N343AG
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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.
49 reports on file, 2013-06-24 – 2019-08-05.
Part: BRAKE — OUT OF ADJUST (MLG) · airframe 38,867 hrs · 43,502 cycles
R BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR AND DOES NOT HAVE PRESSURE, TAXI TEST SUGGESTED. TAXI ACFT AS PER AMM 09-20-00, AND PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT/TEST OF ACFT BRAKE SYSTEM I.A.W AMM 32-42-40-05 OPS CHECK GOOD NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.
Part: BRAKE SYS — CONTAMINATED (MLG) · airframe 38,867 hrs · 43,502 cycles
FLT 00053, RT BRAKE IS SOFT AND BRAKE SLIPS AT SLOW SPEEDS. PERFORMED BRAKE BLEED OPERATION IAW AMM REF 32-42-00-02, SERVICE HYD SYSTEM REF 12-10-29 BRAKE SYSTEM OPS CHECK NORMAL NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 38,742 hrs · 43,391 cycles
LIGHT# 0116 MCO/PNS REPORT: CABIN ENTRY EXIT SIGN LIGHT INOP. CORRECTIVE ACTION: R&R CABIN ENTRY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BULB IAW AMM 33-50-50-02 OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: COVER — DETACHED (EMER EXIT HANDLE) · airframe 38,484 hrs · 43,139 cycles
FLIGHT# 0062 NAS/TPA REPORT: COVER FOR HANDLE ON EMERGENCY EXIT RT SIDE BY SEAT 2F FELL OFF. CORRECTIVE ACTION: RESECURED EMERGENCY DOOR HANDLE COVER IAW AMM 52-20-05.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 38,461 hrs · 43,118 cycles
FLIGHT# 0080 TPA/TPA REPORT:F.A. REPORTED CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON ARMED POSITION ON OVERHEAD PANEL QRH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPAIRED BROKEN WIRES AT FA PANEL SWITCH 29LN. NO FIX. T/S WIRES AT 29LN FOUND WIRES TO BE CORRECT IAW SAAB AMM WM 33-50-00. FOUND SWITCH 29LN TO HAVE ONE BAD N/C SWITCH SEGMENT PIN7 TO PIN8 HAS NO CONTINUITY IN THE ARMED POSITION. SWITCH 29LN NEEDS REPLACED. R&R FA PANEL IAW SAAB AMM 20-10-00-00 OPS CHECK GOOD IAW SAAB AMM 33-00-00.
Part: SENSOR — FAILED (RT PROPELLER) · airframe 38,299 hrs · 42,969 cycles
FLIGHT 0138 EYW/TPA EMERGENCY LANDING RSW. REPORT:R PROP RPM FLUCTUATTED UNDERSPEED. PERFORMED QRH PROPELLER RPM UNDERSPEED P5-22 & ENGINE SHUTDOWN 5-24. CORRECTIVE ACTION: R AND R RT PROP SPEED SENSOR IAW MM 74-00-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 38,279 hrs · 42,948 cycles
FLIGHT# 0092 TPA/FLL REPORT: EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING FROM ROW 3-5 IS NOT WORKING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED 42LN PROXSIMITY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP IAW AMM 33-50-20.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN) · airframe 38,279 hrs · 42,948 cycles
FLIGHT# 0092 TPA/FLL REPORT: FWD RT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IS NOT WORKING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED 21LN FWD RIGHT HAND EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY IAW AMM 33-50-10--4. FWD RT EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN OPS CHECK GOOD IAW 33-50-00.
Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — FAILED (NLG) · airframe 37,982 hrs · 42,647 cycles
FLIGHT 9008 TPA/MCO REPORT: DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, IN TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN LANDING GEAR HANDLE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: R&R NLG UPLOCK SWITCH IAW AMM 32-61-15-02, OPS CHECK GOOD
Earlier reports · 2013–2018 · 40 reports
2018
Part: PUMP — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 37,954 hrs · 42,620 cycles
FLIGHT# 0086 FLL/ELH REPORT: LOST HYD PUMP, HYD PRESSURE COMPLETELY LOST. CORRECTIVE ACTION: R&R MOTOR DRIVEN PUMP IAW SAAB AMM 29-10-10-04 OPS CHECK GOOD IAW SAAB AMM 29-10-10-05.
