N344AE
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.
4 reports on file, 2000-09-02 – 2017-01-26.
Part: ROTOR — DAMAGED (POWER TURBINE) · airframe 9,399 hrs · 22,427 cycles
DURING INSPECTION FOUND 1 MISSING RIVET AND ASSOCIATED RETAINING WASHER ON THE POWER TURBINE ROTOR ASSY.
Part: COMPRESSOR — UNSERVICEABLE (AC BAY) · airframe 9,040 hrs · 21,677 cycles
PILOT AND CREW REPORTED A BURNING ODOR IN FLIGHT WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN ON. UPON MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR DRIVE PULLEY BEARING TO BE HEATING UP AND STARTING TO FAIL. REPLACED INTEGRATED FLIGHT SYSTEMS AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR AND PULLEY ASSY.
Part: FAN — UNSERVICEABLE (IFS) · airframe 9,036 hrs · 21,665 cycles
WHILE IN FLIGHT, THE PILOT AND CREW REPORTED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE INTEGRATED FLIGHT SYSTEMS AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER FAN, PN: IFSS 050143-2 DCB SN: 5757.
Part: ACM — INOPERATIVE (ACM BAY)
DFW - FLT 3638 - PILOT REPORTED A SMOKE SMELL IN CABIN FOLLOWED BY NOT BEING ABLE TO COOL CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED ACM IAW SAAB AMM 21-00-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)