N400BR
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
28 reports on file, 1997-07-13 – 2008-10-19.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 189,334 hrs · 22,514 cycles
DURING A HMBV INSPECTION THE SEAT TRACK AT BL 0.00 WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. REMOVED THE SEAT TRACK AND CUT, CLEANED ALODINED AND PRIMED ALL FASTENER HOLES. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB SRM (SRM 72LKS3079 REV 50) CHAPTER 53-70-60. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1997–2006 · 27 reports
2006
Part: WARNING LIGHT — ILLUMINATED (LT TAIL PIPE)
LEFT TAIL PIPE HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED, ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND LIGHT EXTINGUISHED ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. WX=VRBL 03 KTS CLEAR TEMP 11 DEG C/DP-2DEG C/30/07. COMPLIED WITH ADJUSTMENT TEST OF OVERTEMP SYSTEM, IAW SAAB AMM 26-12-00-05. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF HEAT DETECTION FOR LEFT ENGINE AND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
2005
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (RIGHT)
DURING TAKEOFF RT ENGINE FAILED. ITT WAS NOTED AT 1148 DEGREES. ACFT DID NOT GET OFF GROUND. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ENGINE IAW SAAB MM. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2004
Part: SKIN — DENTED (RT HORIZ STAB)
ABI - AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED HAIL DAMAGE THAT NECESSITATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER SKIN. REMOVED DAMGAED UPPER SKIN. I NSTALLED NEW SKIN IAW SAAB 340 SRM, 72LKS3079, REV 43, 51-40-21, 22, 23, 25, 40, 51-20-50, 56, AND SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDSS007026. (M)
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING A MBV INSPECTION ONE AREA OF CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE WEB OF SEAT TRACK BL 0.0 AT STATION 298.8. BLENDED THE CORRODED AREA. ONE CORROSION PIT REMAINED. COMPLETELY REMOVED CORROSION PIT BY DRILLING A NR 21 HOLE IN THE WEB. WET INSTALLED ONE MS20470ADS5-4 RIVET IN THE HOLE. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS007059. (M)
2002
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (RT MLG)
TUL - FLT 3651 - CREW REPORTED NO DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. CREW ELECTED TO DECLARE EMERGENCY AS A PRECAUTION AND AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH CANNON PLUG ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO BE DISCONNECTED. CANNON PLUG WAS RECONNECTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: DETECTOR — FAULTY (RT ENGINE)
DFW - FLT 3580 - CREW REPORTED THE RIGHT ENGINE TAIL PIPE HOT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL THREE DETECTORS IN THE RIGHT TAIL PIPE IAW SAAB MM. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPAIRED A BROKEN TERMINALS IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2001
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3913 - FLOOR PROX LIGHT AT 4A ISSUED MEL 33-15-3 AUTH 040303 CAT C. RAI FLOOR PROX LIGHT STRIP IAW AMM 33-50-20. OPS CHECKS GOOD. MEL ITEM RESTORED. REF LOG PAGE 1290613 ITEM NR 4. (M)
Part: PCU — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
DFW - FLT 3251 - RIGHT PROP WENT TO FEATHER WHEN POWER WAS ADVANCED FOR TAKEOFF, THERE WAS NO TORQUE INDICATION AT THIS POINT. PROP CAME OUT OF FEATHER WHEN THE AUTOCOARSEN WAS TURNED OFF, STILL WITH NO TORQUE INDICATION. RAI RIGHT ENGINE PCU IAW HAMILTON STANDARD MM 61-22-00, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: PLATE — CORRODED (LT ENTRY)
SBP - FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT ENTRY KICKPLATE. REPLACED KICKPLATE. (M)
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SBP - FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE FRAME AT STATION 272. REMOVED CORRODED AREA. APPLIED SURFACE TREATMENT AND INSTALLED REINFORCEMENT ANGLE, FILLERS AND TRIPLER IAW SAAB STRUCTURAL REPAIR STATEMENT 340SDS000775. (M)