Part: SIGN — UNSECURE (CABIN) · airframe 37,927 hrs · 42,590 cycles
FLIGHT# 0088 ELH/FLL REPORT: EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN OVER MAIN CABIN DOOR NEEDS TO BE RESECURED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: RESECURED EXIT SIGN COVER AT MAIN CABIN DOOR IAW SAAB AMM 33-50-50-02,NO DEFECT NOTED.
Part: GAS CYLINDER — WEAK (AIRSTAIR DOOR) · airframe 37,480 hrs · 42,100 cycles
AIRSTAIR DOOR HARD TO CLOSE. R & R THE AIRSTAIR ARM AND GAS SPRING IAW AMM 52-60-03-04. AIRSTAIR OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — CHAFED (LT ENGINE) · airframe 37,400 hrs · 42,021 cycles
FLIGHT 9001 MCO/FLL REPORT: ON SHORT FINAL ABOUT 800FT LEFT ENGINE AUTO COARSENED. PROP PRESS WENT TO 0PSI PROP RPM DROPPED TO 900 RPM THEN ERRATIC THEN CAME BACK ON IN THE FLARE. FOUND CHAFED WIRES ON LT ENGINE HARNESS. REMOVED AND REPLACED HARNESS IAW POWERPLANT BUILDUP MANUAL. SUSPECT CTOT PANEL RELAYS. REMOVED AND REPLACED CTOT PANEL IAW AMM 76-10-50-04. OPS CHECK REQUIRED FOR HARNESS AND CTOT PANEL REPLACEMENT. SN OFF 0184. PERFORMED OPS CK ON AUTO COARSEN SYSEM OPS CK GOOD IAW AMM 61-22-00-05.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED (AUTOCOURSEN SYS) · airframe 37,398 hrs · 42,019 cycles
FLT 0135 RSW/EYW REPORT. DURING APPROACH BASE TO FINAL, LT ENGINE TORQUE WAS AROUND 20-25% AND SUDDENLY INCREASED TO 60-70% AND PROP DROP TO ZERO. WE GOT LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. PERFORMED BENCH CHECK OF AUTO COURSE TEST PANEL FOR TEST SWITCH OPERATION, NO FAULTS NOTED. CHECK WIRING FROM TEST PANEL TO RELAY 113KF, NO FAULTS NOTED. CHECKED RELAY 113KF FOR PROPER OPERATION, NO FAULTS NOTED. BENCH CHECKED BOTH SIDE AUTOCOURSEN PRESS SWITCHES FOR PROPER OPEN AND CLOSE WITH PRESSURE ATTACHED TO IT AND FOUND LT SIDE SWITCH DELAYING TO CLOSE ON THE HIGH SIDE. R&R LT SIDE P3 PRESS SWITCH IAW AMM 61-22-10-02, OPS CHECK GOOD. PN ON/OFF 1103P0620, SN ON 1819, SN OFF 0965.
Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (AUTOCOURSEN SYS) · airframe 37,393 hrs · 42,012 cycles
FLIGHT 0084 ELH/ELH REPORT: AT COMMAND TO SET POWER PRIOR TO APR SWITCH BING ENGAGED, LEFT ENGINE SURGED TORQUE ROSE AND THEN TORQUE DROPPED SUDDENLY. LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ILLUMINATED SMOKE IN CABIN. R&R AUTOCOARSEN COMPUTER, AND AUTOCOURSEN SWITCHER UNIT IAW AMM 61-22-15, AMM 61-22-05 OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: BUTTON — UNSECURE (CABIN) · airframe 37,225 hrs · 41,826 cycles
FLIGHT 0055 PNS/ MCO REPORT: FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY BUTTON LIGHT-FALLS OUT. RESECURED FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY BUTTON TO ASSY IAW 20-10-00.
Part: PROPELLER — POWER LOSS (LEFT) · airframe 37,192 hrs · 41,793 cycles
LEFT PROPELLER RPM DROPPED TO 900 RPM AND RECOVERED TO 1380 RPM TWICE. BOTH TIMES ON APPROACH WHILE MAKING POWER ADJUSTMENTS. PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NR 1 ENGINE AND CONTROL CABLES, CLEANED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ON BLUE AND YELLOW HARNESSES, PERFORMED RIGGING OF THE NR 1 ENGINE POWER CONTROL CABLES IAW AMM 76-10-00. POWER CONTROL TEST NORMAL.
