N347SB
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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.
24 reports on file, 1998-03-23 – 2004-09-04.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FS)
DURING AN HMBV INSPECTION, A DENT WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT FUSELAGE AT STATION 390 AND BETWEEN SL 1615 AND 1616. PERFORMED CUTOUT OF THE DAMAGED AREA AND PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO REJECTABLE INDICATIONS. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM, SRM 72LKS 3079 REV 44, CHAPTERS 53-70-10. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN HMBV INSPECTION, THE CARGO RIGHT FRAME AT FS 677 FOUND A DENT 3 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. RECONTOURED THE DENT AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO REJECTABLE INDICATIONS. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS007535, PARA 8 DATED AUGUST 31, 2004. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (CARGO BAY)
ABI - DURING AN HMBV INSPECTION, THE CARGO RIGHT FRAME AT STATION 640 WAS FOUND DENTED 5 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. RECONTOURED THE FRAME AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS007535, PARA 6 DATED AUGUST 21, 2004. (M)
Part: SKIN — GOUGED (RT NACELLE)
ABI - DURING AN HMBV INSPECTION, THE RIGHT NACELLE INBOARD SKIN ABOVE THE INTAKE SEAL WAS FOUND TO BE GOUGED. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN BY MAKING A .75 INCH DIAMETER CUTOUT. FABRICATED A DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM, 72LKS3079 REV 44, 54-10-10. (M)
Earlier reports · 1998–2001 · 20 reports
2001
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO BAY)
JFK - FLT 5116 - CARGO SMOKE INDICATION ON FINAL APPROACH EMERGENCY DECLARED AND CARGO EXTINGUISHER NR 1 ACTIVATED. REPLACED BOTH FORWARD AND AFT CARGO COMP SMOKE DETECTORS IAW SAAB AMM. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO BAY)
JFK - FLT 5116 - CARGO SMOKE INDICATION ON FINAL APPROACH EMERGENCY DECLARED AND CARGO EXTINGUISHER NR 1 ACTIVATED. REPLACED BOTH FORWARD AND AFT CARGO COMP SMOKE DETECTORS IAW SAAB AMM. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. REF SIMA200127201. (M)
Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)
BOS - FLT 4899 - CREW REPORTED THE FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT AT ROW 10 TO BE INOPERATIVE. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. OPS CHECK AS GOOD IAW SAAB MM AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK AT BL 18.3L AT FS 297 OUT OF SRM LIMITS. SEAT TRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW SAAB SRM. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION MAINTENANCE, FOUND SEAT TRACK BL 0 CORRODED FROM STATIONS 619 TO 688.88. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED SEAT TRACK IAW SAAB SRM. REF SIMA20011438. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION MAINTENANCE, FOUND SEAT TRACK BL 0 AT STATION 297 TO 328.5 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. SEAT TRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW SAAB SRM. REF SIMA20011439. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION MAINTENANCE, FOUND SEAT TRACK BL 0 AT STATION 297 TO 328.5 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. SEAT TRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW SAAB SRM. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK AT BL 18.3L AT FS 297 OUT OF SRM LIMITS. SEAT TRACK WAS REPAIRED IAW SAAB SRM. REF SIMA20011437. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION MAINTENANCE, FOUND SEAT TRACK BL 0 CORRODED FROM STATIONS 619 TO 688.88. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED SEAT TRACK IAW SAAB SRM. (M)
Part: WINDSHIELD — CRACKED (COCKPIT)
ALB - FLT 5087 - CREW REPORTED CAPTAINS FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT 19,000 FEET. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ALB. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FRONT WINDSHIELD IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: RELAY — INOPERATIVE (HYD ACCUMULATOR)
ALB - FLT 9751 - HYDRAULIC LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. MAIN ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE LOW. FOLLOWED AOM PROCEDURES, LANDING WAS NORMAL. MAINTENANCE FOUND TERMINAL X1 ON RELAY 7ML LOOSE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RELAY 7ML IAW SAAB MM 29-00-10. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1999
Part: LIGHT — FAILED (RT COCKPIT)
ERI - FLT 9726 - WHEN FIRST OFFICER ADJUSTED THE OVERHEAD MAP READING LIGHT ON RIGHT PEDESTAL, FLAMES AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT HAND OVERHEAD MAP LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 150-152)
ABI - A/C ARRIVED FOR REPAIR OF BIRD STRIKE DAMAGE ON RIGHT COCKPIT SKIN PANEL FORWARD AND ABOVE AOA VANE. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN PANEL AT FS 150. REMOVED STATION 152 FRAME AND INSTALLED NEW FRAME. THE RBL 29 HAS A CRACK WHICH RUNS AFT FROM THE FASTENER HOLE AT STATION 152.35/WL96.6. MADE CIRCULAR CUT OUT TO REMOVE THE CRACK AND PERFORMED A DYE PEN INSPECTION. FABRICATED DOUBLERS AND A TRIPLER, DOUBLER .032 THICK AND TRIPLER .025 THICK. APPLIED CORROSION PREVENTIVE TO THE REPAIR PARTS. REMOVED VERTICAL ANGLE CONNECTING THE FRAME STATION 152 TO THE RBL 29. INSTALLED NEW ANGLE. APPLIED CORROSION PREVENTIVE TO THE ANGLE AND NEW SKIN PANEL. INSTALLED NEW SKIN PANEL. APPLIED FILLET SEALANT AROUND EDGES OF S
