N903AE
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.
14 reports on file, 1998-10-12 – 2003-09-10.
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (RT HORIZ STAB)
AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED HAIL DAMAGE THAT NECESSITATED THE REPLACEMENT ON THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER SKIN. REMOVED DAMAGED UPPER SKIN. TRIMMED NEW SKIN AND INSTALLED. REPAIR DONE IAW SAAB 340 SRM (72LKS 3079, REV 41) 51-40-21, 22, 40, 51-20-40, 41, 43. (M)
Part: CONTROL UNIT — INOPERATIVE (RT ENGINE)
DURING DESCENT AT 9000 MSL RT ENGINE HAD MINOR TORQUE ROLLBACK WITH NO IGNITION LIGHT. 1 MINUTE LATER RIGHT TORQU WENT OT 118 PERCENT AND RIGHT ITT WENT TO 1000C WITH OVERTEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED A STRON VIBRATION WAS FELT ON RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE DOWNLOADED DFDR AND CONFIRMED NO OPERATIONAL LIMITS WERE EXCEEDED. THE DECU (DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT) WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WERE SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: POWER SUPPLY — INOPERATIVE (EMERGENCY LIGHTS)
TYR - FLT 3670 - CREW REPORTED THE FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT ROWS 6, 7 AND 8 TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY UNIT 22LN IAW SAAB MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Earlier reports · 1998–2002 · 11 reports
2002
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — FAILED (NLG)
CREW REPORTED THE HYDRAULIC FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE CWP. CREW SELECTED TO OVERRIDE AND QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND CREW RETURNED TO BWI. GEAR WAS EXTENDED BY EMERGENCY EXTENSION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR MAIN ACTUATOR HYDRAULIC LINE IAW MM. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATION BOLTS WERE ALSO REPLACED IAW SAAB MM. (M)
2001
Part: SMOKE — DETECTED (COCKPIT)
BOS - FLT 4893 - CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. (M)
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3269 - CREW REPORTED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 10 IS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BULB AT ROW 10. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: PITOT LINE — CONTAMINATED (PITOT SYS)
DFW - FLT 3299 - FIRST OFFICER AIRSPEED INDICATOR FAILED TAKEOFF. CLEANED WATER FROM F/O PITOT STATIC SYSTEM IAW AMM. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: PIN — BROKEN (LT MLG)
FSM - FLT 3371 - CREW REPORTED NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE LEFT MLG, ALSO NO INTRANSIT OR GREEN LIGHT AND HYDRAULIC PUMP RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND AFT MLG ACTUATOR PIN (BOLT) BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MLG TRUNNION, MLG STRUT, DRAG BRACE, AND THE MLG ACTUATOR DUE TO DAMAGE FROM THE ACTUATOR PIN BREAKING. NEW PIN WAS INSTALLED. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
2000
Part: LAMP — BURNED OUT (CABIN)
LAW - DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OVERNIGHT, MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 11A INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB AT SEAT 11A. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (CABIN)
DFW - FLT 3385 - FLOOR PROXIMITY EMERGENCY LIGHTS NR 1 AND 4 ARE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: COVER — MISSING (ROW 9)
DFW - FLT 3738 - EMERGENCY LIGHT COVER AT 9B MISSING ARROW. INSTALLED LENS PLACARD AS REQUIRED IAW SMM 33-50-20. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
Part: BULB — FAILED (SEAT 11)
DFW - FLT 3252 - EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT SEAT 11A. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMP AT 11A. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
1999
Part: BRAKE — LEAKING (LT MLG)
BYW - FLT 5661 - WHEN PARKING AT THE GATE, THE HYDRAULIC CWP CAME ON. BOTH MAIN HYDRAULIC AND BRAKE PRESSURE INDICATION WENT TO ZERO. PUDDLE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID FOUND UNDER LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT OUTBOARD BRAKE ASSY DUE TO LEAKAGE FROM ONE OF THE PISTONS. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND RETURNED TO AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (M)
1998
Part: CONNECTOR — DISCONNECTED (RT MLG BAY)
DFW - FLT 3598 - RIGHT MAIN LANDING DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. INTRANSIT LIGHT WORKED NORMAL. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE PINNED THE GEAR AND CREW TAXIED IN. INSTALLED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH CANNON PLUG. PERFORMED EXTENSION AND RETRACTION. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (X)