N370PX
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
49 reports on file, 1996-06-16 – 2008-06-24.
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (LAVATORY)
LAV SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER ENGINE START, NO SMOKE FROM LAV. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE AND MX SENT. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED LAV REF. NEF 232. (K)
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (CABIN)
AFTER SHUTTING DOWN RT ENGINE MASTER WARNING CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, STAYED ON, DISCHARGED EXTINGUISHER IN CARGO COMPARTMENT. NO SMOKE/ FLAMES NOTED BY GROUND CREW ALSO SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN FORWARD CABIN AREA. INSPECTED GALLEYS, AVIONICS COMPARTMENT AND FWD CABIN LIGHT FIXTURES FOR EVIDENCE OF BURNED WIRES. NONE FOUND. DEFERRED CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE BOTTLES IAW MEL 26-13-2 CAT C ID 31069. ONCE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AIRPORT, THE AVIONICS TECH WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ERRONEOUS CARGO SMOKE LIGHT, AND ATTRIBUTED IT TO LOW VOLTAGES ON BOTH BATTERIES. BOTH MAIN BATTERIES AND CARGO FIRE BOTTLES WERE REPLACED AND CORRECTED PROBLEM. (K)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 33,426 hrs
DURING OPERATIONAL CHECK OF EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM ON A LINE CHECK, 3 EMERGENCY COVE LIGHTS WERE FOUND NOT ILLUMINATING. EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY 20LN WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM TESTED SATISFACTORILY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BULB — INOPERATIVE (MLG INDICATOR)
EMERGENCY DECLARED DUE TO LANDING GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. CREW RAN ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE BULBS IN THE GEAR HANDLE TO BE INOP. REPLACED BULBS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1996–2007 · 45 reports
2007
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS) · airframe 31,602 hrs · 28,721 cycles
FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROW 5/6 ARE INOP, 3 CONSECUTIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY.
Part: DOOR — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG) · airframe 32,342 hrs · 28,338 cycles
LT INBD MLG DOOR REMAINED OPENED IN FLIGHT. INSPECTED LT MLG DOOR, CLEANED 5-10 TIMES IAW 32-10-00-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: DETECTION SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (RT FIRE DETECT) · airframe 31,846 hrs · 27,733 cycles
DURING FIRE SHORT TEST R FIRE DET LT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK, NO DEFECT NOTED IAW AMM 26-10-00.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — WORN (RT ENGINE) · airframe 31,626 hrs · 27,490 cycles
L/R FUEL FLOW INDICATORS ERRATIC. FOUND BRACKET HOLDING START BLEED VALVE BROKEN. BLEED VALVE WORE THROUGH RT ENGINE "WHITE HARNESS." REMOVED AND REPLACED BRACKET AND HARNESS IAW AMM 71-50-00, PN OFF/ON (BRACKET), 5051T77G02, PN OFF/ON (HARNESS) 7292531.
2005
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (RT ELEVATOR) · airframe 30,721 hrs · 26,447 cycles
WARRANTY, 4Y/2Y RT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE HAS COMPOSITE DAMAGE 68 INCHES FROM I/B END. REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO NR S51031. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED ELEVATOR.
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 30,722 hrs · 26,447 cycles
FLOOR SUPPORT FLANGE IS CORRODED ON RT SIDE BETWEEN FS 272 AND FS 288. DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO NR S53102. REF: EAMS WORK ORDER 212675, TASK 2525.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 30,722 hrs · 26,447 cycles
SEAT TRACK AT FS640 AND BL 0 IS CORRODED AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO NR S53079.
Part: ACCESS PANEL — DENTED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 30,722 hrs · 26,447 cycles
LT FLAP ACCESS PANEL 541AT IS DENTED AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW MESABA EO NR S57060. REF: EAMS WORK ORDER 212675 TASK 5504.