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (RT NACELLE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, A CHAFE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RT NACELLE INBOARD SKIN PANEL FROM WING FILLET FAIRING SEAL. CUT OUT AND BLENDED THE DAMAGED AREA AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO CRACK INDICATIONS NOTED. RESTORED PROTECTIVE TREATMENT TO THE REPAIR AREA. FABRICATED A DOUBLER .050 INCH THICK. ATTACHED DOUBLER TO AIRCRAFT, APPLIED SEALANT AROUND DOUBLER EDGE STEP AND RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT NR 72SDS1435 AND STANDARD SRM PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 295)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, AN AREA ON TOP FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL FS 295, WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE CORROSION REMOVED TO DEPTH BEYOND SRM LIMITS. CLEANED AREA WITH MEK AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO CRACK INDICATIONS. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER FROM ALSH 2024-T3 .050 INCH THICK. CLEANED DOUBLER, APPLIED A PROTECTIVE COAT OF ALODINE AND ONE COAT OF EPOXY PRIMER. APPLIED SEALANT TO THE CONTACT SURFACE OF THE DOUBLER. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON AIRCRAFT. APPLIED PRIMER AND ONE COAT OF TOP COAT TO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES. RESTORED PAINT FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-10, PAGE 215 AND STANDARD PROCEDURES. (X)
Part: SKIN — DENTS (BS 339)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, DENTS ON RT FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL WERE DISCOVERED BETWEEN SL 1616/1617 AFT OF FRAME 339 BEYOND SRM LIMITS. RECONTOURED DAMAGED AREA AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT WITH NO INDICATIONS OF CRACK. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER .050 INCH THICK. CLEANED THE DOUBLER AND APPLIED A PROTECTIVE COAT OF ALODINE AND ONE COAT OF EPOXY PRIMER. ATTACHED DOUBLER TO AIRCRAFT AND APPLIED SEALANT TO THE EDGE STEP OF THE DOUBLER. CLEANED THE REPAIR AREA AND APPLIED ONE COAT OF EPOXY PRIMER TO EXTERIOR AND SHOP HEADS. RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT NR 72SDS1435 AND SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-10 PAGES 215-216. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (TAIL CONE)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, A DENT WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RT UPPER TAIL CONE STA 813.5. CUT OUT THE DAMAGED AREA AND RESTORED SURFACE TREATMENT OF THE CUT-OUT. REMOVED FASTENERS AND LIFTED THE VERTICAL STABILIZER FAIRING MOUNT ANGLE TO ALLOW FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE DOUBLER. FABRICATED A DOUBLER AND TRIPLER .016 INCH THICK. APPLIED PROTECTIVE TREATMENT INCLUDING POLYURETHANE TOP COAT. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER TO AIRCRAFT. APPLIED SEALANT AROUND DOUBLER AND TRIPLER EDGE STEP AND RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT NR 72SDS1435 AND STANDARD SRM PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 594.5-696)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, SEAT TRACK 18.3L FS 594.5 - FS 696.0 WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. CUT OUT 91.5 INCH SECTION OF EXISTING SEAT TRACK. FABRICATED A 91.5 INCH LONG EXTRUSION OF 4650000-043 SHPAL 7075-T76511 EXTRUDED MATERIAL. FABRICATED A 15 INCH LONG U-BEAM OF PLAL 075-T7351 MATERIAL. INSTALLED U-BEAM AND EXTRUSION IN AIRCRAFT. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-60 AND STANDARD PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (RT EMER EXIT DR)
ABI - DURING MBV INSP, A SHARP DENT DISCOVERED ON RT FWD EMERGENCY EXIT BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REMOVED PAINT 1.5 INCHES OUT FROM EDGE OF PLANNED CUT-OUT. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, DEBURRED, AND SMOOTHED EDGES. FAB A FILLER PLATE WITH DIMENSIONS EQUAL TO CUT-OUT. FAB A DOUBLER PLATE WITH DIMENSIONS WHICH OVERLAP CUT-OUT BY 1.0 INCH. FILLED HONEYCOMB CORE WITH EPOXY FILLER LY/HY 5052, INSTALLED FILLER PLATE, APPLIED PRESSURE. CLEANED THE REPAIR AREA AND DOUBLER, BONDED DOUBLER PLATE TO THE SKIN WITH ADHESIVE EA 9330, APPLIED PRESSURE UNTIL CURED. APPLIED SEALANT AROUND DOUBLER EDGE STEP, RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 52-10-10 PGS 201-202, AND STD SRM PROCEDURES. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. (X)
1998
Part: PUMP — FAILED (HYDRAULIC SYSTEM)
PIT - FLT 4918 - INTRANSIT LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. HYDRAULIC PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED WHEN PUMP WOULD NOT RUN. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT FERRY TO MNTC BASE.