N306AE
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.
23 reports on file, 1995-04-13 – 2000-07-31.
Part: LINE — BROKEN (NLG WW)
LAX - FLT 3124 - DURING FLIGHT, HYDRAULIC LIGHT CAME ON WITH MAIN SYSTEM AND RESERVOIR QUANTITY BOTH GOING TO ZERO. CREW COMPLIED WITH EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION ACTUATOR. LINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: PIN — SHEARED (NLG ACTUATOR)
SBP - DURING PHASE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PIN ATTACHING THE NLG ACTUATOR THE NG SHEARED. PIN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW WITH SAAB MM. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–1999 · 21 reports
1999
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
LAX - FLT 3212 - FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT ADJACENT TO SEAT 8A DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SAN - FLT 3003 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO LAX AND EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES WERE REPLACED AT LOCATIONS 21LN, 20LN, 22LN, 23LN AND 24LN. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SAN - FLT 3003 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO LAX AND EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES WERE REPLACED AT LOCATIONS 21LN, 20LN, 22LN, 23LN AND 24LN. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SAN - FLT 3003 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO LAX AND EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES WERE REPLACED AT LOCATIONS 21LN, 20LN, 22LN, 23LN AND 24LN. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SAN - FLT 3003 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO LAX AND EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES WERE REPLACED AT LOCATIONS 21LN, 20LN, 22LN, 23LN AND 24LN. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
SAN - FLT 3003 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO LAX AND EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES WERE REPLACED AT LOCATIONS 21LN, 20LN, 22LN, 23LN AND 24LN. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (ROW 7A)
SBP - EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE SEAT 7A DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. FOUND CONNECTOR FOR LAMP DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED CONNECTOR 425VP AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
1998
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
SBP - RIGHT EMERGENCY COVE FLOURESCENT LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LAVATORY)
VCV - FLT 3242 - LAV SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VERIFIED EVENT AS FALSE WARNING. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO BAY)
LAS - FLT 3242 - CARGO SMOKE ANNUNCIATOR ON CWP ILLUMINATED. ACTIVATED FIRE EXTINGUISHER. RETURNED TO BLOCK. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR AND NR 1 CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (CARGO COMPT)
DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR FAILED TO TEST. FOUND BROKEN WIRES ON THE FWD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR 9WK. REPLACED CONNECTOR 9WKP1.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DIRTY (E/E COMPT)
FLIGHT 3224, SBP, AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE THEN EXTINGUISHED. CLEANED THE SMOKE DETECTOR.
Part: DETECTOR — NO TEST (LAVATORY)
DURING PREFLIGHT, THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR.
Part: FIRE TEST — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)
DURING PREFLIGHT CHECKS, THE LEFT FIRE TEST FAILED TO FUNCTION. MAINTENANCE RERACKED THE WEU AND CYCLED THE AIRCRAFT POWER SEVERAL TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY.
Part: LAMP — INTERMITTENT (LAVATORY)
FLIGHT 3331 - DURING PREFLIGHT, THE LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE LAV DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LOCKED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLUORESCENT LIGHTS INTERMITTENT CAUSING THE LAV SMOKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. REPLACED THE LAVATORY FLUORESCENT BULBS.
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 4A FOUND INOPERATIVE DURING TEST, REPLACED BULB.
1997
Part: TCAS PROCESSOR — DEFECTIVE (E/E COMPT)
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED AN ELECTRIC SMELL BY THE AVIONICS VENT UPON LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TCAS PROCESSOR.
1996
Part: IND SOCKET — BROKEN (RT MLG)
CREW REPORTED, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED, AFTER 10 SECONDS THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND THEN INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE GEAR HANDLE PANEL RIGHT INDICATOR SOCKET BROKEN. THE PANEL WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS.
Part: STRUT — REQ'D SERVICE (NLG)
THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPACKED THE LANDING GEAR STRUT DUE TO A FLUID LEAK AND POSSIBLE IMPROPER REPACK OF THE GEAR FROM THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
1995
Part: TRANSDUCER — DEFECTIVE (MLG ANTI-SKID)
FLT 5090 - BPT-DFW - AFTER LANDING PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ANTI-SKID LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTROL TOWER REPORTED SMOKE, THE ANTI-SKID WAS TURNED OFF AND THE BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY. UPON INVESTIGATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NR 4 BRAKE AND REPLACED THE NR 4 ANTI-SKID TRANSDUCER IAW SAAB AMM 32-40-50. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.
Part: ACARS SCREEN — DEFECTIVE (CENTER PEDESTAL)
FLT 3434 - PSP-LAX - PILOT REPORTED, THAT AFTER LANDING AT LAX AND WHILE DOING A POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE OBSERVED SMOKE ACCOMPANIED BY A BURNT ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE NEARS THE ACARS UNIT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THAT THE ACARS SCREEN CANNON PLUG WAS 'LIVE' AND DETECTED A BURNT SMELL ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACARS UNIT. THE ACARS SCREEN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.