N346NW
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.
11 reports on file, 1995-08-19 – 2010-03-23.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 33,784 hrs · 15,171 cycles
DURING M-CHECK FOUND LT UPPER SPLICE ANGLE CORRODED AT -Y1292 FR68. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-42-11, 51-44-11.
Part: RETRACT MECH — OUT OF ADJUST (TE FLAPS)
DURING APPROACH RECEIVED F/CTL FLAPS LOCKED MESSAGE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RIGGED FLAP INTERCONNECT STRUT, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: TLA FAULT — ANNUNCIATED (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING APPLICATION OF TAKEOFF THRUST, ENG 2 TLA FAULT ENNUNCIATED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED CHECKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TSM 76-11-00, PG 210. ENGINE GROUND RUN, NO MESSAGES ANNUNCIATED. NO PARTS WERE CHANGED.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING APPLICATION OF TAKEOFF THRUST, ENG 2 TLA FAULT ANNUNCIATED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND AND REPAIRED AN INTERMITTENT CONTACT PROBLEM IN CANNON PLUG 406VC2 AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. REPEAT ENGINE RUN-UPS PRODUCED NO FAULT MESSAGES.
Part: ELECT CONTL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING TAKEOFF, ECAM MESSAGE ENG NR 2 TLA FAULT ANNUNCIATED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT 60 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, POWERPLANT SERIAL NR, A/C TT AND A/C TC.
Part: TLA FAULT — ANNUNCIATED (NR 2 ENGINE)
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, ECAM MESSAGE ENG 2 TLA FAULT ANNUNCIATED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT 40 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE RAN RADEC 2A TEST, CLEANED AND RETORQUED J3 HARNESS. RAN FADEC TEST 2A AGAIN, NO FAULTS POWERPLANT SERIAL NR, A/C TT AND A/C TC.
Part: TARGET — LOOSE (RT MLG DOOR)
DURING CLIMB-OUT AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR DID NOT INDICATE CLOSED. CYCLED LANDING GEAR HANDLE WITH NO CHANGE IN INDICATION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR UPLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR TARGET LOOSE. THE TARGET LOCKING PLATE WAS REPLACED AND THE TARGET TIGHTENED. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: INDICATION — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG DOOR)
RECEIVED L/G DOORS NOT CLOSED MESSAGE WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR INDICATION ILLUMINATED AMBER. CYCLED LANDING GEAR HANDLE WITH NO CHANGE INDICATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. RESEATED NR 1 AND NR 2 LANDING GEAR CONTROL INTERFACE UNITS.
Part: SLIDE COVER — FELL OFF (LT EMER EXIT DR)
DURING TAKEOFF AT 60 KNOTS, THE LEFT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABORTED THE TAKEOFF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REINSTALLED THE SLIDE ACCESS COVER.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DURING LINE MAINTENANCE, THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS TEST FAILED EPSU 13WL. REPLACED EPSU AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.
Part: B-NUT — LOOSE (YELLOW HYD SYS)
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, RECEIVED HYD YELLOW RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL MESSAGE. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT APPROXIMATELY 50 KNOTS. MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED LOOSE B-NUT ON THE YELLOW SYSTEM ACCUMULATOR. SERVICED YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO FULL. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.