N388AE
Registered owner: BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE, UT (owner ≠ operator)
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.
19 reports on file, 1996-05-15 – 2004-09-27.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (EMERGENCY SIGN)
EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ABOVE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEAT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. RESECURED GALLEY CONNECTOR OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE. (SW21200500061)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
DURING AN MBV INSPECTION FRAME 677 WAS FOUND TO BE DENTED JUST ABOVE THE FLOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. RECONTOURED THE DAMAGED AREA. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF THE REWORKED AREA, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED A ANGLED REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS007144 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (VERTICAL STAB)
ABI - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED FOR REPAIR OF HAIL DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VERTICAL STAB AND MBV INSPECTION. CUTOUT TWO DISBOND DENTS. THIRTEEN ABOVE VOR ANTENNA 6.0 AND 9.0 FORWARD OF TRAILING EDGE. FABRICATED TWO FILLERS, FILLER CUT OUT CORES WITH LY/HY 5052 MICROSPHERES AND AL FILLERS AND CURED. FABRICATED A DOUBLER FOR REPAIR. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340 SDS 006859 PARA 6.3.2 DATED 03-24-2004. PERFORMED SONIC BOND CHECK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, FRAME 258 WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORROSION BENEATH A PREVIOUS DOUBLER REPAIR. REMOVED THE PREVIOUS DOUBLER, SHIMS, AND FILLER. DOUBLER AND SHIMS INSPECTION AND FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE. COMPLETELY REMOVED CORROSION BY CUT OUT. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT OF THE CUTOUT NO DEFECTS NOTED. FABRICATED A FILLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS007122 AMDT 1 AND STANDARD SRM, 72LKS 3079 REV 43, PRACTICES. (M)
Part: SPAR — ELONGATED (RT HORIZ STAB)
DURING A MBV INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FOUR RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB FORWARD UPPE SPAR CAP FASTENERS HOLES AT THE INBOARD END WERE FOUND TO BE ELONGATED. REAMED ALL FOUR HOLES TO .286 OVERSIZE CONDITION AND ACCOMPLISHED COULD WORKING. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION INSPECTION OF REAMED HOLES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS007138, SAAB SERVICE BULLETIN 340-55-034 AND STANDARD SAAB SRM, 72LKS 3079 REV 43, PRACTICES. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, THE UPPER FLANGE OF FRAME 272 WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REMOVED THE EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK MOUNTING BRACKET TO ACCESS THE REPAIR AREA. COMLETELY REMOVED THE CORROSION BY CREATING A 2.5 INCH CUTOUT OF THE UPPER FLANGE. FABRICATD A REPAIR ANGLE AND FILLER AND SHIMS. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB SRM, 72LKS 3079 REV 43, 53-70-30 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, THE UPPER FLANGE OF FRAME 225 WAS FOUND TO CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. COMPLETELY REMOVED THE CORROSION BY CREATING A 3.0 CUTOUT OF THE UPPER FLANGE. FABRICATED A REPAIR ANGLE, SPACER AND FILLER PIECE. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS007122 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (RT HORIZ STAB)
ABI - AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED HAL DAMAGE THAT NECESSITATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT HORIZ STAB UPPER SKIN. REMOVED DAMAGED UPPER SKIN. TRIMMED NEW SKIN AND INSTALLED. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM, 72LKS 3079 REV 43, 51-40-21, 22, 25, 40, 51-20-50, 51-40-60 AND SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 72SDS1514. (M)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (LT HORIZ STAB)
AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED HAIL DAMATE THAT NECESSITATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT HORIZ, STAB UPPER SKIN. REMOVED DAMAGED UPPER SKIN. TRIMMED AND INSTALLED NEW SKIN. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM, 72LKS 3079 REV 42, 51-40-21, 22,23, 25, 40, 60, 51-20-50 AND SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT. (M)
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (RT WING)
DURING A MBV INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT WING TO NACELLE FILLET AREA THE INBOARD SIDE WAS FOUND TO BE CHAFED. BLENDED CHAFED AREA. PERFORMED AND EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF BLENDED AREA. NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER FOR REPAIR. WORK DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM, (72LKS 3079, REV 43) 54-10-10 AND STANDARD SRM PRACTICES. (M)
Earlier reports · 1996–2002 · 9 reports
2002
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (COCKPIT)
LOST RIGHT TORQUE INDICATION ON TAKEOFF/ ABORTED TAKEOFF NOTIFICATION WAS VIA TELLISIS FROM FLT CREW- C/A RIA RT TORQUE INDICATOR WITH SERVICEABLE TORQUE INDICATOR. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MFG AMM.
2001
Part: LIGHT — MISINSTALLED (CABIN)
CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE FLIGHT ATTENDANT JUMPSEAT IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO BE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REINSTALLED CORRECTLY IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: FIRE LOOP — CHAFED (RT NACELLE)
TUL - FLT 3735 - CREW REPORTED THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE DETECT FAIL FOLLOWED BY RIGHT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND SHOT ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES. MAINTENANCE FOUND A FIRE LOOP CHAFED AND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. FIRE LOOP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. FIRE BOTTLES WERE REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: TRANSDUCER — INOPERATIVE (RUDDER)
DFW - FLT 3263 - IN FLIGHT AT 135 KNOTS IN CLIMB, RUDDER LIMITER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED AOM PROCEDURES, LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRANSDUCER 9CL. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: WHEEL — BROKEN (NR 1 WHEEL)
DFW - FLT 3804 - NR 1 MAIN WHEEL, ONE-THIRD OF RIN BROKEN OFF, CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOOSE PRESSURE. RAI'D TIRE SHEEL ASSY, RAI'D NR 2 TIRE WHEEL ASSY AS PRECAUTIONARY. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION FOR EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO SKIN, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1997
Part: BALLAST — FAILED (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3846 - ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL IN CABIN, OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT AREAS. INSPECTED AND FOUND BALLAST, AT SEATS 9B/C AND 10B/C BURNED. RAI'D BALLAST IAW 33-21-10. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: LIGHT — FAILED (LAV 2LGH)
FLT 3935 - SGF - ON APPROACH TO SGF, THE CREW REPORTED THE LAV LIGHT EMITTED A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE. THE SMOKE DETECTOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE, AND TWO SMALL SCORCH MARKS WERE FOUND ON PANEL. AIRCRAFT LANED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LIGHT FIXTURE AT 2LHG HAD SHORTED OUT AND THE END SOCKET WAS BURNED. THE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND OPS CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. SIMMONS ENGINEER IS EVALUATING THE REMOVED COMPONENTS. (M)
1996
Part: HMU — FAILED (NR 1 ENGINE)
IAH - FLT 3671 - DURING DESCENT FROM 12,000 FEET, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD FROM NR 1 ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN TEMPERATURE, TORQUE, AND ENGINE SPEED. IGNITION LIGHT CAME ON BUT ENGINE DID NOT RE-LIGHT. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECK LIST AND LANDED WITH NR 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE SHOWED FUEL MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS. THE HMU WAS REPLACED AND A COMPLETE CONTROL RIGGING AND ADJUSTMENT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. (X)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (LEFT)
FYV - FLT 3687 - DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT, CAPTAIN REPORTED GETTING LEFT OVERTEMP, CHIP DETECTOR, AND OIL PRESSURE WARNINGS. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 288. (X)