N396AE
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIMMONS AIRLINES | Operator | on 1998-02-22 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by SIMMONS AIRLINES (per NTSB report)
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, 1997-02-19 – 2004-06-13.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - DURING A MBV INSPECTION, A HOLE WAS FOUND ON GALLEY FRAME 225 KICKPLATE. PERFORMED CUTOUT OF THE DAMAGE AREA. FABRICATED A FILLER TWO SHIMS AND TWO DOUBLERS. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM, SRM 72LKS 3079 REV 43, CHAPTERS 53-60-50, 51-40-40, 53-70-30 AND 51-40-21. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED FOR MBV INSPECTION AND REPAIR ON HAIL DAMAGE. DENT ON TOP SKIN FS 439.5 SL 1603 WAS FOUND BEYOND SRM LIMITS. PERFORMED A CUTOUT OF DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS007205 PARA 1 DATED JUNE 7, 2004. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED FOR MBV INSPECTION AND REPAIR ON HAIL DAMAGE. DENT ON TOP SKIN FS 439.5 SL 1603 WAS FOUND BEYOND SRM LIMITS. PERFORMED A CUTOUT OF DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS007205 PARA 1 DATED, JUN 7, 2004. (M)
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE)
ABI - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED FOR MBV INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF HAIL DAMAGE. DENT FOUND AT FS 339 SL 1501 WAS BEYOND SRM LIMITS. PERFORMED A CUT OUT OF THE DAMAGED AREA AND PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. FABRICATED A REPAIR DOUBLER. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 34SDS007205 PARA 1.3.2 DATED 6-7-2004. (M)
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (HORIZONTAL STAB)
ABI - DURING MBV INSPECTION, AIRCRAFT PREVIOUSLY HAD SUSTAINED HAIL DAMAGE THAT NECESSITATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER SKIN. REMOVED DAMAGED UPPER SKIN AND INSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW SAAB 340 SRM, 72LKS 3079 REV 43, 51-40-21, 22, 23 AND 40 AND SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 72SDS1514. (M)
Earlier reports · 1997–2003 · 14 reports
2003
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (ROW 8)
LBB - FLT 3462 - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 8 IS INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND FERRIED TO DFW FOR REPAIR. (M)
2002
Part: SIGN — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
GGG - FLT 3504 - CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN FOR THE LEFT OVERWING EXIT TO BE INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DFW FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2001
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
ILE - FLT 9733 - CREW REPORTED THE FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS FROM ROW 3 TO ROW 5 TO BE INOPERATIVE. PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLOOR STRIP FOR THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROW 3 TO 5. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SOCKET — DEFECTIVE (LAVATORY)
LFT - FLT 3279 - LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND BURNED LIGHT SOCKET. LAVATORY WAS PUT ON MEL AT THIS TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAVATORY LIGHT SOCKET IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: SOCKET — BURNED (LAVATORY)
LFT - FLT 3279 - FOUND LAVATORY SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. FOUND BURNED LIGHT SOCKET, MEL'D LAVATORY. (M)
Part: ALTIMETER — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
DFW - FLT 3543 - CREW REPORTED THAT THE CAPTAINS ALTIMETER RED FLAGGED. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DFW. NO OTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAINS ALTIMETER IAW SAAB MM. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: LEVER — BROKEN (COCKPIT) · airframe 9,026 hrs · 9,883 cycles
DFW - FLT 3872 - LEFT CONDITION LEVER APPEARED TO BE SLIGHTLY BENT TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATION OF GUST LOCK DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT. FIRST OFFICER REPORTED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GRASP THE GUST LOCK WITH CONDITON LEVER AT MAX. FOUND CONDITION LEVER BROKEN ON THROTTLE QUADRANT. REMOVED AND REPLACED QUADRANT IAW SAAB AMM 76-10-05. OPS CHECKED GOOD. (X)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — INOPERATIVE (CARGO BAY)
DFW - FLT 3372 - CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACCED FIRE BOTTLES AND REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD AND AFT SMOKE DETECTORS IAW SAAB MM 26-13-15. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — INOPERATIVE (CARGO BAY)
DFW - FLT 3372 - CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FIRE BOTTLES AND REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD AND AFT SMOKE DETECTORS IAW SAAB MM 26-13-15. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF SIMA1904. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (LIGHT PANEL) · airframe 8,359 hrs · 9,153 cycles
DFW - FLT 3872 - F/A LIGHT PANEL ''ARMED'' LIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN COCKPIT ARM EMERGENCY LIGHT SYSTEM. C/A - REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB. PERFORMED EMERGENCY OPERATION CHECK IAW SAAB AMM 33-50-00. OPERATION CHECK GOOD. (X)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — CONTAMINATED (LAVATORY)
DFW - FLT 3695 - MOMENTARY LAVATORY SMOKE INDICATION. REMOVED AND CLEANED DUST FROM COVER OF SMOKE DETECTOR, REINSTALLED. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1998
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (BS 297)
ABI - SEAT TRACK AT FUSELAGE STATION 297 BL 18.31 CORRODED. CUT OUT AND REPLACED 11 INCH SECTION OF SEAT TRACK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: RELAY — CONTAMINATED (LT MLG)
LAW - FLT 3509 - THE CREW NOTICED A STRONG ELECTRIAL SMOKE SMELL AND THE C/B F7 POPPED DURING APPROACH. THE CREW RESET THE C/B AND SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED, MAIN GEARS SHOWED UNLOCKED. ON LANDING THE RT GEAR LOCKED, THE LT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LT PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE A/C SLID OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. MX USED AIR BAGS TO RAISE A/C. LOWERED LT GEAR DOWN INTO LOCKED POSITION. R/I'D LT/RT ENG. PROPELLER ASSY AND NOSE LT/RT MLG ASSY FOR DETAILED INSPECTIONS. REPLACED LT FLAP AND AILERON DUE TO MINOR DAMAGE AND REPAIRED OUTBOARD WING LEADING EDGE. ALSO, MINOR DAMAGE. REPLACED RELAY 15GA AND RECEPTACLE DUE TO LIQUID CONTAMINATION THROUGH COCKPIT FLOOR AREA. P
1997
Part: SOCKET — BURNED (CABIN)
TYR - FLT 3707 - SMOKE WAS REPORTED COMING FROM WINDOW LIGHT ASSEMBLY ABOVE SEAT 9A WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND IN TYR. MAINTENANCE FOUND WINDOW LIGHT SOCKET LOCATED ABOVE 9A SEAT BURNED. DISCONNECTED WIRES TO LIGHT AND MEL'D LIGHT ASSEMBLY. WINDOW LIGHT ASSY WAS REPLACED IN DFW, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)