N352SB
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Accident & incident history
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Maintenance disclosures
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51 reports on file, 1995-03-29 – 2002-07-23.
Part: FASTENER — ELONGATED (RT HORZ STAB)
FOUND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER FORWARD SPAR CAP FASTENERS HOLE AT THE INBOARD END WAS FOUND TO BE ELONGATED. REMOVED HORIZONTAL STAB. LEADING EDGE RIB AND MOUNTING ANGLE ON THE SPAR WEB. FABRICATED A REPLACEMENT SECTION SPAR WEB, TWO DOUBLER, ANGLE AND SHIMS. REPAIR DONE IAW SRM.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (RT NACELLE)
FOUND RT NACELLE OUTBOARD FORWARD SKIN HAS POSSIBLE CRACK AT RIVET. PERFORMED AN NDT INSPECTION OF THE AREA AND FOUND INDICATION OF A CRACK. PERFORMED CUT TO INNER SKIN TO GAIN ACCESS TO DAMAGE AREA. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN BY CUTOUT AND PERFORMED AN NDT INSPECTION OF THE AREA AND FOUND NO ADDITIONAL REJECTABLE INDICATIONS. FABRICATED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER AND INNER SPLICE DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SRM.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
NO DOCUMENTATION COULD BE FOUND FOR DOUBLER REPAIR ON LT AFT FUSELAGE, FORWARD OF CARGO DOOR. REMOVED PREVIOUS INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND PERFORMED A CUT OUT. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SRM.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (RT NACELLE)
FOUND RT NACELLE INBOARD FORWARD SKIN HAS THREE RIVETS RECESSED THROUGH SKIN. PERFORMED CUT TO INNER SKIN TO GAIN ACCESS TO DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED AN INNER SKIN SPLICE DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SRM PRACTICES.
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
DURING MBV INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND FRAME IN CARGO BAY DENTED AT STATION 686.888. DENT WAS RECONTOURED AND AN NDT INSPECTION WAS COMPLIED WITH NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW REPAIR STATEMENT AND STANDARD PRACTICES.
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
DURING MBV MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT CARGO BAY FRAME AT STATION 668.888 DENTED. RECONTOURED DENT BACK TO NORMAL CONTOUR. PERFORMED AN NDT INSPECTION AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SDS AND SRM PRACTICES.
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
DURING MBV INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CARGO BAY RT FRAME AT STA 658.5 DENTED. RECONTOURED DENT BACK TO NORMAL CONTOUR. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION AND FOUND NO DEFECT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW REPAIR STATEMENT AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES.
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
DURING MBV MAINTENANCE FOUND A DENT IN FRAME IN CARGO BAY AT STATION 677. DENT WAS RECOUNTED, NDT INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW RS AND STANDARD PRACTICES.
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
DURING MBV INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CARGO BAY RT FRAME AT STATION 640, DENTED. RECONTOURED DENT BACK TO NORMAL CONTOUR PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SDS AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES.
