N346AG

Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (MLG) · airframe 37,602 hrs · 42,200 cycles

FLIGHT#0059 PNS/TPA REPORT: LANDING GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DESCENDING THROUGH SEVEN THOUSAND FEET. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED GEAR SWING OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 32-30-00-05, CHECK GOOD, COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY.

Part: CONTROL PANEL — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 37,595 hrs · 42,194 cycles

FLIGHT# 0129 TLH/FLL REPORT: ON DESCENT SEGMENT LANDING GEAR HANDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AMBER COLOR WITHOUT MOVING THE HANDLE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: R/R LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL IAW SAAB AMM 32-31-05-02. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION & RETRACTION FUNCTIONAL TEST IAW SAAB AMM 32-30-00-05. NO DEFECT NOTED.

Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED (HYDRAULIC SYS) · airframe 37,570 hrs · 42,170 cycles

FLIGHT# 0076 TPA/FLL REPORT: GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT UNTIL GEAR WAS PUT DOWN AND LOCKED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: R&R HYD PRESSURE SWITCH IAW SAAB AMM 29-10-45-04. PERFORMED GEAR SWING IAW AMM 32-30-00.OPS & LEAK CHECK GOOD.

Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 36,791 hrs · 41,369 cycles

SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. R & R THE POWER SUPPLIES 20LN AND 23LN IAW AMM 33-50-10-04-1. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 649-677) · airframe 36,773 hrs · 41,350 cycles

RAMP REPORTED DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE BELOW CARGO DOOR. INSPECTED AND FOUND THREE DENTS BELOW CARGO DOOR. MAPPED AREA FROM BS 649 TO APPROX THREE INCHES FWD OF BS 677, BELOW SL 1622. IAW SRM 51-10-10-015. COMPLIED WITH NDT IAW NDT MANUAL 51-06-00, AND SRM 51-10-10. DAMAGE BELOW CARGO DOOR WAS REPAIRED IAW EO 340B-5330-2018-001.

Part: SPRING — FAULTY (HOLD OPEN) · airframe 36,769 hrs · 41,345 cycles

MAIN CABIN DOOR HOLD OPEN LATCH, NOT WORKING PROPERLY. R & R THE SPRING ON DOOR LATCH IAW AMM 52-10-00-05.

Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (LIGHT SWITCH) · airframe 36,756 hrs · 41,331 cycles

ARM LIGHT ON THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT LIGHT PANEL, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH BULB, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (GALLEY) · airframe 36,627 hrs · 41,196 cycles

GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FA TESTED EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM. CYCLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER L8. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 33-50-00-02, 33-50-00-01, AND 33-50-00-05-01.

Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED · airframe 36,243 hrs · 40,800 cycles

CIRCUIT BREAKER L8 FOR THE CABIN & EXIT EMERGENCY LIGHTS, TRIPPED. RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER IAW 33-50-00, OPS CHECKED NORMAL..

Part: SWITCH — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)

FA EMERGENCY ARM LIGHT INOERATIVE. SECURED EMERGENCY ARM SWITCH ON THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL, EMERGENCY LIGHTING OPS TESTED GOOD IAW AMM 33-50-00-05.

Part: BATTERY — FAILED (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 35,848 hrs · 40,378 cycles

F/A EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT INOP. R&R BATTERY FOR FO`S FLASHLIGHT IAW MM 25-62-10-04, OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: UPLOCK SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (NLG) · airframe 35,637 hrs · 40,161 cycles

GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN WENT OUT. 7,000 FEET AND 230 KTS. ADJUSTED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH IAW AMM 32-69-15-02. LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION FUNCTIONAL TESTED NORMAL IAW AMM 32-30-00-05.

Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 35,617 hrs · 40,138 cycles

WHEN RETRACTING LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE NOSE GEAR WELL, FOLLOWED BY A HIGH PITCHED WHINE FROM THE HYDRAULIC PUMP. RETRACTION TOOK 30 SECONDS LONGER THAN NORMAL. CFW5455 PREFORMED LANDING GEAR SWING IAW AMM 32-30-00-05. OPS CHECKED GOOD, NO PROBLEMS FOUND.

Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 35,481 hrs · 39,985 cycles

FLIGHT 0115 BIM/FLL. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN. RESET EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS IAW AMM 33-50-10. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

Part: RUDDER — BINDING · airframe 35,107 hrs · 39,583 cycles

ON LANDING, RUDDER JAMMED ON CAPTAIN SIDE. I HAD NO MOVEMENT ON THE RUDDER PEDDLES LEFT OR RIGHT , THE COPIOT WAS ABEL TO ASSIST & THE ACFT SAFTLEY STOPPED TAI IS NORMAL WITH EXCEPTION OF HAVING TO PUSH REALLY HARD ON THE BRAKES TO STOP ACFT. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS IAW AMM 27-00-00-06. INSPECTED RUDDER SYSTEM CONTOLS, CABLES PUSH PULL RODS AND BELLCRANKS. ITEMS WHERE INSPECTED FROM NOSE TO TAIL OF AIRCRAFT. PULLEYS MOVED FREELY. BELL CRANKS UNABSTRUCTED. PEDALS MOVED FREELY, BRAKES APPLIED WITH NORMAL PRESSURE DURING TAXI, AND RUDDER MOVED FREELY FROM BOTH POSITIONS. NO DEFECTS FOUND AT THIS TIME

Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAP) · airframe 35,107 hrs · 39,583 cycles

FLIGHT 72 JAX-TPA. ON DECENT A/S INCREASED TO 240 KTS, FLAP LOCK UP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS GREEN LIGHT ON TEST PANEL, FLAP INDICATOR STARTED TO OSCILLATE UP + BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. ONCE A/S WAS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 220 KTS. INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL, INCREASED A/S TO 230 KTS & SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE, REDUCED SPEED AND INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM. OPS CHECK GOOD ON GROUND. WORK DONE IAW AMM 27-51-00-05 NO DEFECTS WAS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

Part: NUT — LOOSE (LATCH) · airframe 35,013 hrs · 39,487 cycles

MAIN DOOR LATCHING MECHIANISM BROKEN. INSPECTED AND FOUND JAM NUT LOOSE ON TOP MAIN LATCHING MECHANISM. SECURED IAW CMM 52-60-01.

Part: BATTERY PACK — INTERMITTENT (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 34,747 hrs · 39,191 cycles

FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD.

Part: RETAINING CLIP — MISSING (CABIN DOOR) · airframe 29,978 hrs · 33,765 cycles

OPEN DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE. FOUND RETAINER RING MISSING ON MCD LATCH ASSY. INSTALLED RETAINER RING ON LATCH LEVER MCD GROUND RELEASE KNOB ASSY IAW AMM 52-10-00-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAULTY (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 33,613 hrs · 37,942 cycles

EMERGENCY POWER LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TAXI. R & R EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY IAW AMM 24-35-10-04. OPS TEST SATISFACTORY.

Part: MOTOR — WEAK (MLG) · airframe 33,563 hrs · 37,892 cycles

LANDING GEAR MOTOR STRAINS BEFORE COMING OUT OF DOWN AND LOCKED AFTER PLACING HANDLE IN RETRACT POSITION. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYS LANDING GEAR OPS CHECKS GOOD.

Part: ACCUMULATOR — UNKNOWN (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 33,246 hrs · 37,502 cycles

MAIN ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE SETTLES AT 2,000 PSI. PERFORMED OPS CHECK, FOUND TO BE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, COULD NOT DUPLICATE.

Part: ACCUMULATOR — PRESSURE LOSS (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 33,245 hrs · 37,501 cycles

MAIN ACCUMULATOR LOSES PRESSURE IN FLIGHT WITHIN 2 MINUTES. PERFORMED OPS CHECK, FOUND TO BE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, COULD NOT DUPLICATE.

Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (BRAKE) · airframe 33,199 hrs · 37,431 cycles

CAPTAINS SIDE BRAKE AUTHORITY IS MINIMAL REQUIRES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE. REPLACED BRAKE VALVE, OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: BRAKE — OUT OF LIMITS (MLG) · airframe 33,144 hrs · 37,340 cycles

WHILE EXITING THE HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING, AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KNOTS, LIGHT BRAKES WERE APPLIED. PLANE DID NOT SLOW DOWN WITH INCREASED BRAKING, PLANE DID SLOW DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 SECONDS AFTER APPLYING INCREASED PRESSURE ON BRAKES. ACFT DECELERATED RAPIDLY. ACFT SLOWS NORMALLY AT LOW SPEEDS BUT WITH INCREASED EFFORT. FOUND NR 4 TIRE BRAKE PACK OUT OF LIMITS. R & R BRAKE PACK IAW AMM 32-42-40 AND BLED BRAKES. NO LEAKS NOTED. TAXI CHECKED BRAKING, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Part: BRAKE SYS — STIFF (MLG) · airframe 32,956 hrs · 37,147 cycles

