N346NG
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.
25 reports on file, 2011-03-10 – 2015-11-02.
Part: LIGHT — UNSECURE (CABIN) · airframe 8,808 hrs · 8,453 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY LIGHT STRIP FORWARD OF SEAT 2C & 2D WAS LOOSE. MAINTENANCE RESECURED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT STRIP IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: FLASHLIGHT — BROKEN (COCKPIT) · airframe 8,791 hrs · 8,437 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE COCKPIT FLASHLIGHT LENS WAS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE R & R COCKPIT FLASHLIGHT IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (LIGHT SWITCH) · airframe 8,431 hrs · 8,074 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE F/A EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LAMP IN THE LIGHT SWITCH IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (MLG DOOR) · airframe 7,611 hrs · 7,300 cycles
CREW REPORTED INTERMITTENT RT MLG DOOR OPEN LIGHT AND AN ABNORMAL SOUND FROM RT SIDE OF ACFT. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF RT MLG DOORS IAW AMM AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 2011–2014 · 21 reports
2014
Part: PRECOOLER — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 6,693 hrs · 6,447 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW RECEIVED NR 1 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION AND VERY HIGH ENGINE ITT MESSAGE. FOLLOWED QRH, SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BLEED DUCT FLEX JOINT BLEW APART AT THE PRE-COOLER.
2013
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (LT WING) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 5,414 hrs · 5,210 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, FOUND EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON COUNTER SINKS OF ACCESS PANEL 522CT. MAINTENANCE R & R FUEL ACCESS PANEL IAW AMM 57-11-01-400-801.
Part: BEARING — CORRODED (RUDDER PCU) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 5,414 hrs · 5,210 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, FOUND RUDDER PCU LUG BEARINGS CORRODED. MX R & R RUDDER PCU LUG BEARINGS, IAW SRM 51-20-40-02-01.
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (RT WING) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 5,414 hrs · 5,210 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, FOUND COUNTERSINKS AND MATING SURFACES ON ACCESS PANEL 624AT CORRODED. MX FOUND OUT OF LIMITS AND R & R ACCESS PANEL IAW AMM 57-21-01-400-801.
Part: SHAFT — CORRODED (DOOR HANDLE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 5,414 hrs · 5,210 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, FOUND PAX DOOR FWD HANDLE RAIL SHAFT CORRODED. R & R RAIL SHAFT IAW AMM 52-11-21-400-801.
Part: BOLT — CORRODED (HANDLE SHAFT) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 5,414 hrs · 5,210 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, FOUND PAX DOOR FWD HANDLE RAIL SHAFT FORK BOLT CORRODED. R & R RAIL SHAFT IAW AMM 52-11-21-400-801.
Part: DOUBLER — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 5,414 hrs · 5,210 cycles
DURING HEAVY CHECK, FOUND LOWER RT FUSELAGE LOWER AFT CORNER OF LAVATORY SERVICE DOOR CUT OUT HAS CORROSION. MX R & R OUTER DOUBLER OF LAV SERVICE DOOR IAW SRM 51-42-05.
Part: BATTERY — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 4,901 hrs · 4,716 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE COCKPIT FLASHLIGHT BATTERIES DISCHARGED. MX R & R BATTERIES IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: DOOR — OUT OF RIG (PAX DOOR) · airframe 4,740 hrs · 4,560 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE R2 DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. FOUND THE DOOR IS OUT OF RIG DUE TO DAMAGED PARTS. MX R & R THE R2 DOOR SEAL, THE FWD LOWER ROLLER, DOOR RAMP LEVER AND THE AFT LATCH FITTING IAW AMM. DOOR OPS CHECKED GOOD AND ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — OUT OF ADJUST (R2 DOOR) · airframe 4,674 hrs · 4,494 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE R2 DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. MX ADJUSTED DOOR IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.
Part: WARNING LIGHT — FALSE ACTIVATION (PAX DOOR) · airframe 4,654 hrs · 4,474 cycles
CREW RECEIVED A FUSELAGE DOOR CAUTION LIGHT DURING FLIGHT. AFT CARGO DOOR SHOWS OPEN. ACFT REMAINED PRESURIZED, CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING TAXI TO GATE DOOR LATCH WAS UNSECURED. MX VISUALLY INSPECTED LATCH AND TESTED LATCH IAW AMM. NO DEFECTS NOTED AND ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.
Part: SEAL — DISPLACED (R2 DOOR) · airframe 4,413 hrs · 4,234 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE R2 DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AS THE DOOR SEAL IS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN DOOR AND ACFT SKIN. MX PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF SERVICE DOOR IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: DOOR — OUT OF ADJUST (R2) · airframe 4,394 hrs · 4,217 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT THE R2 DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE DUE TO DOOR SEAL STICKING OUT. MX FOUND THE DOOR OFF THE TRACK AND PERFORMED DOOR RESET IAW AMM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 4,023 hrs · 3,844 cycles
EN ROUTE FROM BTV TO EWR, CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE CLIMBING THRU 18,000 FEET CABIN PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS, NOTIFIED ATC AND STARTED DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET. CAPTAIN RESET PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM AND SYSTEM STARTED WORKING AGAIN. CREW STARTED CLIMB AGAIN AND CONTINUED TO EWR WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON LANDING MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM PER BOMBA AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — LACK OF LUBE (CABIN) · airframe 3,993 hrs · 3,816 cycles
CATERING REPORTED THAT THE L2 DOOR WAS HARD TO CLOSE. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBED DOOR PER BOMBA AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: RELAY — NOT SEATED (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 3,640 hrs · 3,465 cycles
CREW REPORTED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF THERE WAS A POWER SURGE THAT CAUSED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO COME ON. MX TROUBLESHOT TO RELAY 3351K2 AND RESEATED RELAY PER BOMBA AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
2012
Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (PROPELLER) · airframe 2,763 hrs · 2,620 cycles
AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO A POWER PLANT MESSAGE. CREW REPORTED PROP NOT RESPONDING , WOULD NOT GO INTO FEATHER. RECEIVED CODES 130 AND 134. MAINTENANCE CLEANED CONNECTOR ON THE PEC AND PCU. CLEARED CODES, OPS CHECK AND RUNS GOOD.
2011
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,971 hrs · 1,868 cycles
FLIGHT 4963 CLE BWI AC 346NG HAD A REAR CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT AND THEN LOSS PRESSURIZATION AT 2500 FEET DURING DESCENT INTO BWI. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 1,234 hrs · 1,180 cycles
FLIGHT 4868 CLE ALB A/C 346NG RETURN TO FIELD FOR A FORWARD CARGO DOOR WARNING. RE-ADJUSTED PROX SWITCH AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: HANDLE — UNSECURE (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 773 hrs · 723 cycles
AT FL 190 CREW HAD THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATE. CREW RAN CHECKLIST AND CONTACTED DISPATCH VIA ACARS. DIVERTED TO IAD. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, HOWEVER THE AIRPORT DEPLOYED THE ARFF. MX FOUND DOOR HANDLE NOT FULLY SECURED. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK ON THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR PER AMM 52-30-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DATE 6/6/2011, CHANGED DUE TO INCORRECT CONTROL NR, "NSVA")
Part: HANDLE — NOT CLOSED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 520 hrs · 475 cycles
WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF 10,000 TO 16,000 FT, FORWARD CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO EWR. A/C LOST CABIN PRESSURE DURING THE DESCENT AT APPROXIMATELY 5000 FT. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO A NORMAL LANDING IN EWR. MX FOUND THE FORWARD BAG DOOR HANDLE NOT PROPERLY CLOSED. MX PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK, OPS CHECKED GOOD.