2004
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT) · airframe 29,382 hrs · 25,007 cycles
DURING TAWS INSPECTION, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH POWER SUPPLY 24LN INOP. BATTERY PACK IN POWER SUPPLY 24LN INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK AND POWER SUPPLY. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (HORIZONTAL STAB) · airframe 29,382 hrs · 25,007 cycles
DURING LC2 INSPECTION, NOTED STABILIZER L/E, FOUND DENT ON UPPER SKIN OF RT HORIZONTAL STAB. DIAMETER OF DENT IS 1.875 INCH DEPTH IS .057. DENT IS 3.875 INCH AFT OF SKIN PANEL LEADING EDGE, 72 INCHES O/B FROM FUSELAGE.
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)
BATTERY PACK P/N 61-0478-9, S/N 70 WILL NOT LIGHT REQUIRED EMERGENCY LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY CELL PACK P/N 55-2198-1. UNIT PASSES CMM CHECKS. RETURNED TO SERVICE 11/26/04.
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (FLASHLIGHT) · airframe 29,123 hrs · 24,711 cycles
EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT NOT BLINKING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED POWER UNIT IAW MM, ALL CHECKS GOOD. P/N ON & OFF P4-01-004. REMOVED FROM DMR, MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED.
Part: TRANSCEIVER — FAILED (WX RADAR) · airframe 28,978 hrs · 24,546 cycles
RADAR STABILIZATION APPEARS TO BE INOPERATIVE RADAR RETURNS ARE DISTORTED WHEN AIRCRAFT PITCH AND OR BANK ANGLE IS ALTERED. WX RADAR FAILED INFLIGHT. AIR RETURN TO MSP. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE RADAR SYS AND STABILIZATION OP CHECKS GOOD IAW SF340 M/M CHAP 34.
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (AHRS) · airframe 28,781 hrs · 24,333 cycles
ON POWER UP C/BS F12 & F11 POPPED. TRIED RESETTING & POWERING UP ON INVERTER NR 2 THEN F11 POPPED. CAPT'S SIDE AVIONICS FAILED TO INITALIZE. AFTER RESETTING ALL BREAKERS & RESETTING PWR EVEN F11 & F12 STAYED IN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AHRS COMPUTER, ALL CKS GOOD IAW SAAB MM CH 34-20. S/N OFF 2846, P/N OFF 622-6190-113, S/N ON 2247, P/N ON 622-6190-113.
Part: SOCKET — LOOSE (INDICATOR)
WHEN L/P BLEED IS CLOSED RIGHT BLEED CLOSED LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, THOUGH MASTER CAUTION LIGHT AND CWP A/C LIGHT DO ILLUMINATE. LAMPS CHECK GOOD ON RIGHT BLEED CLOSED LIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND LIGHT SOCKET (LAMPHOLDER) TO NOT BE FULLY SETTED IN SLOT. AFTER CYCLING POWER AND RESETTING LAMPHOLDER ON OVERHEAD PANEL, OPS CHECK GOOD OFF BLEED CLOSED LIGHT AT THIS TIME. PILOT RELAMPED BUT DID NOT FULLY SET HOLDER.
Part: SIGN — MISSING (CABIN)
EXIT SIGN ABOVE SEAT 6A IS MISSING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED MISSING COVER WITH SERVICEABLE ONE AS NEEDED. SECURITY CHECKS GOOD.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 28,249 hrs · 23,748 cycles
DURING 4K INSPECTION IN LCQ, BS 362 LT FUSELAGE HAD DENTS. CUT OUT DENTED, FABRICATED, LOCATED, DRILLED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR IAW MESABA EO NR S53009. REFER TO LG PG. NR 1270902 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE 5/12/04.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 28,249 hrs · 23,748 cycles
DURING 4K INSPECTION IN LCQ, FS 294-319 RT IB SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT IB SEAT TRACK FROM FS 294-FS 319 IAW MESABA EO NR S53060. REFER TO LG PG. NR 1270902 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE 5/12/04.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 28,249 hrs · 23,748 cycles
DURING 4K INSPECTION IN LCQ, FS 363.0 FLOORBEAM CRACKED. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF FLOORBEAM, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED ANGLE AND FILLER REPAIR IAW EO NR S53108. REFER TO LG PG. NR 1270902 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE 5/12/04.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 28,249 hrs · 23,718 cycles
DURING 4K INSPECTION IN LCQ, FS 364 RT FUSELAGE HAS DENTS. CUT OUT DENTED AREA FABRICATED, LOCATED DRILLED AND INSTALLED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR IAW EO NR S53009. REFER TO LG PG. NR 1270902 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE 5/12/04.
