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Part: LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)

SAN - FLT 3360 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTING AT SEATS 6, 7, AND 8 EXTINGUISHES AFTER 15 SECONDS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM PER SAAB 340 AMM. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. (M)

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

SAN - FLT 3214 - CREW REPORTED THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEATS 7A AND 8BC, AND THE FLOOR PROXIMITY AT ROWS 6, AND 7 TO BE INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO LAW WHERE POWER SUPPLY UNITS 24LN AND 23LN WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF SIMA200123302. (M)

Part: POWER SUPPLY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)

SAN - FLT 3214 - CREW REPORTED THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEATS 7A AND 8BC, AND THE FLOOR PROXIMITY AT ROWS 6, AND 7 TO BE INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO LAW WHERE POWER SUPPLY UNITS 24LN AND 23LN WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SPRING — WEAK (MLG)

JFK - FLT 5075 - CREW REPORTED LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. ATTEMPTED ONE RECYCLE WITH NO CHANGE. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL, HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRICAL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED UPLOCK SPRINGS ON BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT FLEW A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: BALLAST — MALFUNCTIONED (CABIN)

BOS - FLT 5122 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED SMOKE IN CABIN SMELLS LIKE ELECTRIAL FIRE OR BURNING PLASTIC. REMOVED AND INSTALLED BALLAST OVER 9A IAW SAAB AMM CH 33-21-00. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. (M)

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

JFK - FLT 5128 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT 9B IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB AT SEAT 9B. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: BALLAST — FAILED (CABIN)

BOS - FLT 4915 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS LIGHT ABOVE SEATS 8BC IS FALLING OUT. REMOVED AND INSTALLED EMERGENCY COVE LIGHT PANEL IAW SAAB AMM 33-50-55. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

JFK - FLT 5189 - EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING AT SEAT 7B IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB AT SEAT 7B FLOOR LIGHT. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - FLT 3317 - EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SIGNS AT 8A AND 8C BOTH HAVE ONE BULB INOPERATIVE. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE RESOLDERED WIRE AT 4.55VS FUSE TERMINAL IAW SAAB 20-20-00 WM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)

ABI - SEAT TRACK BL ZERO AND 18.3L CORRODED. REMOVED FASTENERS AND EXISTING SEAT TRACK. DRILLED FASTENER HOLES ON NEW SEAT TRACK EXTRUSION AND TREATED. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK AND SECURED. APPLIED DINOTROL TO SEAT TRACK AND SUPPORTS. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-60 AND SAAB 340 AMM 20-10-00. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. REF: OPER CONTROL NR SIMA99292-1.

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (CABIN)

ABI - SEAT TRACK BL ZERO AND 18.3L CORRODED. REMOVED FASTENERS AND EXISTING SEAT TRACK. DRILLED FASTENER HOLES ON NEW SEAT TRACK EXTRUSION AND TREATED. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK AND SECURED. APPLIED DINOTROL TO SEAT TRACK AND SUPPORTS. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-60 AND SAAB 340 AMM 20-10-00. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. REF: OPER CONTROL NR 2000ZZZX166. (X)

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (AVIONICS COMPT)

AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST. REPLACED THE AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR.

Part: BRAKE — FAILED (LT MLG)

CREW REPORTED TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT OUTBOARD BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAD SEPARATED CAUSING THE FLUID LOSS. REPLACED THE LEFT OUTBOARD BRAKE, WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY AND THE LOWER TORQUE KNEE WHICH WAS DAMAGED BY THE FAILED BRAKE.

Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)

DURING PREFLIGHT, CREW FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 5C INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RESECURED LOOSE CONNECTOR 454VP P1.

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — NO TEST (LAVATORY)

DURING PREFLIGHT, THE LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT WOULD NOT TEST. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.

Part: POWER SUPPLY — FAILED (CABIN)

BEFORE FLIGHT, PASSENGER AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AROUND ROW 10. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BAD POWER SUPPLY OVER SEAT 12 B,C. LIGHT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 33-2 UNTIL REPLACEMENT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED.

Part: FUEL LINE — LEAKING (RT ENGINE)

CREW REPORTED, A VERY STRONG ODOR OF KEROSENE WAS EMITTING INTO THE CABIN AND COCKPIT DURING THE FLIGHT. THEY SUSPECTED CONTAMINATED BLEED AIR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE BOOT FOR FUEL DRAIN LINE, THAT RUNS FROM THE FUEL PRESSURE SWITCH TO THE FUEL FILTER, DAMAGED ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. REPACED THE FUEL LINE AND THE BOOT, PERFORMED GROUND RUNS, NO LEAKS OR ODORS FOUND. FUEL LINE PART NUMBER IS 7271852581.

Part: FUEL FITTING — LOOSE (RT ENGINE)

DURING A SINGLE ENGINE TURN AT THE GATE WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE RUNNING, THE CREW NOTED A KEROSENE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE WIND WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT FOREWARD AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT AT 10 KNOTS. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS CROSSFEEDING FROM THE LEFT TANK TO THE RIGHT ENGINE. NO EXTERNAL ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED. MAINTENANCE FOUND RIGHT ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FITTING ON FUEL LINE LOOSE. TIGHTNED FITTING AND SECURED THE DRAIN SLEEVE, GROUND RUNS WERE PERFORMED AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED.

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT)

CREW REPORTED A LOUD NOISE AND AUTOCOURSEN ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM THE RIGHT ENGIN E. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ON A BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH THE HOT AND POWER SECTIONS OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SENT TO GENERAL ELECTRIC FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND CAUSE OF DAMAGE.

Part: HOT JUG — DEFECTIVE (GALLEY)

FLIGHT 7821 MAF/DFW, PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE INFLIGHT NOXIOUS FUMES WERE SMELLED IN THE GALLEY AREA, NO VISIBLE SMOKE OBSERVED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE ON THE NR 2 HOT JUG HAD MELTED AND THAT THE PROBLEM STEMMED FROM AN ATR HOT JUG BEING INCORRECTLY INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE HOT JUG WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND MEL NR 010031 WAS ISSUED FOR THAT ITEM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.