N346CJ

SAAB-SCANIA SAAB 340B · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 37 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)

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.

35 reports on file, 2004-04-27 – 2016-07-01.

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2016-07-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7261

Part: O-RING — NOT SEATED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 33,909 hrs · 38,973 cycles

CAPTAIN NOTICED NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS. HE INSTRUCTED THE F/O TO MONITOR THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE MASTER WARNING TRIPLE CHIME AND LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ACCOMPANIED THE OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS. CREW RAN THROUGH CHECKLIST AND ELECTED TO NOT SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE BASED ON OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE. CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE LT STARTER GENERATOR BB-AXIS SEAL. THEY FOUND IT TO BE IMPROPERLY SEATED. THEY RESEATED THE LT STARTER GENERATOR BB-AXIS SEAL. LEAK CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. THE ACFT WAS ALSO FLOWN ON A FUNCTIONAL CK FLIGHT TO VERIFY ANY ISSUES WITH LEAKS. FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ACFT HAD JUST LT A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION. BOTH ENGINE STARTER GENERATOR BB-AXIS SEALS HAD BEEN WORKED DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE. BOTH ENGINES WERE LEAK CHECKED AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME.

Source: SDR FJTA201607050001
Earlier reports · 2004–2012 · 34 reports

2012

FALSE WARNING · 2012-05-14 Unresolved
ATA 2613

Part: OVERHEAT LOOP — FALSE ACTIVATION (R TAIL PIPE) · airframe 33,005 hrs · 38,234 cycles

RT TAIL PIPE HOT LIGHT ILLUM FOR 1 SEC PER CREW DURING TAKEOFF. LIGHT WENT OFF A SECOND LATER WITH NO OTHER INDICATION. WEATHER WAS HEAVY RAIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT TAIL PIPE, OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR NSVA2012051453900

2011

OTHER · 2011-11-29 Unresolved
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 32,264 hrs · 37,468 cycles

BOTTOM FRAME AT STA 225 HAS CORROSION. COMPLETED REPAIR IAW SAAB STATEMENT 340SDS023421 AND TD 340-53-11-81.

Source: SDR NSVA2011314
OTHER · 2011-11-29 Unresolved
ATA 5411

Part: FRAME — CHAFED (NACELLE) · airframe 32,264 hrs · 37,468 cycles

COWLING 454AT FRAME CHAFED. COMPLETED REPAIR IAW SAAB 340SDS023433 AND TD 340-54-11-35.

Source: SDR NSVA2011315
OTHER · 2011-11-29 Unresolved
ATA 5411

Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (RT NACELLE) · airframe 32,264 hrs · 37,468 cycles

RIGHT NACELLE O/B COWL DOOR 463BR FWD FRAME DAMAGED. COMPLETED REPAIR IAW SAAB 340SDS023437 AND TD 340-54-11-33.

Source: SDR NSVA2011311
OTHER · 2011-11-29 Unresolved
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 32,264 hrs · 37,468 cycles

DENTS ON BOTTOM AFT FUSELAGE AND PREVIOUS REPAIR TO BOTTOM FRAME AT STA 718 LBL 4.5 TO LBL 13.7 NOT IN DAMAGE LOG. DENTS AND PREVIOUS REPAIR ACCEPTED AS IS PER SAAB STATEMENTS 340SDS009697 AND 340SDS023425. COMPLETED TD 340-53-11-86.

Source: SDR NSVA2011312
OTHER · 2011-11-29 Unresolved
ATA 5420

Part: ATTACH FITTING — CRACKED (RT NACELLE) · airframe 32,264 hrs · 37,468 cycles

RIGHT NACELLE PANEL 462BR ATTACH FRAME CRACKED. COMPLETED REPAIR IAW SAAB STATEMENT 340SDS023433 AND TD 340-54-11-36.

Source: SDR NSVA2011313
OTHER · 2011-11-26 Unresolved
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — BUCKLED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 32,264 hrs · 37,468 cycles

BOTTOM FRAME IN AFT CARGO AT STA 702 IS BUCKLED NEAR UPPER FLANGE FROM RBL 19 TO LBL 5. REF SAAB STATEMENT 340SDS023421, TD340-53-11-83 AND MM409# 405698 FOR REPAIR DETAILS.