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SBP - FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE INTERCOSTAL BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 272 AND 288 RIGHT SIDE. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL ANGLE. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SBP - FOUND CORROSION ON PREVIOUS REPAIR FILLER AND SUPPORT ANGLE AT FUSELAGE STATION 258. REPLACED REPAIR FILLER AND SUPPORT ANGLE. (M)
Part: RIVET — CORRODED (WEB)
SBP - FOUND CORROSION ON RIVETS THROUGH THE FORWARD END OF WEB AT FUSELAGE STATION 236.5 AT BL 18.3 LEFT SIDE ARE CORRODED. REPLACED RIVETS. (M)
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SBP - FOUND CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL AND SUPPORT ANGLE BETWEEN STATIONS 258 AND 236.5 AT BL 12 LEFT SIDE. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AND SUPPORT ANGLE. REF SIMA0229. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SBP - FOUND CORROSION ON WEB REINFORCEMENT AT STATION 294. REPLACED WEB. (M)
Part: TRACK — CORRODED (PAX DOOR)
SBP - FOUND CORROSION ON AIR STAIR TRACK AND SUPPORTS. REPLAED AIR STAIRS TRACK. (M)
Part: WEB — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SBP - FOUND CORROSION ON WEB PLATE FORWARD OF FRAME 258 AT BL 18.3 TO BL 12. REPLACED WEB. (M)
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
SBP - FOUND CORROSION ON INTERCOSTAL AND SUPPORT ANGLE BETWEEN STATIONS 258 AND 236.5 AT BL 12 LEFT SIDE. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AND SUPPORT ANGLE. (M)
Part: RIVET — CORRODED (AFT BULKHEAD)
SBP - FOUND CORROSION ON RIVETS BELOW FLOOR AT THE AFT CABIN BULKHEAD AT FUSELAGE STATION 630. REPLACED RIVETS. (M)
Part: RIVET — CORRODED (AFT BULKHEAD)
SBP - FOUND CORROSION ON RIVETS BELOW FLOOR AT THE AFT CABIN BULKHEAD AT FUSELAGE STATION 630. REPLACED RIVETS. REF SIMA02217. (M)
2000
Part: BLEED VALVE — INOPERATIVE (LT ENGINE)
DFW - FLT 3451 - LEFT AIR VALVE LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. RAN AIR VALVE LIGHT ON CHECKLIST, COULD NOT EXTINGUISH. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT AIR ANTI-ICE START BLEED VALVE IAW GE MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO BAY)
FLT - 3600 - CARGO SMOKE LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. DISCHARGED NR 1 CARGO FIRE BOTTLE. SMOKE LIGHT WENT OUT, A/C DIVERTED TO ABI. PERFORMED DETAILED CLEANING OF CARGO SMOKE DETECTORS AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM IAW SAAB AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (ROW 8)
DFW - FLT 3594 - EMEREGNCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT ROW 8. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AT 20LN. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: SOCKET — LOOSE (ROW 6A)
DFW - FLT 3766 - SEAT 6A OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. FOUND LAMP SOCKET DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMP SOCKET IAW SAAB 340 AMM 33-50-55. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1999
Part: SOCKET — FAILED (CABIN)
SAT - FLT 5065 - SMOKE IN THE CABIN SMELLED ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. OCCURRED AT FL 200 OVER SAT. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING INTO SAT. FOUND SEAT 5A OVERHEAD LIGHT SOCKET WAS BAD. DEFERRED LIGHT SOCKET. ON AUGUST 5, RESTORED MEL BY REPLACING THE OVERHEAD LAMP HOLDER AT SEAT 5A. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (X)
1998
Part: HOSE — LEAKING (LT BRAKE)
DFW - FLT 3652 - AFTER LANDING AT DFW, HYDRAULIC QUANTITY, BRAKE PRESSURE, AND ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE ALL WENT TO ZERO. DEPLANED PASSENGERS ON TAXIWAY. TOWED AIRCRAFT TO HANGAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRAKE LINE THAT ATTACHES TO THE LEFT OUTBOARD BRAKE DUE TO LEAKAGE. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. PERFORMED LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
1997
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3577 - FORWARD BULKHEAD EXIT SIGN INOPERABLE. RE-SECURED CANNON PLUG TO GALLEY UNIT, OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)