Part: FRAME — CHAFED (LT NACELLE)
DURING MBV INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND LT NACELLE INBOARD FILLET AREA, CHAFED. BLENDED CHAFED AREA. PERFORMED NDT INSPECTION AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AN REPAIR DOUBLER REPAIR DONE IAW SRM.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING MBV INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND FRAME 258 IN GALLEY AREA HAS CORROSION (FROM PREVIOUS REPAIR). REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR AND ADDITIONAL CORROSION BY CUT OUT. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SRM.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (HORIZ STAB)
ABI - LEFT HORIZONTAL TOP SKIN HAS 57 DENTS. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT AND BOND CHECK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
TAIL SECTION RIGHT BELOW ELEVATOR HAS A DENT AT FUSELAGE. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS NOTED. DENT FOUND WITHIN SAAB 340 SRM 53-90-10 AND 51-10-10 LIMITS. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
LEFT FUSELAGE AFT HAS 2 PROTRUSION. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PROTRUSIONS FOUND TO BE WITHIN SAAB 340 SRM 53-80-30 AND 51-10-10 LIMITS. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - TAIL SECTION AFT LOWER SKIN HAS A PROTRUSION FORWARD OF PANEL 318AL. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - FOUND LEFT FUSELAGE HAS A DENT AFT OF ICESHIELD AREA, UPPER. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT AND SONIC BOND CHECK IAW SAAB NDT MANUAL. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. DENT FOUND TO BE WITHIN SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-10 AND 51-10-10 LIMITS. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (PAX DOOR)
ABI - PASSENGER DOOR HAS 23 DENTS. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT AND SONIC BOND CHECK IAW SAAB NDT MANUAL. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (HORIZ STAB)
ABI - RIGHT HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN HAS ONE DENT. PERFORMED SONIC BOND AND EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS. DENT WITHIN SAAB SRM 55-10-10 AND 51-10-10 LIMITS. (M)
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DISC-CARGO AREA SEAT TRACK AT 18.3L HAS AREA CORROSION MEASURED BELOW LIMITS. REMOVED SECTION AND INSTALLED REPAIR EXTRUSION IAW SRM.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - FOUND FUSELAGE TOP SKIN HAS 150 DENTS. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (HORIZ STAB)
ABI - RIGHT HORIZONTAL LOWER SKIN HAS ONE DENT. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT AND SONIC BOND CHECK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. DENT FOUND TO BE WITHIN SAAB 340 SRM 55-10-10 AND 51-10-10 LIMITS. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (VERTICAL STAB)
VERTICAL STABILIZER RIGHT UPPER AREA HAS ONE DENT. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT AND SONIC BOND CHECK. NO DEFECTS NOTED. DENT FOUND TO BE WITHIN SAAB 340 SRM 55-70-10 AND 51-10-10 LIMITS. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (HORIZ STAB)
RIGHT HORIZONTAL TOP SKIN HAS 45 DENTS. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT AND BOND CHECK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - RIGHT FUSELAGE AFT OF ICE SHIELD HAS 23 DENTS. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS. DENTS ACCEPTED AS IS IAW SAAB 340 STATEMENT 340SDS004141 PARA 5. (M)
Part: DOOR — DENTED (ELECTRICAL POWER)
FOUND LEFT ELECTRICAL POWER PANEL HAS 2 DENTS. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS. DENT WITHIN SAAB 340 SRM 55-70-10 AND 51-10-10 LIMITS. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
RIGHT FUSELAGE HAS A DENT ABOVE AND FORWARD OF PITOT TUBE. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. NO DEFECTS NOTED. DENT FOUND TO BE WITHIN SAAB 340 SRM 51-10-10 LIMITS. (M)
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - CARGO AREA SEAT TRACK AT BL 0 HAS AREAS MEASURED BELOW LIMITS. SEAT TRACK ACCEPTED AS IS IAW SAAB 340 STATEMENT 340SDS004141, PARA 6. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - FOUND LEFT FUSELAGE HAS A DENT APPROX 14 INCHES BELOW THE STATIC PORT. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - FOUND LEFT FUSELAGE AFT OF ICE SHIELD BELOW WINDOW HAS SIX DENTS. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION NO DEFECTS. (M)
Part: DOOR — DENTED (ELECTRICAL POWER)
ABI - RIGHT ELECTRICAL POWER PANEL HAS ONE DENT. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS NOTED. DENTS FOUND WITHIN SAAB 340 SRM 52-40-12 AND 51-10-10 LIMITS. (M)
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 21 reports
2001
Part: FUSE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
BOS - FLT 4620 - CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEATS 8BC AND 10BC TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FUSE AT 27LN. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT) · airframe 14,402 hrs · 14,972 cycles
SJT - FLT 3889 - RIGHT ENGINE OVERTEMP IN REVERSE, EXCEEDED 1000 DEGREES (PIREP 1080 DIG). COCKPIT FILLED WITH OILY SMOKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE IAW AMM. RUNS AND OPS CHECK GOOD. S/N ON GEE785310. S/N OFF GEE 785359. (X)
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3250 - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER 11A INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BULB AT SEAT 11A. OPERATIONAL CHECK PERFORMED. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (SEAT 5)
