N305AE
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
25 reports on file, 1997-02-20 – 2007-10-19.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 21,126 hrs · 22,206 cycles
DURING A MBV INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF FRAME 72. REPAIRED FRAME 72 IAW SAAB SRM CHAPTER 53-70-30. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1997–2004 · 24 reports
2004
Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE AFT EMERGENCY PROXIMITY LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER 10 SECONDS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. PERFORMED EMERGENCY LIGHTS SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST IAW MM. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. (SW21200501343)
Part: SEAL — TORN (EMERGENCY EXIT)
LAX - FLT 3101 - DURNG TAKEOFF, CREW DID AN AIR TURN BACK, DUE TO AN EXIT BEING OPEN. RIGHT FORWARD EMERGENCY DOOR LATCH POPPED OPEN ON TAKEOFF ROLL. REPLACED DOOR SEAL AND PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT OF DOOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2001
Part: TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
LAVATORY TRACK AND PROFILE ARE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAVATORY TRACK AND PROFILE IAW SAAB SRM 51-40-21. (M)
Part: STIFFENER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SBP - WEB REINFORCEMENT IS CORRODED AT STATION 294, REMOVED AND REPLACED WEB REINFORCEMENT IAW SAAB SRM 51-40-21. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SBP - FOUND SEAT TRACK AT STATION 18.3 LEFT SIDE IS CORRODED AT FRONT SPLICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK AND U-BEAM IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-60. REF SIMA200126507. (M)
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SBP - FOUND CARGO SEAT TRACK AT STATION BL 0.0 IS CORRODED ON THE FLANGE AND WEB, SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF TRACK 67.75 INCHES IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-60. REF SIMA200126509. (M)
Part: TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
SBP - FOUND SEAT TRACK AT STATION 18.3 LEFT SIDE IS CORRODED AT FRONT SPLICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK AND U-BEAM IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-60. (M)
Part: TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
SBP - FOUND CARGO SEAT TRACK AT STATIONB BL 0.0 IS CORRODED ON THE FLANGE AND WEB, SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF TRACK 67.75 INCHES IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-60. (M)
Part: TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
SBP - AIRSTAIR TRACK CORRODED, REMOVED AND REPLACED AIRSTAIR TRACK IAW SAAB SRM 51-40-21 AND 51-40-22. (M)
Part: BRACKET — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
FUSELAGE BRACKET FOR WING LINK LEFT SIDE ATTACH POINT IS CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRACKET IAW SAAB SRM 51-40-21, 51-40-22, 51-40-40 AND 51-20-50. (M)
Part: TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
SBP - FOUND CARGO SEAT TRACK SECTION STATION 18.3 LEFT SIDE IS CORRODED ON THE FLANGE AND WEB, SPLICED IN NEW 67.75 INCHES OF TRACK IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-60. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
LAVATORY TRACK AND PROFILE ARE CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAVATORY TRACK AND PROFILE IAW SAAB SRM 51-40-21. REF SIMA200126506. (M)
Part: BETA TUBE — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
BOS - FLT 4862 - AFTER TAKEOFF, LEFT PROP SPEED INDICATION FAILED. ALL OTHER PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. AIR TURN BACK TO BOS. REMOVED AND REPLACED BETA TUBE. (M)
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
JFK - FLT 5060 - CREW REPORTED THREE FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THREE BULBS AT POSITION 4B, 9B, AND 11B. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INTERMITTENT (CABIN)
JFK - FLT 5025 - EMERGENCY POWER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. ALL POWER TO EMERGENCY BUS WAS LOST FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED ON SHORT FINAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY. GROUND RUNS AND OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — LOOSE (CABIN)
JFK - FLT 5023 - EMERGENCY POWER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. EMERGENCY VOLTAGE DROPPED TO ZERO. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL UPON LANDING. FOUND EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY LOOSE. SECURED POWER SUPPLY IAW SF340 MM 24-35-10. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1999
Part: FUSE — FAILED (CABIN)
JFK - FLT 5064 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE SEATS 5C, 7A, 8C AND 10C DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB AT SEAT 5C. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUSE AT LOCATION 72 LN FOR LIGHTS 7A, 8C AND 10C. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
JFK - FLT 5064 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE SEATS 5C, 7A, 8C AND 10C DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB AT SEAT 5C. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUSE AT LOCATION 72 LN FOR LIGHTS 7A, 8C AND 10C. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
JFK - FLT 4406 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT AT SEAT 4B DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 297)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, FOUND SEAT TRACK AT BL ZERO FROM STA 373.0 FWD TO THE END OF THE TRACK AT STA 297 CORRODED. REMOVED THE DAMAGED AREA. CUT SECTION OF REPAIR EXTRUSION, AND INSERTED U-BEAM INTO EXISITNG SEAT TRACK AND EXTRUSION. DRILLED REPAIR PIECES, FAY SEALED AND INSTALLED. DRILLED WEB FOR THE RE-INSTALLATION OF EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS. DEBURRED AND RESTORED SURFACE PROTECTION. INSTALLED LIGHT ASSEMBLIES AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. APPLIED ONE COAT OF PRIMER AND TOP COAT TO REST OF REPAIR. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-60 PGS 201, 204, AND 205. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)
1998
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (AVIONICS RACK)
BDL - FLT 4973 - AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTION LIGHT ON DURING FLIGHT, ON TAXI INTO GATE, LIGHT WENT OFF. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR SMELL OF SMOKE IN AIRCRAFT. CONTACTED CONTRACT MAINTENANCE AND PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND NO DAMAGE AND OPENED UP MEL 26-03 AVIONICS RACK SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM. JFK MAINTENANCE ON 5/31/98. RAI AVIONICS RACK SMOKE DETECTOR AND CLOSED MEL. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1997
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3910 - TWO EMERGENCY PROX LIGHTS INOP. RAI'D BULBS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: WHEEL — BROKEN RIM (NR 2 WHEEL ASSY)
ORD - FLT 4288 - DURING LANDING ROLL OUT, NR 2 MAIN WHEEL/TIRE ASSY LOST 60 PERCENT OF INNER WHEEL RIM, AND ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF TIRE RECAP WHICH DAMAGED THE LT PROPELLER BLADES, LT LANDING GEAR AND LT LOWER FLAP AREA. NR 1 AND NR 2 WHEEL ASSY, LT FLAP, LT PROPELLER ASSY WERE REPLACED PER SAAB MM, INCLUDING OPERATIONAL CHECKS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: GAS GENERATOR — SEIZED (NR 2 ENGINE)
OKC - FLT 3720 - AFTER TAKEOFF AT 200 FEET, CREW REPORTED A BANG OUT OF THE NR 2 ENGINE WITH AN OVERTEMP WARNING. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND PULLED FIRE T-HANDLE, TEMP WARNING WENT OUT, SO CREW DID NOT DISCHARGE BOTTLES. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO OKC AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MTX FOUND GAS GENERATOR SEIZED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE ASSY. PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND RUNS AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 12,809. (X)