N339NG

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
COLGAN AIR INCOperatoron 2011-03-17Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Incident · 2011-03-17 Operator named in NTSB report
BOMBARDIER INC DHC 8 402 No injuries Part 121COLGAN AIR INC

Operated by Colgan Air, Inc. (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ENG11IA021

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.

27 reports on file, 2011-01-25 – 2015-10-16.

OTHER · 2015-10-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 9,322 hrs · 8,964 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN EMERGENCY GREEN LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LAMP IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A201510160726
OTHER · 2015-07-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 8,810 hrs · 8,452 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD F/A FLASHLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE R & R THE BATTERIES IN THE FORWARD F/A FLASHLIGHT IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A201507030400
OTHER · 2015-06-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: BATTERY PACK — WEAK (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 8,752 hrs · 8,398 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD FLIGHT FLASHLIGHT WAS DIM. MAINTENANCE R & R FORWARD F/A FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A201506220383
WARNING INDICATION · 2015-05-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5230

Part: HANDLE — UNSECURE (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 8,646 hrs · 8,299 cycles

THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, THEY RECEIVED A BAGGAGE DOOR OPEN INDICATION DURING CLIMB. THE ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT BAGGAGE DOOR UNLOCKED AND THE HANDLE UNSECURED. OPS CHECKS WERE PERFORMED ON THE DOOR WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR R61A201505300341
OTHER · 2015-01-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 7,949 hrs · 7,640 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE AFT F/A FLASHLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. R & R THE BATTERIES IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A201501100027
Earlier reports · 2011–2014 · 22 reports

2014

OTHER · 2014-09-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: FLASHLIGHT — DIM (FWD CABIN) · airframe 7,307 hrs · 7,046 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD F/A FLASHLIGHT WAS DIM. MAINTENANCE. R & R FWD F/A FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A201409131059
OTHER · 2014-07-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 7,103 hrs · 6,841 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD F/A FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENACE R & R FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A2014073100947
OTHER · 2014-06-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: MEGAPHONE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 6,771 hrs · 6,516 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE F/A MEGAPHONE WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE R & R MEGAPHONE IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A201406040718
NO WARNING INDICATION · 2014-04-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (MLG INDICATOR) · airframe 6,511 hrs · 6,267 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE LT MAIN GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. PERFORMED A GO AROUND AND A FLY BY OF TOWER. TOWER REPORTED THAT GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. RAN QRH AND F/A REPORTED THAT GEAR LOOKED NORMAL. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AS A PRECAUTION. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND STOPPED ON TAXIWAY WHILE ACFT WAS INSPECTED. TAXIED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND BULBS BURNED OUT. MAINTENANCE R & R LIGHT BULBS IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR R61A201404100521
INADEQUATE Q C · 2014-02-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: BATTERY PACK — MISSING (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 6,252 hrs · 6,019 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE COCKPIT FLASHLIGHT WAS MISSING BATTERIES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERIES IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A201402160269

2013

INADEQUATE Q C; WARNING INDICATION · 2013-11-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5230

Part: DOOR — UNSECURE (CARGO) · airframe 5,887 hrs · 5,670 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE AFT CARGO DOOR INDICATED OPEN AND COULD NOT PRESSURIZE ACFT. AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED, ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND CARGO DOOR WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED AND THE LATCH WAS OUT. MAINTENANCE SECURED DOOR IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A201311241235
OTHER · 2013-11-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5347

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 5,841 hrs · 5,632 cycles

DURING HEAVY CHECK, FOUND RIGHT SEAT TRACK 15 INCHES AFT OF SERVICE DOOR RBL 24 CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-42-05-02-01, 51-25-10.

Source: SDR R61A201311051115
OTHER · 2013-11-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5330

Part: SKIN — SCRATCHED (ZONE 200) · airframe 5,841 hrs · 5,632 cycles

DURING HEAVY CHECK, FOUND RT FUSELAGE SKIN BS 301 S22-23R FOUND THREE SCRATCHES. BLENDED DAMAGE AND FOUND TO BE BEYOND ALOWABLE LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND REPAIRED IAW RD8/4-53-2000. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR R61A201311051169
OTHER · 2013-10-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2800

Part: TUBE — CRACKED (NACA) · airframe 5,932 hrs · 5,639 cycles

DURING HEAVY CHECK, FOUND NACA VENT TUBE CRACKED UNDER ACCESS PANEL 524FT ON FWD INBD WELD LINE. MX REMOVED AND WELDED IAW ER DHC-8-400-57-L02378, PN 85711207-001.

Source: SDR R61A201310261113
OTHER · 2013-10-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: FILTER — BLOCKED (DOOR SEAL) · airframe 5,710 hrs · 5,507 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD CABIN DOOR IS NOT SEALING AT THE TOP. ACFT RETURNED TO GATE AND FLIGHT CANCELLED. MAINTENANCE FOUND VERY LITTLE AIR SUPPLY TO THE RESERVOIR AND FOUND THAT AN INLINE FILTER JUST PAST THE CHECK VALVE IS BLOCKING AIR TO THE RESERVOIR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FILTER IAW AMM. ACFT OUT OF SERVICE.