BRAKES HARD TO STOP AIRCRAFT. BRAKES VERY STIFF. BLEED BRAKE SYSTEM IAW AMM 32-42-00-02. BRAKE SYS OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: ACCUMULATOR — LOW PRESSURE (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 32,799 hrs · 36,980 cycles

MAIN HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR WILL NOT HOLD PRESSURE. BRAKES AND NOSE STEERING INTERMITTENT DUE TO LACK OF PRESSURE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK ON MAIN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. NO DEFECTS FOUND. OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW AMM 29-10-00-02.

Part: COMPRESSOR — SMOKE (A/C PACK) · airframe 31,541 hrs · 35,665 cycles

DURING CRUISE, F/A REPORTED LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY ODOR OF SMOKE. REPLACED COMPRESSOR ASSY.

Part: CONTROL PANEL — INOPERATIVE (MLG) · airframe 31,021 hrs · 34,998 cycles

DURING CLIMBOUT, WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED UP, NO IN-TRANSIT LIGHT, GEAR RETRACTED AS NORMAL. DURING LANDING, GEAR IN-TRANSIT LIGHT WORKED OK. PUSH TO TEST ALSO OK. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.

Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN) · airframe 30,412 hrs · 34,288 cycles

F/A REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE ACFT, APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS FROM LANDING. TROUBLESHOT COOLING SYSTEM, OPENED FLOOR BOARDS, INSPECTED SUP AIR CONDITION BELT AND MOTOR, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED LT AND RT AIR CYCLE MACHINE ASSEMBLY PACKS, OIL AND BLOWER ASSEMBLY. TAXIED AIRCRAFT WITH CREW OPS CHECK SUP AIR SYSTEM AND AIR CYCLE MACHINE SYSTEMS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. OPS CHECK GOOD.

Part: PRESSURE SWITCH — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 29,992 hrs · 33,775 cycles

LOST HYD PRESSURE IN MAIN ACCUMULATOR BEFORE LANDING, NO LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND LOSS OF STEERING, PULL EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR HANDLE DECLARED EMERGENCY 1. TRY ON PUMP. REPLACED HYD PRESSURE SWITCH OPS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS GOOD. THIS SDR SUBMITTED UNDER 2013FA0000549 DUE TO NO ACCESS TO DATA BASE LOCKED OUT OF SYS.

Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — FAILED

LOST HYD PRESSURE IN MAIN ACCUMULATOR BEFORE LANDING, NO LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND LOSS OF STEERING, PULL EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR HANDLE, DECLARED EMERGENCY 1 TRY ON PUMP.

Part: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM — FAILED

LOST HYD PRESSURE IN MAIN ACCUMULATOR, BEFORE LANDING, NO LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND LOSS OF STEERING, PULLED EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR HANDLE DECLARED EMERGENCY 1 TRY ON PUMP.

Part: CONNECTOR — MISWIRED (CABIN) · airframe 29,088 hrs · 32,622 cycles

FLIGHT: 4021 TCB/FLL EMERGENCY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE GROUND AND PA SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. REPAIRED WIRING ON 463VP-J1 CONNECTOR OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORY.

Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 29,088 hrs · 32,622 cycles

FLIGHT 4021. EMERGENCY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE GROUND AND PA SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. REPAIRED WIRING ON CONNECTOR, OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — POPPED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 28,816 hrs · 32,347 cycles

FLIGHT:4002 TLH/TPA PILOT REPORTED CIRCUIT BREAKER L8 POPPED IN FLIGHT. INSPECTED EMERGENCY LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM NO DEFECTS NOTED, RESET EMERGENCY LIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — INTERMITTENT (RT MLG) · airframe 27,956 hrs · 31,297 cycles

FLIGHT: TLH/TPA WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN HANDLE ONLY LEFT AND NOSE INDICATED DOWN GREEN, NO RIGHT GEAR INDICATED LIGHT RECYCLED GEAR AND GOT ALL THREE GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS AFTER A GO AROUND. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.