N342NG
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.
23 reports on file, 2011-02-09 – 2016-02-21.
Part: SEAL — FAILED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 9,013 hrs · 8,605 cycles
AT 13,600 MSL CREW RECEIVED A CABIN PRESSURE WARNING MESSAGE. CREW DROPPED TO 10,000, REGAINED CONTROL OF PRESSURIZATION AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. WHILE CLIMBING AGAIN, PRESSURE DROPPED AND CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE WHERE THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED, R & R AFT CARGO DOOR SEAL IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Earlier reports · 2011–2015 · 22 reports
2015
Part: FLASHLIGHT — INOPERATIVE (AFT CABIN) · airframe 8,703 hrs · 8,297 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE AFT F/A FLASHLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE R & R AFT F/A FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: FLASHLIGHT — INOPERATIVE (FWD CABIN) · airframe 8,703 hrs · 8,297 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD F/A FLASHLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE R & R FORWARD F/A FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (LIGHT SWITCH) · airframe 8,586 hrs · 8,177 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE F/A EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LAMP IN THE SWITCH IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2014
Part: FLAP SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 7,195 hrs · 6,834 cycles
AS CREW WAS MOVING FLAPS FROM 10 TO 0 DEGREES, RECEIVED A FLAP POWER CAUTION MESSAGE. RAN QRH AND FLAPS WERE STUCK AT 4 DEGREES. ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO DESTINATION AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO GATE. RESET POWER AND CHECKED FLAPS IAW AMM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.
Part: FLASHLIGHT — DIM (FWD CABIN) · airframe 6,575 hrs · 6,271 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD F/A`S FLASHLIGHT WAS DIM. MAINTENANCE R & R FORWARD F/A FLASHLIGHT IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 6,167 hrs · 5,884 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD F/A FLASHLIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED NEW BATTERIES IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 6,153 hrs · 5,869 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK FOUND RT INBD SEAT TRACK AT STATION X 1.000 HAS CORROSION. MX R & R SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-42-05, 51-40-15, 51-40-07.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 668-782) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 6,153 hrs · 5,869 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LT SEAT TRACK BETWEEN BS 668-782. MAINTENANCE R & R SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-42-05, 51-42-45.
Part: BATTERY — WEAK (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 6,080 hrs · 5,799 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE F/A FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES ARE LOW. MAINTENANCE R & R BOTH F/A FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2013
Part: PUMP — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 5,231 hrs · 4,992 cycles
CREW RECEIVED NR 2 ENGINE HYD PUMP CAUTION LIGHT. CREW FOLLOWED QRH, CONTACTED MAINTENANCE VIA RADIO AND ELECTED TO DIVERT. SHORTLY AFTER DIVERTING, ACFT LOST NEARLY ALL OF THE HYD FLUID IN THE NR 2 SYS. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY IN CASE THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO TURN OFF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLES STANDING BY, CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND STOPPED ON RUNWAY. ACFT WAS PULLED VIA TUG TO GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE ENGINE 2 VARIABLE PUMP LEAKING. MAINTENANCE R & R THE ENGINE NR 2 VARIABLE PUMP AND PERFORMED A SIMPLIFIED FLUSH IAW AMM. ACFT OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 4,407 hrs · 4,189 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE FWD F/A FLASHLIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE BATTERIES IN THE FORWARD FLASHLIGHT IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 4,123 hrs · 3,915 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE AFT F/A FLASHLIGHT WAS INOP. MX REPLACED AFT F/A FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: DOOR — OPEN (CARGO BAY) · airframe 3,727 hrs · 3,541 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED DOOR PER BOMBA AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: FLASHLIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 3,715 hrs · 3,531 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT FLASHLIGHT WAS INOP. FLASHLIGHT WAS PLACED ON MEL PER BOMBA AMM.
2012
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FAULTY (BLEED AIR SYS) · airframe 2,882 hrs · 2,703 cycles
RETURN TO GATE DUE TO A NR 1 BLEED HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH BLEED SYSTEM ON MEL. MX FOUND THE LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT ENGINES RUNNING MEANING AND INDICATION PROBLEM. C/W L2 & BLEED MEL WS INDICATION ONLY.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (R2 DOOR) · airframe 2,734 hrs · 2,558 cycles
PILOT REPORTS THAT THE R2 SERVICE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 14,000FT. NO LOSS OR CHANGE IN CABIN PRESSURE.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (DE-ICE SYSTEM) · airframe 45,368 hrs · 43,648 cycles
DURING INITIAL CLIMB RECEIVED A DEICE CAUTION LIGHT. FLIGHT WAS HEADING INTO ICING CONDITIONS, RETURNED TO IAD. OHMED OUT THE LOWER DUCT AND UPPER DUCT. ALL READINGS GOOD. MX HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE INTAKE HEAT TO FAIL SINCE TAKING AIRCRAFT FROM LINE. MX PERFORMED AIRCRAFT RUNS, SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO DISCREPANCY NOTED.
2011
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 2,086 hrs · 1,933 cycles
FLIGHT 3920 BTV - IAD AC 342NG ABORTED TAKEOFF FOR AFT BAGGAGE DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 2,060 hrs · 1,910 cycles
DEICE CAUTION ILLUMINATED ON GROUND. F/A COMPLAINED OF BURNING RUBBER SMELL. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE BURNING SMELL. HOWEVER DID FIND NR 2 ENGINE TRANSFER TUBES LEAKING.
Part: HANDLE — UNSECURE (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 1,767 hrs · 1,631 cycles
FLIGHT 4878 DIVERTED DUE TO THE AFT BAGGAGE DOOR MASTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, UPON DESCENT THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. UPON LANDING, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT BAGGAGE DOOR HANDLE IN THE FULL EXTENDED AND OPEN POSITION.
Part: HANDLE — OUT OF POSITION (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 182 hrs · 167 cycles
FORWARD CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 21,000 FT. CREW RAN QRH AND DIVERTED TO ALB, AIRCRAFT DID NOT DEPRESSURIZE. FOUND TO BE HANDLE EXTENDED, OPS CHECKED DOOR, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 104 hrs · 93 cycles
FLIGHT 3321 ORF-EWR DIVERTED TO RIC DUE TO THE FWD CARGO DOOR LIGHT. PERFORMED OPS CHECK, CHECKED GOOD.