTENERS. RIVETS IN FIELD OF REPAIR. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 72SDS1850 AND STANDARD PRACTICES OF SAAB 340 SRM72LKS 3079 REV 34. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — FAILED (NLG WW)

AEX - FLT 5078 - LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ON MAIN ACCUMULATOR AND LOST HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR UP LINE. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

Part: SIGN — BROKEN (ROW 8A)

DFW - FLT 3587 - EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ABOVE SEAT 8A IS UNSECURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SIGN ABOVE SEAT 8A. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: VALVE — FAILED (LT ENGINE)

DFW - FLT 5089 - AT ABOUT 400 FT, THE CREW TURNED ON THE INLET ANTI-ICE PROTECTION, AND THE LEFT AIR VALVE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THEY CYCLED THE SWITCH A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THE LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. AT ABOUT 2000 FT, THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT AIR VALVE. INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED RUNS WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LAVATORY)

DFW - FLT 3563 - LAV SMOKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON PRIOR TO DEPARTING GATE AND WILL NOT GO OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2)

SGF - FLT 3935 - CREW REPORTED NR 2 ENGINE ROLL BACK WITH IGNITION LIGHT ILLUMINATING DURING FINAL. CREW ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED NR 2 ENGINE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL CONTROLS. INSPECTED INTAKE FOR FOD AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. PERFORMED GROUND ENGINE RUNS. CHECKED WITHIN LIMITS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)