Source: SDR R61A201310091000
WARNING INDICATION · 2013-07-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: BLOWOUT PANEL — DISLODGED (CARGO BAY) · airframe 5,134 hrs · 4,947 cycles

CREW RECEIVED AN AFT BAGGAGE DOOR OPEN WARNING INDICATION DURING FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE BLOWOUT PANEL WAS DISLODGED. MX RESET PANEL IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A201307060583
OTHER · 2013-06-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 4,952 hrs · 4,776 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE FWD F/A FLASHLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. MX REPLACED BATTERIES IN FWD F/A FLASHLIGHT IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A201306070522
OTHER · 2013-03-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: STRAP — BROKEN (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 4,530 hrs · 4,353 cycles

CREW REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT FLASHLIGHT HOLDER WAS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE RESECURED STRAP ON FLIGHT ATTENDANT FLASHLIGHT PER BOMBA AMM 25-62-06 AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A201303280328
OTHER · 2013-02-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5230

Part: HANDLE — UNLATCHED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 4,387 hrs · 4,227 cycles

WHILE FERRYING AIRCRAFT FROM EGE TO DEN, CREW COULD NOT PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT EGE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED CARGO DOOR HANDLE UNLATCHED. MAINTENANCE LATCHED CARGO HANDLE PER BOMBA AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A201302260194
WARNING INDICATION · 2013-02-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5230

Part: HANDLE — UNSECURE (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 4,383 hrs · 4,221 cycles

WHILE IN FLIGHT FROM DRO TO DEN, CREW REPORTED FUSELAGE PRESSURE DROP AT 11,500 FEET AND CARGO DOOR SHOWED OPEN. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DRO WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND CARGO DOOR HANDLE NOT LATCHED. MAINTENANCE LATCHED AND SECURED PER BOMBA AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR R61A201302250184

2012

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2012-06-06 Unresolved
ATA 5200

Part: DOOR — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 3,283 hrs · 3,168 cycles

AIRCRAFT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING DURING ARRIVAL. LOST RADAR FOR 3 MINUTES, ELT TRIPPED, AND HAD A BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT AND FORWARD CABIN. FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY, WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. AFTER POST FLIGHT CHECK, CREW STATED O2 DOOR WAS AJAR. THE DOOR HAS DAMAGE AT THE CENTER OF THE DOOR. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED.

Source: SDR NSVA20120606553

2011

WARNING INDICATION · 2011-08-14 Unresolved
ATA 7320

Part: VALVE — DEFECTIVE (NR 1) · airframe 1,364 hrs · 1,294 cycles

AT FL110 CREW HAD THE FADEC FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THEN ENGINES WERE INDICATING NORMAL. CREW FOLLOWED QRH AND CONTINUED TO ALB. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR PRIORITY HANDLING AND LANDED WITHOUT ISSUES. CHANGED NR 1 P2.7 VALVE AND EXITER BOX. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR NSVA2011178
WARNING INDICATION · 2011-06-15 Unresolved
ATA 3234

Part: SELECTOR VALVE — INOPERATIVE (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 954 hrs · 891 cycles

PILOT DISCREPANCY: LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. PERFORMED ALTERNATE EXTENSION. REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE IAW Q400 AMM 32-31-06. OPERATIONAL CHECK IS GOOD.

Source: SDR NSVA2011136
WARNING INDICATION · 2011-05-27 Unresolved
ATA 5230

Part: HANDLE — OUT OF POSITION (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 853 hrs · 795 cycles

THE AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. CREW FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO EWR WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. MX MET A/C AT GATE AND FOUND THE CARGO DOOR HANDLE NOT FULLY CLOSED, POSITIONED HANDLE CORRECTLY AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE DOOR IAW Q400 AMM 52-31-00.

Source: SDR NSVA2011124
WARNING INDICATION · 2011-04-07 Unresolved
ATA 2740

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 558 hrs · 517 cycles

INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL AT 95 KTS, PITCH TRIM CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO REMOTE PARKING AREA. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

Source: SDR NSVA2011077
WARNING INDICATION; FLAME/FIRE · 2011-03-17 Unresolved
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1) · airframe 551 hrs · 511 cycles

CRUISE, 15-20 MINS EAST OF PIT RECEIVED AN INDICATION OF NR 1 OIL PRESS LIGHT AND BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO RUN THE CHECKLIST RECEIVED THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT. RAN THE CHECKLIST AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE, F/O SMELLED SMOKE AFTER THEY USED THE FIRE BOTTLE. BRIEFED PAX FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. LANDED WITH A PERSISTENT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION CAPT ORDERED THE EMERGENCY EVAC ON THE RUNWAY USING THE RIGHT REAR EXIT ONLY. NTSB HAS GRANTED MX PERMISSION TO PULL CVR AND FSR C/B’S SO WE DO NOT LOOSE ANY DATA. THE NTSB ALSO GRANTED US PERMISSION TO TAKE PICTURES, WHILE TAKING PICTURES FOUND HOLES BURNED THROUGH ENGINE CASE OF ENGINE REMOVED AND SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR A TEARDOWN INVESTIGATION.

Source: SDR NSVA2011053
FALSE WARNING · 2011-01-25 Unresolved
ATA 5270

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 262 hrs · 241 cycles

ON LIFTOFF CREW RECEIVED CARGO DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT A/S APPROX 120KTS, RWY 5L. PERFORMED GERNERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF AFT CARGO DOOR, FOUND NO DAMAGE OR DEFECTS, AFTER RE-SECURING DOOR, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

Source: SDR NSVA2011008