Source: SDR NSVA2011307
OTHER · 2011-11-26 Unresolved
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — BUCKLED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 32,264 hrs · 37,468 cycles

BOTTOM FRAME IN AFT CARGO AT STA 710 IS BUCKLED NEAR UPPER FLANGE FROM RBL 3.5 TO LBL 28.5. REF SAAB STATEMENT 340SDS023421, TD340-53-11-84 AND MM409# 405699 FOR REPAIR DETAILS.

Source: SDR NSVA2011305
OTHER · 2011-11-26 Unresolved
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — BUCKLED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 32,264 hrs · 37,468 cycles

BOTTOM FRAME IN AFT CARGO AT STA 718 IS BUCKLED NEAR UPPER FLANGE FROM RBL 15.5 TO LBL 9.75. REF SAAB STATEMENT 340SDS023421, TD340-53-11-85 AND MM409# 405700 FOR REPAIR DETAILS.

Source: SDR NSVA2011306
OTHER · 2011-11-25 Unresolved
ATA 5311

Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 32,264 hrs · 37,468 cycles

CORROSION FOUND AT FR294 CORRODED AREA AT RBL 13 TO 22 ON FRAME FACE AND UPPER FLANGE. CORROSION EXTENDS THROUGH FLANGE FACE IN ONE AREA. REPAIRED CORROSION DAMAGE IAW SAAB SDS 023421 DATED 2011-11-18, FOR DEATAILS SEE MM-409 FOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF WEB AT STA 288-294.

Source: SDR NSVA2011304
OTHER · 2011-11-24 Unresolved
ATA 5420

Part: STRUCTURE — CRACKED (NACELLE) · airframe 32,264 hrs · 37,468 cycles

463 AL/BR FWD HORSECOLLAR FWD INBD AND OTBD ATTACH HOLES WORN AND CRACKED. DOUBLER FOR THE REPAIR MADE LOCALLY, REPAIRED FWD HORSECOLLLAR, FWD AND INBD ATTACH HOLE AREAS IAW SRM 54-10-30-202.

Source: SDR NSVA2011302
OTHER · 2011-11-23 Unresolved
ATA 5311

Part: REPAIR — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 32,264 hrs · 37,468 cycles

FOUND PREVIOUS REPAIR TO UPPER FLANGE OF BOTTOM FRAME AT STA 272 TO BE CORRODED AND INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. REF MM409#406777 AND TD 340-53-11-58.

Source: SDR NSVA2011300
OTHER · 2011-11-23 Unresolved
ATA 5311

Part: REPAIR — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 32,264 hrs · 37,468 cycles

FOUND PREVIOUS REPAIR TO UPPER FLANGE OF BOTTOM FRAME AT STA 272 TO BE CORRODED AND INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. REF MM409#406777 AND TD 340-53-11-58.

Source: SDR NSVA201130
OTHER · 2011-11-22 Unresolved
ATA 5347

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 32,264 hrs · 37,468 cycles

RIGHT CENTER AISLE SEAT TRACK BL 0 CORRODED. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF TRACK FROM STA 297 TO 379 IAW TD 340-53-11-59.

Source: SDR NSVA2011298
OTHER · 2011-07-17 Unresolved
ATA 7603

Part: CABLE — OUT OF ADJUST (POWER LEVER) · airframe 31,808 hrs · 37,016 cycles

INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL AT 40 KTS, PILOT REPORTED ABNORNAL POWER INDICATION (RIGHT ENG TORQUE SHOT UP HIGHER THAN EXPECTED AT LEVER ANGLE AND POWER WENT TO 1200 BUT NO POWER FELT). ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. ADJUSTED POWER LEVER CABLE AT PCU LENGTHENED 1 TURN PER SAAB AMM 76-10-00-05, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR NSVA2011160
FALSE WARNING · 2011-05-16 Unresolved
ATA 2697