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (ELT) · airframe 28,228 hrs · 23,733 cycles
ELT REMAINS ON PN 95210000-20, SN/0343. UNIT WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO TROUBLE . UNIT WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO THROUGH. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY DUE TO DISCHARGED STATE. UNIT PASSED MFG MM CHECKS AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE 5/6/04.
Part: SEPARATOR — DAMAGED (RT ENGINE) · airframe 27,939 hrs · 23,431 cycles
RIGHT INTAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AFTER 15 MINUTES AND STAYS ON. AIR RETURN TO MSP. REPLACED RIGHT WHITE HARNESS P/N 7292533-602, NO HELP. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT PARTICLE SEPARATOR DUCT P/N 6124-300, S/N OFF 243, S/N ON 182, SYS OPS CHECKS GOOD.
2003
Part: TRANSDUCER — LEAKING (LT ENGINE)
DURING FLIGHT CREW NOTED LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE CONTINUALLY DROPPING INFLIGHT. RED WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO SDF. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM LT ENGINE TRANSDUCER REFER TO 409 NR 181832 FOR DETAIL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RT OIL PRESS TRANSDUCER PN IPTE119-1000-200D1 SN/ON 67338-114, SN/OFF 55471-1-552 AMM REF 79-30-05-4.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (MLG)
ON FINAL APPROACH WITH GEAR SELECTEDDOWN THERE WAS NO RT MAIN GREEN LIGHT INDICATION. THERE WAS NO AMBER DIWSAGREEMENT LIGHT. A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED UP THE RT MAIN GEAR LIGHT CAME ON. A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED A/C AND FOUND SAFE FOR FERRY FLIGHT FROM SCE TO DTW FOR RT MLG INDICATION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH (RT) IAW SAAB 340 AMM CHAP 32-61. ALL CHECKS GOOD.
2002
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 25,305 hrs · 20,650 cycles
DURING 6Y/4Y INSPECTION IN CWA, FOUND TOP FLANGE ON BOTTOM FRAME AT STA 294 LBL 18.3 HAS CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED REPAIR IAW EO S53108. A/C RELEASE DATE 11/24/2002.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 25,305 hrs · 20,650 cycles
DURING 6Y/4Y INSPECTION IN CWA, NOTED LT FWD SEAT TRACK LBL 18.3 HAS HEAVY CORROSION. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED REPAIR BETWEEN STA 297-329 IAW EO S53060. A/C RELEASE DATE 11/20/02
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 25,305 hrs · 20,650 cycles
DURING 6Y/4Y INSPECTION IN CWA, SEAT TRACK CORROSION IN CARGO AREA. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED SEAT TRACK SPLICE REPAIR IAW EO S53060 AT BL 0 STA 619.138 - 686.888. A/C RELEASE DATE 11/20/02.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (LT NACELLE) · airframe 25,305 hrs · 20,650 cycles
DURING 6Y/4Y INSPECTION IN CWA, CHAFING DAMAGE TO LT INBOARD NACELLE SKIN CAUSED BY WING LEADING EDGE FAIRING SEAL. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED REPAIR IAW EO S54053. A/C RELEASE DATE 11/20/02
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 25,305 hrs · 20,650 cycles
DURING 6Y/4Y INSPECTION IN CWA, WEBBING AT STA 288 HAD 294 HAS CORROSION. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED WEBBING AT STA 288 AND 294 IAW SF340 AMM SRM 51-40-21 AND MAL EO S53108. A/C RELEASE DATE 11/24/2002
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 25,305 hrs · 20,650 cycles
DURING 6Y/4Y INSPECTION, SEAT TRACK BL 0, STA 297-348 HAS CORROSION. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED SEAT TRACK REPAIR SPLICE IAW EO 53060. A/C RELEASE DATE 11/20/02.
