N380AE
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.
20 reports on file, 1996-08-15 – 2003-08-09.
Part: FAN — FAILED (CABIN)
ACT - FLT 3263 - AFTER LANDING WITH AIRCRAFT PARKED AT GATE CREW RECEIVED A RECIRC LIGHT WITH AN ELECTRICAL SMELL AND SMOKE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED BUT NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS FOUND. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN TO BE THE CAUSE. RECIRC FAN WAS PUT ON MEL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN IAW SAAB MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–2002 · 19 reports
2002
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (LT MLG)
ABI - ON APPROACH, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR (GREEN LIGHT) WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. PUMP AND THE TRANSIT LIGHT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. MADE NORMAL LANDING AFTER FOLLOWING AOM CHECKLIST. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT DOWNLOCK SWITCH CANNON PLUG NOT CONNECTED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT DOWNLOCK SWITCH CANNON PLUG NOT CONNECTED. MAINTENANCE RECONNECTED THE CANNON PLUG, A RETRACTION CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
RIGHT FUSELAGE FRAME AT STATION 677 WAS FOUND DENTED. RECONTOURED DENT AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A DOUBLER IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS004430 PARA 5. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND AN EXISTING REPAIR ON SEAT TRACK BL 18.3L STATION 297 TO BE CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REMOVED THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. PREPARED SEAT TRACK. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-60 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Part: FRAME — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
MBV - FUSELAGE FRAME AT STATION 658.5 WAS FOUND DENTED. RECONTOURED DENT AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A DOUBLER IAW SAAB 340 STATEMENT 340SDS004430 PARA 5. (M)
2001
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ABI - FOUND CREW REPORTED THE FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHT STRIP AT ROWS 4 AND 5 TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHT STRIP IAW SAAB MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
LAW - MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE NR 2 FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHT TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLOOR LIGHT STRIP IAW SAAB MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: BULB — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3384 - EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT 7A. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB AT 7A. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 35-30-60. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - SEAT TRACK AT BL 18.3L WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS FROM FS 297 TO 329.5. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW SAAB 34O SRM 53-70-60. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - SEAT TRACK AT BL 0 FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK AT BL 0.O IAW SAAB 340 SRM 51-40-00/22. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1999
Part: SKIN — DENTED (BS 560-583)
ABI - DENT FOUND ON THE RIGHT REAR FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STATION 560 AND STATION 583 AND BETWEEN SL 1615 AND SL 1616 WHICH WAS BELOW LIMITS. PERFORMED CUTOUT OF THE DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF THE CUTOUT AREA AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. FABRICATED TWO EXTERNAL DOUBLERS .050 THICK WITH ONE MEASURING 13 BY 11.5 INCHES AND THE OTHER MEASURING 12.2 BY 7.5 INCHES. APPLIED SURFACE TREATEMENT OF ALODINE AND WASH PRIMER AND EPOXY PRIMER TO DOUBLERS AND REPAIR AREAS. ATTACHED TO AIRCRAFT, APPLIED FILLET SEAL TO ALL EDGES OF THE DOUBLERS. APPLIED FINISH PAINT. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-10, PAGES 227-219 AND SAAB 340 SRM STANDARD PRACTICES. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: CONNECTOR — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3880 - EMERGENCY LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF AT ROW 8. MAINTENANCE FOUND BAD TERMINAL END ON EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND ALSO REPLACED POWER SUPPLY 23 LN AS PRECAUTIONARY. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SATISFACTORILY. RETURNED A/C TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3699 - LEFT OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOP. RESECURED OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT 8A. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD IAW SAAB MM 336000 WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (E/E COMPT)
DFW - AFTER TAKEOFF, AVIONICS SMOKE WARNING CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR NOTABLE ODOR WAS PRESENT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW. REPLACED AVIONICS SMOKE DETECTOR. SYSTEM TESTED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1997
Part: DOOR — SKIN GOUGE (LT EMER EXIT)
ABI - DURING MBV, MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR HAD A DEEP GOUGE, EXTERNAL SKIN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND APPLIED BONDED DOUBLER AND SHIM IAW SAAB SRM 57-20-10 P 201. RESTORED PAINT AND FILLET SEALED REPAIR IAW SAAB SRM 51-20-44 AND 51-20-56. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 297)
ABI - DURING MBV, FOUND LEFT SEAT TRACK AT STATION 297 HAD CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT BEYOND LIMITS. A SPLICE REPAIR WAS DONE IAW SAAB SRM 53-70-60. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: END CAP — WORN (CABIN)
ABI - DURING MBV, FOUND LEFT CAP BY ENTRANCE DOOR HAD CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT TRACK END CAP IAW SRM 53-00-00. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (CABIN)
CLL - EMERGENCY LIGHTS LEFT ON, BATTERY PACKS DEAD. REPLACED FOUR BATTERY PACKS, POSITIONS 20LN, 21LN, 23LN, AND 24LN. PERFORMED OPS CHECK WHICH CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. BATTERY PACK S/N'S 1129, 1130, 1143, 1164. (X)
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3688 - CABIN FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS BETWEEN ROWS 7/8 NOT WORKING. RAI'D FLOOR STRIP. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1996
Part: WHEEL — FAILED (NR 2 MLG)
DFW - FLT 3564 - CREW REPORTED NR 2 MAIN TIRE FAILURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND APPROXIMATELY 10 INCH SECTION OF INNER WHEEL HUB RIB MISSING. REPLACED NR 2 WHEEL ASSY AND NR 2 BRAKE ASSY DUE TO MINOR DAMAGE AND NR 1 ASSY AS A PRECAUTION. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)