N371AE
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
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.
10 reports on file, 1996-04-09 – 2003-02-15.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (LEFT NACELLE)
ABI - DURING A MBV INSPECTION, THE LEFT NACELLE INBOARD FILLET AREA WAS FOUND TO BE CHAFED. BLENDED CHAFE. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF BLENDED AREA AND FOUND NO REJECTABLE INDICATIONS. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM (72LKS 3079, REV 41) 54-10-10 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, THE RIGHT INLET COMPARTMENT INBOARD SIDE CHANNEL WAS FOUND CHAFED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. BLENDED THE CHAFED AREA, NOT EXCEEDING THE PRESENT DEPTH. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF BLENDED AREA, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER AND SHIM. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS005026 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN IMBV INSPECTION, THE FRAME AT STATION 640 WAS FOUND TO BE DENTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE 16 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. RECONTOURED DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED AND EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER ANGLE. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS005026 PARA 11 AND STANDARD SRM (72LKS 3079 REV 41) PRACTICES. (M)
Part: ECU — MALFUNCTIONED (LT ENGINE)
DFW - FLT 3787 - WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE. CREW PLACED LEFT ENGINE CONDITION LEVER TO TORQUE MOTOR LOCK OUT AND RETURNED TO DALLAS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT DECU IAW SAAB AMM. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
SGF - FLT 3617 - FOUND FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT STRIP IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3337 - CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR STRIP LIGHTING TO BE INOPERATIVE AT SEATS 4A, 7A, 10A AND 14A. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD IAW SAAB MM 33-50-00 AND 33-15-30. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: COFFEEMAKER — INOPERATIVE (GALLEY)
HOU - FLT 3401 - CREW REPORTED A BURNING ORDER IN FLIGHT WITH NO SMOKE REPORTED. CREW ALSO REPORTED CIRCUIT BREAKER M25 POPPED. FORWARD HOT JUG WAS PUT ON MEL. FORWARD HOT JUG WAS REPLACED, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD MEL WAS CLEARED. (M)
Part: SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (PAX DOOR)
OKC - FLT 3731 - AT CRUISING ALT OF 20,000 FT THERE WAS AUDIBLE POP. FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE DOOR ON THE CWP AND MAIN DOOR HANDLE LIGHT ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL. NOTED THAT THE TOP INDICATORS WERE ALIGNED BUT THE BOTTOM INDICATORS WERE NOT ALIGNED. ON DESCENT INTO OK WHEN DIF PRESS DROPPED TO 1.1 ALL INDICATIONS WENT AWAY. NO LOSS OF PRESS. ON A/C NOTED NO NOISE FROM DOOR SEAL NOTED. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE INSPECTED DOOR FOUND ICE ON BOTTOM OF DOOR SEAL AND DOOR HANDLE IND MICROSWITCH INOPERATIVE ISSUED MEL 52-1-1 FOR DOOR WARNING SYSTEM. (M)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT)
SGF - FLT 3654 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, CREW REPORTED A BANG FOLLOWED BY NR 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN SGF. MX REPLACED ENGINE. OPS CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. FAILED ENGINE BEING SENT TO STROTHERS FOR TEARDOWN AND EVALUATION. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3811 - INTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. ITEM WAS DEFERRED UNTIL 4-12-96. REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT POWER SUPPLY AT SEAT ROW 8. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)