Part: CONTROL UNIT — FAULTY (LANDING GEAR) · airframe 36,863 hrs · 41,440 cycles
FLIGHT 0092 FLL/TPA REPORT: GEAR DOWN CYCLE PUMP IS SHUTTING OFF, DURING DOWN CYCLE. R&R CONTROL UNIT LANDING GEAR IAW AMM 32-31-05-02. OPS CHECK IAW AMM 32-30-00-05. OPS CHECK GOOD PUMP WAS CONTINUOUS ON GEAR DOWN CYCLE OPS CHECK IAW AMM 32-30-00-05.
2017
Part: WIRE — BROKEN (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 36,404 hrs · 40,938 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT LT OVERWING INOPERATIVE. FOUND A BROKEN WIRE AT CONNECTOR. REPINNED AND CONNECTED IAW WM 20-20-20. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (ARMING LIGHT) · airframe 35,954 hrs · 40,458 cycles
F/A EMERGENCY ARM LIGHT BURNED OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT BULB IAW IAW AMM 33-00-00.
Part: AUTOCOARSEN SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT ENGINE) · airframe 35,907 hrs · 40,408 cycles
DURING APPROACH, THE LEFT ENGINE WENT IN AND OUT OF AUTOCOURSEN, DURING MANIPULATION OF POWER LEVERS AT LOW POWER SETTINGS. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TEST OF AUTOCOURSEN SYSTEM, OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT SATISFACTORY.
Part: SPRING — FAILED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 35,746 hrs · 40,245 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR STAIRS WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. R & R THE UPPER AFT HANDRAIL ASSY AND KICKOUT GAS SPRING IAW CMM 52-60-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: ENGINE — SURGES (LEFT) · airframe 35,623 hrs · 40,098 cycles
CAPTAIN REPORTED SEVERE SURGING ON LEFT ENGINE AT 1300 FT DURING APPROACH. FOLLOWED QRH AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 35,452 hrs · 39,922 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE MAIN ENTRANCE CABIN DOOR INOPERATIVE. R & R EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK IAW AMM 33-50-10, CHECKED GOOD.
2016
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 35,031 hrs · 39,480 cycles
FLIGHT 059 TPA/FLL: CABIN FORWARD EXIT SIGN INOP. R&R FOWARD EMERGENCY HORIZONTAL EXIT SIGN, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 33-50-40-04.
Part: HANDLE — INTERMITTENT (MLG) · airframe 34,984 hrs · 39,435 cycles
FLIGHT 70, GEAR HANDLE IN TRANSIT LIGHT GOES ON DURING A TURN AND IF YOU TOUCH THE HANDLE WHILE THE GEAR IS UP. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND HANDLE EXCESSIVE PLAY ON GEAR UP POSITION CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON AND OFF. R & R LANDING GEAR CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM 32-31-05-02. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW 32-30-00.
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 34,984 hrs · 39,434 cycles
FLIGHT 108, EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN FORWARD CABIN RIGHT SIDE NOT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN IAW AMM 33-50-50-02, OPS TESTED GOOD.
Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAULTY (LT ENGINE) · airframe 34,925 hrs · 39,360 cycles
FLIGHT 0057. ON SHORT FINAL, LEFT ENGINE WENT INTO FEATHER. ENGINE DID RECOVER AFTER TURNING THE AUTO COARSEN SWITCH OFF THEN BACK ON. R & R AUTO COURSON PRESSURE SWITCH IAW MM 61-22-10-2. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST AUTO CORSENING SYSTEM MRB 612502. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: HANDLE — DISCONNECTED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 34,878 hrs · 39,292 cycles
FLIGHT 88. AIRSTAIR DOOR HANDLE BROKE. SECURED AIRSTAIR HANDLE OPS CHECK OK IAW 52-60-00-05 AMM.
Part: BRAKE ASSY — WEAK (MLG) · airframe 34,560 hrs · 38,954 cycles
BRAKES ARE SOFT WHEN SLOWING OR STOPPING AIRCRAFT. BLED THE BRAKE SYS IAW AMM 32-42-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
Part: PUMP — MALFUNCTIONED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 34,490 hrs · 38,871 cycles
HYDRAULIC PUMP STOPS HALFWAY THROUGH GEAR EXTENSION FOR 2 SECONDS AND THEN KICKS BACK ON. INSPECTED AND CYCLED ALL GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES AND NUMEROUS CONFIGURATIONS IAW AMM 32-30-00-05. OPS CHECK NORMAL, COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: ENGINE — SHUTDOWN · airframe 34,420 hrs · 38,789 cycles
ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. AFTER TAKEOFF, LT ENGINE MAKES A LOUD BANG FOLLOW BY MULTIPLE BANG. ENGINE FAILS AND RE-START AGAIN. WITH NO TORQUE ITT WENT RED LIGHT AFTER ENGINE RE-START ITSELF CAP HAD NO CONTROL OF TORQUE. R & R NR 1 ENGINE IAW TC 71-00-01. PERFORMED OPS TEST AND ENGINE RUNS IAW AMM 71-00-00 & MM-4 REF 71-00-01S. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.
