N327PX
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.
18 reports on file, 1995-10-12 – 2000-01-23.
Part: SWIVEL — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM)
AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT REPORTED THE HYDRAULIC CENTRAL WARNING PANEL LIGHT CAME ON, LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QTY DECREASED INTO THE YELLOW ARC AFTER GEAR CAME UP. A NORMAL EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS PERFORMED. MAIN LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC SWIVEL LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC SWIVEL. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–1998 · 17 reports
1998
Part: CONTROL BOX — INOPERATIVE (RT NACELLE)
AFTER TAKEOFF GOT RIGHT 'FIRE WARNING'. COMPLIED WITH CHECKLIST AND BLEW FIRE BOTTLES, AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE BOTTLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT FIRE LOOP CONTROL BOX. (M)
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (RIGHT)
DURING TEST FLIGHT, RIGHT ENGINE PROP STARTED TO AUTOCOARSEN WITH ITT CLIMB WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED ENGINE DID UNCOMMANDED ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PERFORMED GROUND POWER RUNS/ENGINE OVERSPEED TEST. ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL NO PROBLEMS NOTED. (M)
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
RIGHT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN-FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT FIRE DETECTION FIRE OVER HEAT DETECTOR. (X)
Part: FIRE LOOP — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
RIGHT FIRE DETECT FAIL ON CWP CAME ON IN-FLIGHT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN WENT OUT. CLEANED AND INSPECTED FIRE DETECT LOOP. NO CHAFING NOTED. (X)
Part: RT UNIT — FAILED (FWD FUSELAGE)
WEATHER RADAR INOP INFLGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR R/T. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: CONDITION LEVER — OUT OF ADJUST (RT ENGINE)
BOTTOMING GOVERNOR IS ENGAGED BELOW MINIMUM GATE ON RIGHT HAND ENGINE. RIGGED RIGHT HAND CONDITION LEVER IAW AMM 76-10-00. GROUND RUNS CHECKED GOOD. (X)
1997
Part: SPOT DETECTORS — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
RIGHT TAIL PIPE HOT LIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL THREE SPOT DETECTORS ON RIGHT ENGINE. (M)
Part: HYDRAULIC FLUID — REQ'D SERVICE (HYDRAULIC SYSTEM)
HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LEVEL LOW. CWP WENT OFF IN-FLIGHT. SERVICED HYDRAULIC FLUID. (X)
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — FAILED (RT MLG)
WHILE AT CRUISE, BLEW A HYDRAULIC LINE AND THE MAIN AND EMERGENCY PRESSURE WENT DOWN. DID AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION AND LANDED AT MEMPHIS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR PRESSURE LINE. ALSO, REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR SEPARATION BOLTS, SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, AND BLED SYSTEM. (X)
Part: CTOT — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)
ON TAKEOFF, LEFT CTOT EXCEEDED DESIRED SETTING, DEFERRED. (M)
Part: PRECOOLER — OIL SOAKED (LT ENGINE)
SMOKE COMING OUT OF LEFT PRE-COOLER INTAKE. CLEANED AND INSPECTED LEFT ENGINE BLEED PRE-COOLER. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS. (X)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (AVIONICS COMPT)
AVIONICS SMOKE WARNING ON CWP. REPLACED AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR. (M)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (LEFT)
DURING TEST FLIGHT, LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND AUTOCOARSENED. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS AN NO ATTEMPT AT RESTART WAS MADE. INSPECTED ALL COMPONENTS AND FUEL SYSTEM. TEST FLEW AIRCRAFT. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
1996
Part: ITT HARNESS — SHORTED (RT ENGINE)
ABORTED TAKEOFF WITH A ITT INDICATION RIGHT OF 944 DEGREES CELSIUS, 108 PERCENT TORQUE BLEEDS OFF, ANTI-ICE ON. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT. FOUND ITT FLUCTUATING. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT YELLOW HARNESS. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT AGAIN. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: RECIR FAN — FAILED (RT COCKPIT)
INBOUND TO INL, PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. MECHANIC FOUND RIGHT RECIRCULATIN AT FAULT, AND DEFERRED IT PER MEL 5/20/96. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN IAW SAAB AMM 21-22-10. OPS CHECK GOOD 5/22/96. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — BROKEN WIRE (LT ENGINE)
LEFT TAIL PIPE 'HOT' LIGHT (CAPTION) ON DURING CLIMB-OUT. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND RETURNED RAMP. LIGHT WAS ON WHOLE WAY BACK. REPLACED BROKEN WIRE ON LEFT ENGINE TAIL PIPE SPOT DETECTOR CANNON PLUG. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
1995
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO COMPT)
CARGO SMOKE CAUTION IN FLIGHT, FOLLOWED CHECK LIST, FIRED CARGO EXTINGUISHER. RETURNED TO MEM. REPLACED CARGO DETECTOR. (M)