Part: DOWNLOCK SWITCH
DURING APPROACH OF FLIGHT #3189 TO BRD, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DIDN'T ILLUMINATED. WE PUSHED THE TEST SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS ALL TESTED OKAY ON GO-AROUND THE RIGHT GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED BY ITSELF. CREW LEFT THE GEAR DOWN THROUGH THE WHOLE TIME. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED MLG DOWN LOCK SWITCH IAW 32-61-05-2 PN AIR130902. OPS CHECK OK.
Part: AIRSTAIR — MALFUNCTIONED (PAX DOOR)
ON FLIGHT NR 3260, AIR STAIR WOULD NOT COME DOWN, LOCKED IN THE UP POSITION. MAINTENANCE CHECKED DOOR OPERATION SEVERAL TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
DURING FLIGHT 2768, RT OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CWP. ENGINE PRESSURE AT 75 PSI PROP OIL AT 80 PSI, BOTH CONSISTENTLY AT THOSE PRESSURES. AIR RETURN TO MSP. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RT ENGINE CWP PSI SWITCH P/N 8346-5 IAW SAAB AMM 79-30-5-4. OPS CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.
Part: COMPUTER — FAILED (E/E BAY)
DURING CRUISE CREW RECEIVED AN AVIONICS CAUTION ROLL COMPARITOR FLAG. FOLLOWED QRH AND ISOLATED RIGHT EADI AS BAD COMPONENT. IN LEVEL FLIGHT EADI SHOWED CLIMBING LEFT TURN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 AHRS COMPUTER O/C/G/.
2001
Part: ECU — FAULTY (LT ENGINE)
ON SEVEN MILE FINAL INTO MEMPHIS, THE LEFT ENGINE WENT INTO AUTOCOURSEN. TORQUE INDICATION WENT TO ZERO, BUT ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. GROUND RUN OF ENGINE SHOWED NORMAL OPERATION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: CIRCUIT BREAKER — TRIPPED (COCKPIT)
OUTSIDE AIR TEMP INOP. LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER, NO FIX. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS FOR 15 MIN. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. (M)
Part: CONDITION LEVER — OUT OF ADJUST (LT ENGINE)
LEFT PROP RPM BELOW 1000, AND TORQUE VERY SLOW TO RISE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. RERIGGED LEFT CONDITION LEVER AT SECTOR PULLEY. GROUND RUN AND CTOT CHECKS GOOD. (M)
Part: CTOT — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)
LEFT CTOT WOULD NOT HOLD. CREW DID ANOTHER P-3 TST. OPS CHECK GOOD. TRIED ANOTHER T/O OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (E/E COMPT)
AVIONICS SMOKE ILLUMINATED ON CWP DURING CLIMB-OUT, RETURNED TO PFN. REMOVED AND REPLAED AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1997
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED ALL 5 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. CHECK OK, GOOD FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (AVIONICS COMPT)
AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT ON GROUND. DEFERRED PER MEL 26-13-03. CLEARED DEFERRAL BY RE-RACKING CANNON PLUG ON SMOKE DETECTOR. (M)
1996
Part: PDU — FAILED (LEFT)
LEFT MAIN AND ESS BUS BREAKER POPS INTERMITTENTLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT PDU. OPS CHECK GOOD. AC OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
Part: TEMP BULB — SHORTED (LT PGB)
LT PGB OIL TEMPERATURE ENTERED RED ARC. FERRIED TO MEMPHIS. REMOVED AND REPLACED TEMP BULB. (M)
Part: BATTERY — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
EMERGENCY LIGHTS 58 LN, 59 LN, 60 LN, 41 LN, AND 39 LN ARE OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT BATTERIES AT LOCATIONS, 23LN, AND 24LN, S/N ELB071, ELB092. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. (M)
Part: FIRE BOTTLE — DEPLETED (CARGO BAY)
CARGO SMOKE INDICATION AIRBORNE, NO INDICATION OF COMBUSTION WHEN INSPECTED ON GROUND. CARGO FIRE BOTTLE DEPLETED, DEFERRED DM14773. CLEANED CANNON PLUG AND INSPECTED, OPS CHECK GOOD A/P 260113924. CLEARED DEFER 14773 BY REMOVING AND REPLACING CARGO FIRE BOTTLE AND SQUIB. OK FOR SERVICE. (M)