N324AE
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.
26 reports on file, 1996-12-03 – 2007-12-26.
Part: BATTERY PACK — MALFUNCTIONED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 25,115 hrs · 29,218 cycles
ON FLIGHT 3264, EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ABOVE MAIN PAX DOOR AND EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ABOVE FLIGHT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT WILL NOT STAY ILLUMINATED AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT LOC 20N1 IAW AMM 33-50-10 OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (AUTOCOARSEN) · airframe 24,806 hrs · 28,793 cycles
ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO AUTOCOARSEN HIGH LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. DISPATCH AND CREW AGREE TO RETURN TO THE BLOCK DUE TO MEL WEIGHT LIMITATIONS. FOUND RPL MIN T/O CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED RESET BREAKER PERFORMED. OPS CHECKS IAW AMM 61-22-02 OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SERVICE.
Part: MODULE — MALFUNCTIONED (YAW DAMPER) · airframe 24,775 hrs · 28,747 cycles
YAW DAMPER AND AUTOPILOT WILL NOT ENGAGE. DISCONNECT AURAL ALERT KEEPS COMING ON. GA MODE COMES ON UNCOMMANDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED YAW TRIM MODULE OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE AUTOPILOT SYSTEM OK AT THIS TIME IAW SAAB AMM 22-10-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION · airframe 24,719 hrs · 28,663 cycles
CREW REPORTED A LOW SPEED ABORT DUE TO NO RIGHT APR (AUTO POWER RESERVE) LIGHT ON. ISSUED CREW PLACARD ON APR SYS MEL 7602. COULD NOT DUPLICATE, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 24,510 hrs · 28,367 cycles
STRONG ODOR OF CLEANING FLUID DURING CLIMB-OUT. RETURNED TO DFW. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS WITH BLEEDS OPEN IAW SAAB AMM 72-00-00 AND AMM 21-50-00. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER 30 MINUTES, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 24,326 hrs · 28,012 cycles
TWO CONSECUTIVE EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY AT 20LN IAW SAAB AMM 33-50-10. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 22,729 hrs · 23,853 cycles
LOST MAIN HYDRAULIC PUMP, MAIN SYSTEM SHOWED ZERO PRESSURE, PUMP WAS INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY ACCUMULATOR AND PRESSURE WERE GOOD. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LOST NOSE WHEEL STEERING ON GROUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC PUMP IAW SAAB AMM. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD, RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1996–2005 · 19 reports
2005
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
THE SEAT TRACK AT BL 0 WAS FOUND CORRODED. REMOVED THE EXISTING SEAT TRACK AND CLEANED THE AREA. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM, SRM 72LKS3079 REV 45, CHAPTER 53-70-60 PARA 8. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 297-329)
SEAT TRACK AT BL 18.3 BETWEEN STATION 297 AND STATION 329 WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. CUT OUT SECTION OF EXISTING SEAT TRACK. PREPARED A 32.5 REPAIR SECTION FROM NEW SEAT TRACK. PREPARED A 15 INCH REPAIR U BEAM. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM, SRM 72LKS3079 REV 45, CHAPTER 53-70-60. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
THE LEFT UPPER SEAT TRACK WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. REMOVED THE CORRODED LEFT UPPER SEAT TRACK. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM, SRM 72LKS3079 REV 45, CHAPTERS 51-40-21, 51-40-22 AND 51-40-40. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)
THE SEAT TRACK AT BL 36R WAS FOUND CORRODED. REMOVED EXISTING SEAT TRACK AT BL 36R. CLEANED AND TREATED NEW SEAT TRACK. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340B SRM, SRM 72LKS 3079, CHAPTERS 51-40-21, 51-40-22, 51-40-25 AND 51-40-40. (M)
2001
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
LAX - FLT 3105 - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 3C IN INOPERATIVE. LIGHT PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. (M)
Part: COFFEEMAKER — MALFUNCTIONED (GALLEY)
LAX - FLT 3113 - CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL AFTER TAKEOFF. NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED AND SMELL APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE GALLEY AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED HOT JUG CONTAINERS IAW SAAB AMM 25-32. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
2000
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SBP - RIGHT FORWARD VERTICAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SIGN FAILED TO ILLUNMINATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURND TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3325 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT BETWEEN SEAT 10/11 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FLT 3384 - FSM - FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH LEFT ON, EMERGENCY LIGHT WILL COME ON BRIEFLY THEN EXTINGUISHE. AIRCRAFT ISSUED FERRY PERMIT TO DFW FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL FIVE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS S/N 2640, 8086, 20512, 17641, 18484. (M)
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (LT COCKPIT)
JFK - FLT 5111 - AT CRUISE ALTITUDE (14,000 OAT - 18 DEGREES C) CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. REMOVED AND REPLACED WINDSHIELD. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1998
Part: BATTERIES — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ADJACENT FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS INOP AT ROWS 8B/10B AND TWO ADJACENT OVERHEAD EMER LIGHTS INOP AT 9A/11A. REPLACED BATTERIES 22LN AND 23LN.
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT, THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AT ROWS 6BC AND 7BC FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A SOLDER CONNECTION AT FUSE HAD WORK HARDENED, RESOLDERED WIRE AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
FLIGHT 5004, AEX, CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD COME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN GO OUT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACKS.
Part: LIGHTS — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
FLIGHT 5087, DFW, CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM AND FOUND ALL LIGHTS TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEATS 7BC AND 8A FAILED TO ILLUMINATE DURING PREFLIGHT TEST. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE AT FUSE AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT, OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GROUND TEST OF EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM AND FOUND ALL LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE PROPERLY IAW SAAB AMM 33-55-00.
1997
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED TEST (LAVATORY)
DURING PREFLIGHT, THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR FAILED TO TEST. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.
Part: FLIGHT IDLE TQ — OUT OF ADJUST (RT ENGINE)
UPON LANDING, THE FLIGHT IDLE STOP LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND THE POWER LEVERS COULD NOT BE BROUGHT INTO REVERSE. CREW EXECUTED A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. ALSO, REPORTED ON LANDING WITH THE POWER LEVERS AT FLIGHT IDLE THE RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE WOULD NOT GO BELOW 23 PERCENT. THE CREW DID NOT ATTEMPT TO PULL THE FLIGHT IDLE STOP. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TESTS OF THE FLIGHT IDLE STOP SYSTEM, ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD, COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY DISCREPANCIES. ADJUSTED THE FLIGHT IDLE TORQUE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE.
1996
Part: TURBINE — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO NEAR ZERO IN FLIGHT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE TO BE 4 QUARTS LOW OF OIL. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED BUT A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS FOUND IN THE TAILPIPE THAT APPEARED TO BE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE TURBINE SECTION. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.