N346AM
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.
12 reports on file, 1995-09-11 – 1999-11-06.
Part: SWIVEL — LEAKING (BRAKE)
LOSS OF MAIN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITH ASSOCIATED FLUID LOSS. EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS PERFORMED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. FOUND SWIVEL LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWIVEL AND LANDING GEAR EXPLOSION BOLTS. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF LANDING GEAR WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED. (X)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (E/E BAY)
AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT IN FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR. (M)
Part: FUEL CELL — CORRODED (WS 42)
CORROSION FOUND IN FUEL CELL AT WS 42.30. REPAIRED RT WING RIB SECTION AT WS 42.30 BY CUTTING OFF FLANGES AT RADIUS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 7075-T6, 0.100 INCH DOUBLER ANGLE. REPAIR WORK IAW SAAB DOCUMENT 72SD0955. (X)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT)
RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE 0 PSI, AND RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE. PERFORMED GROUND RUN, CHECKS GOOD. (M)
Part: STRUCTURE — LIGHTNING STRIKE (AIRFRAME)
LIGHTNING STRIKE INFLIGHT. PERFORMED LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION IAW SAAB AMM. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (RT ENGINE)
RIGHT HAND TAIL PIPE HOT LIGHT ON. CLEANED CANNON PLUGS ON TAILPIPE OVERTEMP SPOT DETECTORS. OPS CHECK GOOD. (X)
Part: FIRE DETECTOR — FAILED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT TAIL PIPE HOT C/B POPS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT TAILPIPE FIRE DETECTORS. (M)
Part: AHRS COMPUTER — INOP (E/E COMPT)
HEADING SPLIT AFTER TAKEOFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED AHRS. (M)
Part: ITT GAUGE — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)
RETURN TO RAMP WITH LT ITT FLUCTUATING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ITT GAUGE. (M)
Part: SENSOR — FAILED (RT ENGINE)
CTOT WON'T HOLD LEFT ENGINE, AUTOCOARSEN LIGHT FLICKERS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NP SENSOR. (M)
Part: TRANSDUCER ASSY — MALFUNCTIONED (LT/RT MLG)
BRAKES OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO STOP AIRCRAFT UNLESS ANTI-SKID SYSTEM IS TURNED OFF. SEPT 11, 1995 TO SEPT 18, 1995, THREE WRITE-UPS. SEPT 11, OHMED ALL WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCERS AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. SEPT 14, REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT INBOARD WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCERS, S/N LT 222, RT 1090. SEPT 18, REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT OUTBOARD WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCERS. (M)
Part: WINDOW LIGHT — TERMINAL BORKEN (RT FWD EXIT)
BRAKES FAIL TO STOP AIRCRAFT ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS, TURNING OFF ANTI-SKID FIXES PROBLEM. OHMED WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCERS, OHMED GOOD. OHMED LEFT AND RIGHT ANTI-SKID CONTROL VALVES, ALSO OHMED GOOD. SECURED WIRING FROM ANTI-SKID COMPUTER AWAY FROM WINDOW LIGHT INVERTERS. REPLACED WINDOW LIGHT AT RIGHT FWD EXIT AND REPAIRED TERMINAL, COMPLIED WITH AD 90-14-06 A2 AT SAID POSITION TAXI CHECK BRAKES GOOD. OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. (M)