Part: HANDLE — LOOSE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 34,208 hrs · 38,569 cycles
AFT HANDLE ON AIRSTAIR IS LOOSE. REATTACHED AFT HANDLE ON AIRSTAIR DOOR IAW AMM 20-10-00.
Part: BRAKE SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 33,914 hrs · 38,249 cycles
COMING TO GATE, BRAKES FELT SPONGY. BLEED BRAKE ASSY IAW 32-42-00-MM, OPS CHECK OK IAW 32-40-05 MM.
Part: BRAKE SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 33,907 hrs · 38,242 cycles
WHEN PRESSURE TO BRAKE, DELAYING IN BRAKING ACTION. BLED THE BREAK SYS IAW AMM 32-42-00-02. BREAKING SYSTEM FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2015
Part: SPRING — STICKING (PAX DOOR) · airframe 33,764 hrs · 38,086 cycles
FOUND DOOR LATCH SPRING TO BE STICKING. CLEANED LATCH SPRING. MAIN CABIN DOOR, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 5-10-00-05.
Part: SEAL — UNSECURE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 32,892 hrs · 37,198 cycles
MAIN DOOR HARD TO CLOSE. SECURED MAIN DOOR OUTER SEAL, OPS CHECK OK.
Part: SPRING — DAMAGED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 32,622 hrs · 36,789 cycles
AIRSTAIR DOOR JAMS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. REPLACED GAS SPRING ASSY AND AIRSTAIR ARM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: LANDING GEAR — ICED (NOSE) · airframe 32,507 hrs · 32,606 cycles
LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN WTIH GEAR HANDLE UP. CLEANED EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP AND SLUSH ON MAIN AND NOSE GEAR INCLUDING DOORS. CLEANED ALL 3 UPLOCK SWITCHES. PERFORMED GEAR SWING NO FAULT NOTED.
2014
Part: DOOR — LACK OF LUBE (MAIN PAX) · airframe 32,012 hrs · 35,852 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. LUBED MAIN CABIN DOOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: SEAL — DAMAGED (PAX DOOR) · airframe 31,991 hrs · 35,828 cycles
CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. REPLACED DOOR LOWER SEAT SEAL.
Part: PIN — OUT OF TOLERANCE (DOOR LOCK) · airframe 31,941 hrs · 35,772 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. RESET DOOR LOCK PIN, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: SEAL — DIRTY (PAX DOOR) · airframe 31,820 hrs · 35,631 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR HARD TO CLOSE. CLEANED DOOR SEAL AND LUBED DOOR MECHANISM.
Part: CONTROL PANEL — FAILED (AUDIO) · airframe 31,766 hrs · 35,560 cycles
RIGHT SIDE REU PANEL SMOKED WITH ELECTRIC BURN SMELL.
Part: HANDLE — STUCK (MLG) · airframe 31,260 hrs · 34,963 cycles
LANDING GEAR HANDLE STUCK IN DOWN POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF, DOWN LOCK RELEASE BUTTON PUSHED TO BRING UP. CYCLED GEAR 6 TIMES, NO DEFECT NOTED.
Part: HANDLE — UNKNOWN (MLG) · airframe 31,248 hrs · 34,950 cycles
LANDING GEAR HANDLE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF, DOWNLOCK RELEASE BOTTON PUSHED TO BRING UP. CYCLED GEAR 6 TIMES, NO DEFECT.
Part: GATE — BINDING (PAX DOOR) · airframe 31,027 hrs · 34,680 cycles
MAIN CABIN DOOR BINDS WITH UPPER FLAP WHEN BEING CLOSED. ADJUSTED UPPER FLAP MAIN CABIN DOOR, OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
2013
Part: HINGE — LACK OF LUBE (PAX DOOR) · airframe 30,628 hrs · 34,211 cycles
TOP HINGE BAR ON CABIN DOOR HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. LUBRICATED DOOR HINGES. OPS CHECKED OK.
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 30,093 hrs · 33,781 cycles
CAPTAIN SIDE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN FLIGHT, WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS BEING USED AT THE TIME OF EVENT. DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD.