N330AE
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, 1997-04-30 – 2004-03-05.
Part: FIRE LOOP — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE)
SBP - FLT 3004 - NR 2 FIRE WARNING INTEGRITY TEST FAILED. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE AFT FIRE SENSOR LOOP IAW SAAB 340 AMM 26-11-05. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Earlier reports · 1997–2003 · 17 reports
2003
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (LANDING GEAR)
DFW - FLT 3311 - DURING DESCENT, THE CREW REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, CREW FOUND CB F7 POPPED. F7 WAS RESET AND LANDING GEAR THEN EXTENED NORMAL. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK AS COMPLIED WITH, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS THE RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2002
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, CARGO RIGHT FRAME AT STATION 658.8 WAS FOUND TO HAVE ONE DENT. RECONTOURED DENT AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS004554 PARA 1. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, CARGO RIGHT FRAME AT STATION 677 WAS FOUND TO HAVE TWO DENTS. RECONTOURED DENTS AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS004527 PARA 2. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, THE CARGO RIGHT FRAME AT STATION 668 WAS FOUND TO HAVE ONE DENT. RECONTOURED DENT AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS004527 PARA 3. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, THE CARGO RIGHT FRAME AT STATION 686.888 WAS FOUND TO HAVE FOUR DENTS. RECONTOURED DENTS AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS004527 PARA 1. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING A MBV INSPECTION, THE LEFT SIDE UPPER FLANGE OF THE LOWER FRAME AT STATION 258 WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. COMPLETELY REMOVED CORROSION BY CUTOUT. FABRICATED AN ANGLE AND SHIMS. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM (72LKS 3079 REV 40) 53-70-30 PARA 4 FIG 206/207. (M)
Part: LANDING GEAR — BIRD STRIKE (NLG)
ON ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A BIRD STRIKE IN THE NOSE WHEEL WHEEL AREA. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURN TO LAX WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. REMOVED BIRD REMAINS FROM UPPER NLG AND INSPECTED AREA WITH. NO DAMAGE NOTED. (M)
2001
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
LAX - FLT 3048 - CREW REPORTED THE NR 1 ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT DURING SHORT FINAL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR THE LEFT ENGINE IAW THE GEE MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: CHIP DETECTOR — ACTIVATED (LT ENGINE)
DURNG CLIMB-OUT, CREW REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT RETUREND TO LAX. (M)
2000
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
LAX - FLT 3088 - FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT RIGHT AISLE NEAR ROW 14. (M)
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SBA - FLT 3039 - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 11A IS INOPERATIVE PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BULB AT SEAT 11A OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BALLAST — BURNED (CABIN)
SAN - FLT 3047 - CREW REPORTS BURNING SMELL IN CABIN. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BALLAST FOR LIGHT AT SEAT 3B. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 17,143 hrs · 16,457 cycles
SBP - FLT 3074 - CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON AT 1,000 FEET ALTITUDE. DISCHARGED NR 1 FIRE BOTTLE. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. REPLACED RIGHT CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER IAW S340 AMM 26-23-10. VISUALLY INSPECTED CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 297-329)
ABI - SEAT TRACK AT BL 0.0 FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS FROM 297.0 TO 329.5. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK AT BL 0.0 IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-60. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1999
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 5024 - EMERGENCY LIGHTING OVER SEAT 4A DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
1998
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
JFK - FLT 4940 - EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING AT SEAT 9BC DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT BULB. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (X)
1997
Part: BLADE — DAMAGED (PROPELLER)
UPON EXAMINATION OF BLADE BUTT, AN INDICATION IN THE FILLET RADIUS WAS NOTED. THE FILLET RADIUS HAS A PORTION OF MATERIAL MISSING. THE MISSING PORTION IS APPROXIMATELY 0.170 INCH LONG AND APPROXIMATELY 0.050 INCH WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. LOCATION IS APPROXIMATELY 0.500 INCH FROM THE SET SCREW HOLE CENTER APPROXIMTELY 0.250 INCH IN THE COUNTERCLOCKWISE DIRECTION IF VIEWED FROM THE BUTT END. THE AREA IS ORIENTED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY IN THE FILLET RADIUS.