N391AE

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED

ON CLIMB-OUT FROM SBP, CREW RECEIVED A MASTER WARNING CHIME A VI SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAY ON FOR SOME 20 MINUTES. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED AND/OR SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE. INSPECTED FOUND NO SIGN OF OVERHEATING OR FIRE IN AVI RACK. RAI SMOKE DETECTOR, OPS CHECK GOOD. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: FAN — FAILED (E/E BAY)

ON CLIMB-OUT, AVIONICS SMOKE LIGHT STAY ON FOR SOME 20 MINUTES. NO POPPER BREAKERS AND SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE. REPLACED AVIONICS RACK FAN. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: TERMINAL — LOOSE (EMERGENCY LIGHT)

DURING ROUTINE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IT WAS NOTED THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 10A WAS INOPERATIVE. LIGHT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL AT THIS TIME AND AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE WIRE AT ROW 10A. WIRE TERMINAL END WAS RESECURED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (SW21200500057)

Part: SKIN — CHAFED (LEFT NACELLE)

ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, THE LEFT NACELLES INBOARD SKIN AT THE WING TO NACELLE FAIRING WAS FOUND TO BE CHAFED. BLENDED AREA AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS NOTED FABRICATED A DOUBLER AND TRIPLER. ALSO FABRICATED SHIMS. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM, (72LKS 3079 REV 43) 54-10-10, PAGE 205-210 FIG 208. (M)

Part: FRAME — BENT (FUSELAGE)

ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION, FOUND CARGO FRAME AT STATION 677 WAS FOUND BENT. RECONTOURED THE CARGO FRAME AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO REJECTABLE INDICATIONS. FABRICATED A REPAIR L ANGLE DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS006945 PARA 7 DATED APRIL 15, 2004. (M)

Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)

ABI - DURING AN MBV INSPECTION A PREVIOUS REPAIR ON GALLEY FLOOR FRAME 258 WAS FOUND CORRODED BEYOND SRM LIMITS. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR PARTS, CLEANED AND TREATED AREA. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND SHIMS. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB SRM LKS 3079 REV 43, CHAPTERS 53-70-30 PARA 6. (M)

Part: CONTROL VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR)

DURING APPROACH, LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND WHEN SELECTED DOWN. RECYCLED GEAR HANDLE WITHOUT SUCCESS. ATTEMPTED MANUAL EXTENSION WITHOUT SUCCESS. ACTUATED EMERGENCY EXTENSION/GEAR FREEFALL, NOSE AND LT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED, RIGHT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED BUT DID NOT LOCK UNTIL CREW EXECUTED PULL UP MANEUVER. A/C LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENTS. AFTER LANDING, MAINT FOUND RIGHT MAIN GEAR EXPLOSIVE BOLT DID NOT FIRE. MAINT REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE FOR GEAR NOT EXTENDING AND THE RT EXPLOSIVE BOLT CONNECTOR PLUG FOR THE RT MAIN NOT LOCKING INTO PLACE. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)

DFW - FLT 3519 - EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTING SYSTEM HAS BROKEN LIGHT AT ROW 3. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR ESCAPE PATH LIGHT IAW SAAB MM 33-50-20. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 9,313 hrs · 10,207 cycles

DFW - FLT 3402 - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 4A IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED LIGHT, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK AND FOUND NO DEFECT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

Part: HUB — BROKEN (PROPELLER)

LAW - DURING ENGINE CHANGE WHEN PROPELLER WAS BEING TORQUED TO THE ENGINE, MAINTENANCE HAD ONE LUG BOLT BREAK. A NEW HUB WAS INSTALLED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER THE ENGINE CHANGE. (X)

Part: ACM — FAILED (WING ROOT)

SJT - FLT 3588 - DURING APPROACH, CREW NOTICED A BURNING SMELL THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT BLEED AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BLEED SYSTEM, THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SMELL. OPENED MEL AGAINST THE RIGHT ACM AND SUBSEQUENTLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ACM, CLEARED THE MEL, AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 432)

ABI - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED FOR REPAIR OF HAIL DAMAGE ON LEFT UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 432.5 BETWEEN SL 1501 AND 1601. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, DEBURRED AND APPLIED ALODINE TO CUT OUT EDGES. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS. FABRICATED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER .050 THICK. CLEANED DOUBLER, APPLIED ALODINE AND ONE COAT OF EPOXY PRIMER. ATTACHED DOUBLER TO FUSELAGE, RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 72SDS1353 AND SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-10 PAGE 215. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 503)

ABI - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED FOR REPAIR OF HAIL DAMAGE ON LEFT UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 503 BETWEEN SL 1506 AND 1507. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, DEBURRED AND APPLIED ALODINE TO CUT OUT EDGES. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO INDICATIONS OF CRACKS. FABRICATED TWO EXTERNAL DOUBLERS .050 THICK. APPLIED ALODINE AND ONE COAT OF EPOXY PRIMER. INSTALLED DOUBLERS ON AIRCRAFT. RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 72SDS1353 AND SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-10 PAGE 217. (M)

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (BS 479)

AIRCRAFT ARRIVED FOR REPAIR OF HAIL DAMAGE ON LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 479.2 BETWEEN SL 1504 AND 1505. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, DEBURRED AND APPLIED ALODINE TO CUT OUT EDGES. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION WITH NO INDICATION OF CRACKS. FABRICATED AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER .050 THICK. CLEANED DOUBLER AND APPLIED ALODINE AND ONE COAT OF EPOXY PRIMER. INSTALLED DOUBLER TO AIRCRAFT, RESTORED SURFACE FINISH. WORK DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 72SDS1353 AND SAAB 340 SRM 53-70-10 PAGE 215. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

Part: DUCT — CONTAMINATED (A/C BAY)

DFW - FLT 3657 - FUMES IN AIRCRAFT BURNS THROAT, EYES, AND LUNGS. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT FOR 15 MINUTES. NO FUMES NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NOTE: AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN WRITTEN UP ON THIS DAY FOR HOT CABIN/WEAK AIRFLOW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ACM RUBBER ELBOW/DUCTS ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN SOME TYPE OF RESIDUAL OR BURN-OFF. (X)

Part: AIR DISTR — ODOR (CABIN)

DFW - FLT 3552 - CREW REPORTED OIL/SMOKE FUMES IN COCKPIT DURING APPROACH TO DFW. MAINTENANCE CHECKED ACM AND ENGIEN FOR OIL LEAKS, NONE WERE FOUND. FCF WAS PERFORMED AT VARIOUS ALTITUDES AND POWER SETTINGS AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (AFT CARGO)

DFW - FLT 3564 - CARGO SMOKE WARNING CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY IN-FLIGHT AND WOULD EXTINGUISH WITHIN 3 SECONDS. REPLACED AFT AND FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS, OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REFERENCE OPERATOR CONTROL NR SIMA962241.

Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (FORWARD CARGO)

DFW - FLT 3564 - CARGO SMOKE WARNING CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY IN-FLIGHT AND WOULD EXTINGUISH WITHIN 3 SECONDS. REPLACED AFT AND FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS, OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REFERENCE: OPERATOR CONTROL NR 96ZZZX4772. (X)