N332AE
Registered owner: AVIATION INVENTORY RESOURCES INC, TX (owner ≠ operator)
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.
20 reports on file, 1995-06-09 – 2001-12-12.
Part: FIRE LOOP — CHAFED (RT ENGINE)
MRY - FLT 3349 - CREW REPORTED THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE DETECTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY DURING DESCENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FIRE LOOP FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE CHAFFED. FIRE DETECTION LOOP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
LAX - FLT 3130 - ONE LIGHT ON EMS TRACK FLOOR LIGHTS INOPERATIVE NEAR ROWS 8/9. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMS LIGHT BULB AT ROW 8 IAW SAAB AMM 33-50-20. CREW REPORTED ONE FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT ROW 8. LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED, OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
MRY - FLT 3034 - FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS ONLY STAY ON FOR 40 SECONDS. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO LAX WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED TWO BATTERY PACKS (S/N'S 8086, 17693) IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: TRACK — CORRODED (AIR STAIR)
SBP - AIR STAIR TRACK HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIRSTAIR TRACK AND SUPPORT ANGLES IAW SAAB SRM 51-40-21. REF SIMA0786. (M)
Part: TRACK — CORRODED (AIR STAIR)
SBP - AIR STAIR TRACK HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIRSTAIR TRACK AND SUPPORT ANGLES IAW SAAB SRM 51-40-21. (M)
Part: SUPPORT FITTING — CORRODED (AIR STAIR)
SBP - AIR STAIR TRACK HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIRSTAIR TRACK AND SUPPORT ANGLES IAW SAAB SRM 51-40-21. REF SIMA0786 (M).
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SBP - FOUND SEAT 11BC SN79521 HAS CORRODED HARDWARE AT INBOARD FLOOR ATTACHMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTTOM TIE ASSEMBLY AND ALL ATTACHING HARDWARE IAW B/E AERO SB 25-20-1289. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
LAX - FLT 3015 - CREW REPORRED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. OPS CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHTS WAS COMPLIED WITH IAW SAAB MM 33-50-00. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–2000 · 12 reports
2000
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT)
FLT 3105 - LAX - AFTER TAKEOFF, LEFT ENGINE WAS 80 DEGREES HOTTER THAN RIGHT. RETURN TO LAX. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE IAW SAAB 340 WORK CARD 4903. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: BALLASTS — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 5108 - FAINT ELECTRICAL ODOR DETECTED MOMENTARILY IN CABIN AREA, POSSIBLY ADJACENT TO ROWS 4 AND 5. ODOR WAS DETECTED BY F/A AND A COCKPIT QUALIFIED PASSENGER TRAVELING IN THE CABIN. THIS IS A REPEAT WRITE-UP FROM PREVIOUS FLIGHT. INSPECTED LIGHT SOCKETS AND BALLASTS. FOUND TWO BAD, ONE FOR WINDOW AND ONE FOR OVERHEAD LIGHTS AT MID CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED BALLASTS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BALLASTS — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 5108 - FAINT ELECTRICAL ODOR DETECTED MOMENTARILY IN CABIN AREA, POSSIBLY ADJACENT TO ROWS 4 AND 5. ODOR WAS DETECTED BY F/A AND A COCKPIT QUALIFIED PASSENGER TRAVELING IN THE CABIN. THIS IS A REPEAT WRITE-UP FROM PREVIOUS FLIGHT. INSPECTED LIGHT SOCKETS AND BALLASTS. FOUND TWO BAD, ONE FOR WINDOW AND ONE FOR OVERHEAD LIGHTS AT MID CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED BALLASTS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (LT NACELLE)
ABI - LEFT NACELLE OUTBOARD UPPER SKIN CHAFING. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REINFORCEMENT DOUBLER .025 INCH. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 297-329)
ABI - FOUND SEAT TRACKS BL 0 AND 18.3L AT FS 297-329 CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. CUT OUT 32 INCH SECTION OF EXISTING SEAT TRACKS, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 32 INCH LONG EXTRUSIONS. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: WHEEL — FROZEN (LT MLG)
ABI - SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO THE GATE. FOUND THE NR 2 WHEEL BEARING HAD FROZE AND THE TIRE HAD BEEN DRAGGING, CAUSING THE SMOKE. NR 2 BRAKE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH BRAKES AND BOTH WHEEL ASSEMBLIES ON THE LEFT GEAR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BULB — INTERMITTENT (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE SEAT 10BC WAS INTERMITTENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, THE BULB WAS REPLACED FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS.
Part: RECEPTICLE — BURNED (GALLEY)
CREW REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE GALLEY AREA. SUSPECTED THE COFFEE JUG. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 HOT JUG RECEPTICLE BURNED. REPLACED THE RECEPTICLE AND THE NR 1 HOT JUG.
1997
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (CARGO COMPT)
CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, NR 1 CARGO EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED. REPLACED THE NR 1 CARGO EXTINGUISHER AND THE FORWARD AND AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS. BOTH EXTINGUISHERS WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH 10196 HOURS TSN.
1996
Part: VENT FAN — ODOR (AVIONICS BAY)
PILOT REPORTED A FUNNY NOISE AND ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE AVIONICS VENT FAN. MAINTENANCE OPERATED THE FAN FOR 20 MINUTES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY PROPLEMS.
1995
Part: COMPRESSOR — STALLED (LT ENGINE)
FLIGHT 3420 - LAS/LAX - PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE LT ENGINE, AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHUTDOWN CONSISTENT WITH A COMPRESSOR STALL. INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES WERE EFFECTED ON THE LT ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED AN INLET COMPRESSOR INSPECTION AS WELL AS A BORESCOPE ON THE COMPRESSOR AND HOT SECTION, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WHICH IT SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED FOR THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM.
Part: HMU — DEFECTIVE (LT ENGINE)
FUNCTIONAL CHECK, FLIGHT 7794 LAS/LAX - PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF AT 400 FEET HE ENCOUNTERED A COMPRESSOR STALL ON THE LT ENGINE. INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES WERE EFFECTED ON LT ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED LEFT ENGINE HMU AND LT ENGINE ANTI-ICE BLEED VALVE. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY GROUND RUNS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR FCF. THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.