N309AE
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.
14 reports on file, 1996-04-08 – 2001-08-24.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ROC - FLT 5013 - CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ABOVE SEAT 12BC TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BULB AT SEAT 12BC. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
JFK - FLT 5128 - CREW REPORTED THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 5BC. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BULB FOR SEAT 5BC EMEREGNCY LIGHT. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — BROKEN (CABIN)
MIA - FLT 5236 - EMERGENCY LIGHT FIXTURE BY GALLEY CART IS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IN GALLEY. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–2000 · 11 reports
2000
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
BOS - FLT 9759 - ONE FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY ESCAPE MARKING LIGHT AT SEAT 6BC IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB ON FLOOR AT SEAT 6BC. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1999
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E BAY)
JFK - FLT 5121 - AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR GAVE SMOKE INDICATION IN FIGHT. AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TO FIELD. REMOVED AND REPLACED AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR DUE TO FALSE INDICATION. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN)
JFK - FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 3, 4, 5BC DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY AT LOCATION 20LN. (X)
1998
Part: LAMP — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 5032 - EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE SEAT 4A DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS EMERGENCY ARM LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. REPLACED BULB.
1997
Part: LIGHT PANEL — DEFECTIVE (CABIN)
FLIGHT ATTENDENTS EMERGENCY PANEL ARMED LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REPLACED WITH NEW GE85 BULB. ALSO, EMERGENCY LIGHT PANEL ABOVE SEAT 14A IS LOOSE AND FALLS OUT. REPLACED LIGHT PANEL.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (TE FLAPS)
FLAPS DEPLOYED IN FLIGHT. UNABLE TO RETRACT THEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP CONTROL VALVE IAW SAAB MM 27-51-15, PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW SAAB MM 27-51-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (CARGO COMPT)
THE CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER NR 1 WAS ACTIVATED. REPLACED THE NR 1 CARGO FIRE BOTTLE AND BOTH CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS. BOTH DETECTORS WERE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER INSTALLED WITH 11,584 HOURS TSN.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (FLAP CONTROL)
THE FLAPS FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER LANDING. REPLACED THE FLAP CONTROL VALVE.
Part: LIGHTS — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT CREW REPORTS, THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT 3B AND 4A ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND FOUND THEM TO OPERATING CORRECTLY. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY PROBLEMS.
1996
Part: DOOR — CRACKED (LT MLG)
LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR FOWARD INBOARD HINGE BROKE LOOSE RESULTING IN THE INBOARD GEAR DOOR CRACKING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INBOARD GEAR DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ABI FOR GEAR SWINGS AND EXTENSION CHECKS. RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.