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Part: CONTROL VALVE — FAILED (MLG)

ISP - FLT 4622 - CREW REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE IAW SAAB MM 32-31-20. OPS AND LEAK CHECK WERE GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - FLT 3286 - EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT ROW 11 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FLOOR LIGHTING STRIP IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SWITCH — FAILED (CABIN)

DFW - FLT 3872 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH BROKEN. STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH 29 LN IAW W/M CH 33-50-00. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 33-50-00. (M)

Part: LIGHT — SHORTED (CABIN) · airframe 12,447 hrs · 14,415 cycles

DFW - FLT 3784 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A SPARK FROM WINDOW LIGHT AT 4A. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT FIXTURE ASSY AT 4A IAW SAAB 340B WORK CARD 2252 AND AMM 33-21-20. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (X)

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

ABI - FOUND SEAT TRACK 18.3L FROM FS 297 TO 308.5 WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK FROM FS 297-308.5 IAW SRM 53-70-60 AND SAAB STATEMENT 72SD0795. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

ABI - FOUND SEAT TRACK 18.3L FROM FS 297 TO 308.5 WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK FROM FS 297-308.5 IAW SRM 53-70-60 AND SAAB STATEMENT 72SD0795. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 608)

ABI - DENT ON LEFT FUSELAGE STATION 608 WL 73.5. CLEANED REPAIR AREA AND CUT OUT DAMAGE. FABRICATED REPAIR PLATE .050 THICK. CLEANED REPAIR PLATE AND APPLIED A PROTECTIVE COAT OF ALODINE AND ONE COAT OF EPOXY PRIMER. APPLIED FAY SEALANT TO THE CONTRACT SURFACE OF THE REPAIR PLATE, REPOSITIONED, AND INSTALLED FASTENERS WET. APPLIED FILLET SEALANT AROUND PER REPAIR PLATE EDGE STEP. CLEANED REPAIR AREA, APPLIED ONE COAT OF EPOXY PRIMER AND ONE COAT OF TOP COAT TO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACE AND RESTORED PAINT FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-10 PAGE 215 AND STANDARD SRM PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Part: HOSE — FAILED (LT MLG)

LRD - FLT 5167 - UPON PARKING, BRAKE OUTBOARD PRESSURE AND HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. REMOVED AND REPLACED BROKEN BRAKE SUPPLY LINE AT THE NR 1 BRAKE. SERVICED SYSTEM, PERFORMED LEAK AND OPERATIONS, CHECKED NORMAL. (X)

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - FLT 3652 - EMERGENCY FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT AT SEAT 9/10A DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. RESECURED LOOSE LIGHT STRIP. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

Part: CONTROL BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT)

DFW - FLT 3661 - THE RIGHT FIRE DETECT LIGHT CAME ON THREE TIMES JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE DETECTION CONTROL BOX. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)

Part: FIRE LOOP — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE)

DFW - FLT 3663 - RIGHT FIRE DETECTOR FAIL LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT, AIR TURN BACK TO DFW. LANDED SAFELY. INSPECTED WIRING AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL 3 FIRE SENSOR LOOPS ON RIGHT ENGINE AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT PERFORMED SUCCESSFULL. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: FIRE LOOP — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE)

DFW - FLT 3663 - RIGHT FIRE DETECTOR FAIL LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT, AIR TURN BACK TO DFW. LANDED SAFELY. INSPECTED WIRING AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL 3 FIRE SENSOR LOOPS ON RIGHT ENGINE AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT PERFORMED SUCCESSFULL. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: AIRSTAIR TRACK — CORRODED (BS 225-272)

ABI - AIRSTAIR TRACK HAD CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIRSTAIR TRACK IAW SAAB SRM 51-40-21. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: WEB — CORROSION (VERT STAB)

ABI - WEB REINFORCEMENT AT FS 287 HAD CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEB REINFORCEMENT IAW SAAB SRM 51-40-21. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: TRACK — CORRODED (BS 225-261)

ABI - RIGHT LAV AND GALLEY TRACK AT FS 225 TO 261 BL 32R HAS CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT LAV AND GALLEY TRACK IAW SAAB SRM 51-40-25. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SWITCH GUARD — OUT OF ADJUST (COCKPIT)

SJT - FLT 3915 - AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN CREW REPORTED THAT EMERGENCY LIGHTS STAY ON IRRELEVANT TO SWITCH POSITION IN COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE FOUND SWITCH GUARD AT FLIGHT ATTENDANT POSITION TO BE DEPRESSING EMERGENCY LIGHT BUTTON KEEPING LIGHTS ON. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED GUARD. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: AIR DISTR — ODOR (CABIN)

DFW - FLT 3537 - APPROX 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMELLING RUBBER/ELECTRICAL ODOR IN CABIN AREA ROW 5, FLT CREW INCREASED CABIN PRESSURIZATION AND ODOR DISAPPEARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO PARKING AREA. GROUND RUNS PERFORMED AND OPS CHECKED AIRCRAFT. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ANY ODOR OR RUBBER/ELECTRICAL SMELL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: BULB — MALFUNCTIONED (LAVATORY)

DFW - FLT 3722 - LAVATORY FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE FLUORESCENT LIGHT AND THE SMOKE DETECTOR SHARE A COMMON GROUND. WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT, IT ACTIVATES THE SMOKE WARNING. BULB WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED AND SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS SITUATION AND EXPECT FOLLOW-UP ACTION TO RESOLVE THIS CONDITION. (X)

Part: SOCKET — BURNED (CABIN)

DFW/LRD - FLT 5049 - REPORTED A LIGHT ABOVE WINDOW 14C SEEMED TO HAVE SHORTED OUT. A PASSENGER SAID HE HEARD AN ARCING OR SIZZLING NOISE FOLLOWED BY AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF BURNED WIRING, THE FIRST OFFICER CONFIRMED THE STRONG ODOR. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SAT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION, MAINTENANCE FOUND A READING LIGHT SOCKET IN THE PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT TO BE BURNED. THE BULB WAS REMOVED AND NO SMOKE OR SMELLS WERE FOUND WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. THE LIGHT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 33-2 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LIGHT SOCKET WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED AND THE MEL WAS CLEARED.

Part: LIGHT SOCKET — DEFECTIVE (SEAT 12A)

FLIGHT 7819 - CLL-DFW - PILOT REPORTED, THAT DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND WHEN EXTERNAL POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE AIRCRAFT THE OVERHEAD FLOURESCENT LIGHT AT SEAT 12A BURST INTO FLAMES. THE POWER WAS REMOVED AND THE FLAMES EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE OVERHEAD LIGHTING AT SEAT 12A AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF BURNING AT THE LIGHT SOCKET AND THAT THE LIGHT BULB WAS NOT FULLY SEATED IN THE SOCKET. THE SOCKET WAS REPLACED, OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.