Part: WIRE — CHAFED (OVERHEAT SYS) · airframe 41,528 hrs · 49,459 cycles

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM ALB AND WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 5000 FT A "TAILPIPE HOT" WARNING ILLUMINATED ON THE CWP. PILOT FOLLOWED HIS CHECKLIST WHICH CALLED FOR THE FIRST REDUCING POWER AND OBSERVING IF LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. SINCE THE LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ALB FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. PILOT WRITE-UP STATED "TAILPIPE HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. PERFORMED QRC AND QRH RESULTING IN PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ALB MAINTENANCE FOUND A CHAFED WIRE NEAR CONNECTOR 162VP. ALB SIGNOFF READS AS FOLLOWS: REPAIRED WIRES TO CONNECTOR 162VP IAW SAAB WM 20-20-35. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW SAAB AMM 26-11-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR NSVA2011112
WARNING INDICATION · 2011-04-01 Unresolved
ATA 3020

Part: DUCT — DEFECTIVE (RT INTAKE) · airframe 31,328 hrs · 36,551 cycles

THE RIGHT ENGINE INTAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT RESET. THE FLIGHT WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE TO BOS DUE TO THE EN ROUTE WEATHER. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT LOWER DUCT.

Source: SDR NSVA2011066

2010

OTHER · 2010-07-26 Unresolved
ATA 6120

Part: PCU — MALFUNCTIONED (LT PROPELLER) · airframe 30,187 hrs · 35,382 cycles

PILOT LOGBOOK ENTRY "AIRCRAFT YAWS VIOLENTLY TO RIGHT UPON LANDING. AIRCRAFT FERRIED FROM ACK TO ALB MAINTENANCE BASE. INSPECTOR AT ALB PERFORMED GROUND RUNS OF BOTH ENGINES AND FOUND NO ABNORMALITIES. OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT AND GROUND OPERATIONAL / LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED SUBSEQUENT TO THE PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT CHANGE AND THE CREW SIGNED OFF THE OCF AS SATISFACTORY. WHEN QUESTIONED BY INSPECTOR FOLLOWING OCF, CHECK PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT AND LANDING WAS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER SAABS.

Source: SDR NSVA2010125
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2010-07-10 Unresolved
ATA 3320

Part: BALLAST — DEFECTIVE (CABIN) · airframe 30,126 hrs · 35,313 cycles

SMOKE IN CABIN, RETURN TO AUG, PBE AND HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER USED. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS THEN INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONAL, A BALLAST WAS REMOVED AT ROW 9F, CONNECTORS STOWED, AND WINDOW LIGHTS CB F24 WAS PULLED AND COLLARED, AND FERRIED TO ALB FOR REPAIRS. ALB MAINTENANCE REPLACED BALLAST AT ROW 9F AND FOUND CONNECTOR 426VP-P1 SHORTED AND MELTED. REPLACED PLUG; ALSO FOUND CONNECTOR 426VP-J1 SHORTED AT PINS 23 AND 24, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. BALLAST WAS CONSIDERED BY MECHANIC TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE.

Source: SDR NSVA2010118
OTHER · 2010-02-17 Unresolved
ATA 5420

Part: STRUCTURE — MISREPAIRED (RT NACELLE) · airframe 32,525 hrs · 34,703 cycles

AIRCRAFT REQUIRES MAJOR REPAIR FOR PERMANENT REPAIR OF PULLED RIVETS ON RT INBOARD NACELLE AT STA 203 IAW TD 340-54-09-15.

Source: SDR NSVA201046
OTHER · 2010-02-09 Unresolved
ATA 3497

Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (AVIONICS) · airframe 29,392 hrs · 34,503 cycles

AVIONICS SPOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RE-RACKED CONNECTOR AND CLEANED CONNECTION. OPS CHECK GOOD PER 26-20-00.

Source: SDR NSVA201034

2008

OTHER · 2008-06-12 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 29,282 hrs

ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON, POWER SUPPLY DRAINED. (K)

Source: SDR NSV2008F00003

2007

FALSE WARNING · 2007-07-18 Unresolved
ATA 3150

Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 24,646 hrs · 29,429 cycles

HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AT RED LINE, EMERGENCY DECLARED. SERVICED HYD SYS TO FULL, NO VISIBLE LEAKS NOTED. CYCLED PARKING BRAKE, NORMAL BRAKES AND FLAPS SEVERAL TIMES, NO LEAKS NOTED, NO CHANGE IN HYD QUANTITY NOTED.