SGF - FLT 3615 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT AT SEAT 5C INOPERATIVE, ISSUED MEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT AT 5C IAW SAAB AMM. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (M)
Part: LIGHT — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3814 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS FIRST SET OF FLOOR LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND INSTALLED FIRST EMERGENCY LIGHT BELOW SEAT 3 BC IAW SAAB AMM 33-50-00. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
1999
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - SEAT TRACK CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AT FS 594.8 TO FS 686.8 TRACK 18L. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK AT 18.3L, 92 INCH SECTION. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SEAT TRACK CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AT FS 594.8 TO FS 686.8 TRACK 18.3L. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK AT 18.3L, 92 INCH SECTION. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - A/C ARRIVED IN ABI FOR PERMANENT REPAIR TO A DENT IN FUSELAGE SKIN FORWARD AND BELOW THE AOA VANE. PERFORMED A CIRCULAR CUTOUT .75 INCH DIAMETER TO REMOVE AND PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT TO ENSURE NO CRACKS WERE PRESENT. FABRICATED A SPACER WITH A DIAMETER OF .070 TO OBTAIN A GAP OF .05 INCH FOR THE EXISTING SKIN. FABRICATED A REPAIR PLATE 3 INCH IN DIAMETER. APPLIED ALODINE AND PRIMER TO BARE METAL SURFACES. ATTACHED REPAIR PLATES TO AIRCRAFT. FILLET SEALED GAP BETWEEN SPACER AND SKIN. APPLIED CORROSION PREVENTIVE COMPOUND DINITROL AV 25 TO THE INNER AREA. RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM PRACTICES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (ROWS 1-4)
DFW - FLT 3738 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTS AT ROWS 1 AND 4 DO NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (X)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DIRTY (LAVATORY)
LAV SMOKE CWP LIGHT CAME ON FOR 5 MIN IN FLIGHT. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES. CLEANED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR.
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 11A FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. REPLACED BULB.
1997
Part: DPU — DEFECTIVE (RIGHT)
ON ENGINE START ELECTRICAL SMELL AND SMOKE DETECTED, BOTH RDCP CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. MAINTENANCE DROPPED RIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND INSPECTED AREA, NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. REPLACED RIGHT DPU AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.
Part: LAMP — FAILED (COCKPIT)
EMERGENCY LIGHT ARM LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE ON FIRST OFFICERS PANEL WHEN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE ARMED. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED LIGHT.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — INOPERATIVE (LAVATORY)
LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR TESTS INOP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR, AMM 26-10, CK GOOD.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DIRTY (LAVATORY)
LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TEST. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TEST AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CLEANED AND INSPECTED DETECTOR WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (LAVATORY)
LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. REPLACED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (LAVATORY)
LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN A PERSON ENTERS THE LAVATORY. REPLACED THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR.
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
DURING PREFLIGHT, CREW FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEATS 3C, 4A AND 5C INOPERATIVE. ALSO, THE FLOOR LIGHTS AT SEATS 4B AND 5B WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK 20LN.
Part: HOT JUG — ODOR (GALLEY NR 2)
FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED, AN ELECTRICAL SMELL FROM THE NR 2 HOT JUG. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED CABIN FLUORESCENT LAMP SOCKETS, HOT JUGS AND HOT JUG RECEPTICLES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE BUT DID FIND NR 2 HOT JUG TO CONTAIN EXTREMELY BAD SMELLING COFFEE. SUSPECT ODOR CAME FROM THE COFFEE.
1996
Part: RETRACT MECH — ICED UP (LANDING GEAR)
THE LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION MAINTENANCE FOUND A LARGE ICE BUILD-UP ON THE LANDING GEAR. THE ICE WAS REMOVED AND A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED.
1995
Part: INDICATION — MALFUNCTIONED (HYD SYST)
FLT 5201 - DFW-CLL - PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH, INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS SHOWED A COMPLETE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. THE LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENTION HANDLE WAS PULLED AND THE SEPARATION BOLTS ACTIVATED, MOVING THE GEAR INTO DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM INCLUDING PUMP AND RESERVOIR, AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS. THE RESERVOIR WAS FULL AND THE SYSTEM WORKED PROPERLY. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED IN EXCESS OF TWENTY TIMES WITH NO PROBLEMS OR MALFUNCTIONS NOTED. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.