Source: SDR NSVA20070189
WARNING INDICATION · 2007-04-30 Unresolved
ATA 3150

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED · airframe 24,120 hrs · 28,902 cycles

PUSHER DISARM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RESET PUSHER DISARM SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD OK FOR SERVICE.

Source: SDR NSVA20070119
FALSE WARNING · 2007-02-07 Unresolved
ATA 3418

Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (STALL WARNING) · airframe 23,631 hrs · 28,337 cycles

FOUND PUSHER DISARM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RESET PUSHER DISARM SWITCH, OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FAULTS NOTED AT THIS TIME IAW SAMM 27-35-00.

Source: SDR NSVA20070032

2006

OTHER · 2006-11-18 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BULB — BURNED OUT (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 23,166 hrs · 27,845 cycles

FOUND EMERGENCY FLOOR PAX LIGHT SYSTEM HAS TWO BULBS BURNT OUT AT ROW 2 AND ROW 11. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULBS AT SEATS 2,11 IAW 33-50-20, PN OFF/ON 3071BPEGPL. OPS CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR NSVA200600211
OTHER · 2006-10-06 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 22,897 hrs · 27,546 cycles

CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 4DF, AND EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AT ROW 10 INOP. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT IAW AMM 33-50-10, PN: 1317. RELAMPED FLOOR EMERG LIGHT ROW 10, PN: 3071BPEGPC.

Source: SDR NSVA200600170

2005

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2005-09-14 Unresolved
ATA 2420

Part: PACKING — LEAKING (A/C GENERATOR) · airframe 20,771 hrs · 25,013 cycles

RT ENGINE OIL LIGHT, CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE. FOUND PGB OIL LOW AND OIL AROUND AC GENERATOR, REMOVED AC GEN FOUND O-RING COCKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RING, OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR 09152005A
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2005-08-20 Unresolved
ATA 2150

Part: A/C PACK — ODOR · airframe 20,630 hrs · 24,832 cycles

SMELL OF BURNING WIRES DURING START. INSPECTED BOTH BATTERY COMPARTMENTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS FOR SHORTS, AC PACKS FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE AND FORWARD ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE OR EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL SPARKS. THIS A/C HAS BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF A FERRY FLIGHT AND DETERMINED TO BE SAFE FOR FLIGHT FROM LGA TO ALB. LEFT A/C PACK DMI'ED.

Source: SDR 08202005A
NO TEST · 2005-07-23 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 20,442 hrs · 24,636 cycles

DURING OPERATIONAL CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM, TWO FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY 24LN

Source: SDR 07232005B
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2005-06-20 Unresolved
ATA 7261

Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 20,267 hrs · 24,426 cycles

AT 5 TO 6 MINUTES IN FLIGHT OIL PRESSURE FLUCUATED. STARTED SMALL AND INCREASED, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. SHUTDOWN ENGINE WHEN CLOSE TO 0, OIL TEMP STILL IN GREEN.

Source: SDR 06202005

2004

WARNING INDICATION · 2004-12-03 Unresolved
ATA 2613

Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (TAIL PIPE) · airframe 19,059 hrs · 22,836 cycles

RIGHT TAILPIPE HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Source: SDR 341014
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2004-06-11 Unresolved
ATA 2150

Part: A/C PACK — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN COOLING) · airframe 17,957 hrs · 21,495 cycles

SMOKE FILLED COCKPIT AND CABIN IN FLIGHT LAV SMOKE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING, FOUND RIGHT ACM TURBINE SIEZED. RAN AIRCRAFT TO VERIFY NO FURTHER TRACES OF SMOKE, DEFERRED PER MEL RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK 21-50-1 CAT C.

Source: SDR 169041
NO TEST · 2004-04-27 Unresolved
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (SEAT 3A) · airframe 17,611 hrs · 21,083 cycles

INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM, OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP SEAT 3A. LIGHT MEL PER 33-52-2

Source: SDR 118041