1.

Purpose

This document is issued to provide our operators with a list of Airworthiness

Directives (AD) for engines, propeller and other vendor equipment that are
applicable to SAAB SF340A and/or SAAB 340B.

2. General

The ADs listed below are applicable for both SAAB SF340A and SAAB 340B
if not explicit spelled out Applicable only for SAAB SF340A or Applicable
only for SAAB 340B.

Please note that the list is a service only. Each operator is responsible to check
applicable Airworthiness Directives for the aircraft.
This document and the information contained herein is the
property of Saab AB and must not be used, disclosed or
altered without Saab AB prior written consent.
 3. List of effective Vendor Airworthiness Directives applicable
to SAAB SF340A and/or SAAB 340B

3.1 AD issued by Civil Aviation Authority in UK (CAA)

AD No Rev Subject Effective date

007-10-90 Lear Siegler. AC Generator 31342-001

Applicable only for SAAB SF340A

018-10-90 Fire Fighting Enterprises. Cabin portable fire extinguisher.

004-09-92 Fire Fighting Enterprises. Cabin portable fire extinguisher

Discharge head assemble.

005-04-92 Flight equipment and Engineering. Seats model 121.

Visual inspection of 111/115 series seats for cracking.

006-03-93 Flight Equipment and Engineering. Inspection and

where necessary replacement of aisle section.

017-03-93 Flight Equipment and Engineering. Seat model 121 -

This document and the information contained herein is the

Replacement of Inboard Section.

property of Saab AB and must not be used, disclosed or
altered without Saab AB prior written consent.

005-10-94 Dowty Aerospace. Propeller Hub wall cracking.

006-01-94 Dowty Aerospace. Propeller Inspection of counterweight

arms for forging folds.
 AD No Rev Subject Effective date

002-11-96 Dowty Aerospace. Modification or de-modification

of the propeller to prevent blade pitch seizure.

006-10-99 Dowty Aerospace. Propeller Hub Wall cracking.

005-04-2000 Dowty Aerospace. Propeller Loose hub through bolts. 18 April 2000
This document and the information contained herein is the
property of Saab AB and must not be used, disclosed or
altered without Saab AB prior written consent.
 3.2 AD issued by Direction Generale de LAviation Civile France (DGAC-F)

AD No Rev Subject Effective date

91-076(AB) Collins. Pre 80A-80B altitude preselector/alterer. 17 April 1991

This document and the information contained herein is the
property of Saab AB and must not be used, disclosed or
altered without Saab AB prior written consent.
 3.3 AD issued by Federal Aviation Authority in USA (FAA)

AD No Rev Subject Effective date

87-06-09 Mechanical Products. Circuit breakers. 27 April 1987

88-07-08 Prevention of engine power turbine overspeed and 5 May 1988

possible resulting uncontained engine failure.
(For Swedish operators SAD 1-021)
Applicable only for SAAB SF340A

90-07-08 R1 S.E.L.A. Laboratorie: Cabin fluorescent lighting system. 2 Aug. 1990

Applicable only for SAAB SF340A.

91-10-01 Collins. TCAS II 10 March 1992

91-15-15 E.I. Dupont. Crewmember Protective Breathing 15 Sept. 1991

Equipment.

93-04-02 Collins. Mode S Transponder 26 March 1993

93-06-06 Hamilton Standard. Possible excessive wear of the 6 July 1993

This document and the information contained herein is the

the propeller control unit. (Supersedes 91-11-51)

property of Saab AB and must not be used, disclosed or

Applicable only for SAAB 340B.

altered without Saab AB prior written consent.

93-14-12 Essex PB&R Corporation. Crewmember Protective 2 Sept. 1993

Breathing Equipment.
 AD No Rev Subject Effective date

93-19-01 Dowty Rotol. Propeller rear hub cracks 29 Oct. 1993

(Supersedes 87-21-51)

93-23-05 GE. Inspection and replacement, if necessary, of certain 10 Jan. 1994

gas generator turbine rotor assembly.
Applicable only for SAAB SF340A

93-24-16 Puritan Benneth. Protective Breathing Equipment. 4 Feb. 1994

93-25-17 GE. Gas Generator Turbine disks and cooling. 2 Feb. 1994
Applicable only for SAAB SF340A.

94-01-06 Collins. TCAS II Processors. 4 Feb. 1994

94-06-05 Hamilton Standard. New torquing procedures for the 29 March. 1994
propeller hub retaining nuts.
Applicable only for SAAB 340B.

94-17-16 GE. One-time ultrasonic inspection of propeller shaft 15 Sept. 1994

flange outer diameter fillet radius and inner diameter.
This document and the information contained herein is the

(Supersedes 94-15-01)
property of Saab AB and must not be used, disclosed or
altered without Saab AB prior written consent.

94-24-10 Flight Equipment and Engineering. Passenger seats 6 Jan. 1995

Cracks in backrest.

95-05-03 Hamilton Standard. Repetitive ultrasonic shear wave 23 March 1995

inspection and one time inspection of the taper bore.
(Supersedes 94-09-06)
Applicable only for SAAB 340B

95-22-01 Aerospace Lighting Corporation. Cabin Fluorescent 4 Dec. 1995

lighting system. (Supersedes 95-22-01)
Applicable only for SAAB SF340A

95-22-12 Hamilton Sundstrand. Inspection of PCU servo Ballscrew 24 Nov.1995

Internal Spline. (Supersedes 94-22-12)
Applicable only for SAAB 340B.

96-08-01 R1 Hamilton Sundstrand. Ultrasonic shear wave inspection 15 Sept. 1996

for cracks at the blabe butt end, and a one-time fluorescent
penetrant inspection, and repair of the propeller blade shank,
and eddy current inspection. (Supersedes 95-24-09)
Applicable only for SAAB 340B.
 AD No Rev Subject Effective date

96-08-02 Hamilton Sundstrand. Taper bore repair, and ultrasonic 9 May 1997
shear wave inspection for cracks in the blade taper bore
of prop blades until repair has been performed.
(Supersedes 96-01-01).
Applicable only for SAAB 340B

96-25-20 Hamilton Sundstrand. Initial and repetitive inspection of 7 Feb. 1997

the transfer tube assembly, actuator assembly and
propeller control unit (PCU) for wear.
Applicable only for SAAB 340B.

96-26-01 GE. Replacement of the GAD Generator Turbine Stage 2. 10 March 1997

97-25-07 GE. Engine Inspection of disc holes of stage 1 and 28 Jan. 1998
stage 2 gas generator turbine.
(Supersedes 97-05-12)

98-24-27 Toilet Compartment Fire Extinguisher. 29 Jan. 1999

2001-15-17 Collins CTL-92. Erroneous Altitude Interpretations 20 Sept. 2001

This document and the information contained herein is the

(For Swedish Operators LVD 2-3148)

property of Saab AB and must not be used, disclosed or
altered without Saab AB prior written consent.

2001-22-14 Overland Aviation Services. Fire extinguisher system 10 Dec. 2001

bottle cartridges installed to Walter Kidde fire extinguisher
system bottle.

2002-01-03 GE. Aircraft Engines CT7 Series Turboprop Engines 12 Feb. 2002
Removal of stage 2 turbine aft cooling plates and
Installation of plates with new design.

2003-08-52 Emergency AD for GE CT7-9B engines. This AD is 15 April 2003

intended to prevent a dual-engine in-flight shutdown or
power loss due to a compressor stall during deceleration
from takeoff power to climb power.
Applicable only for SAAB 340B.

2004-07-09 GE. CT7 Turboprop Engines. Inspection of PGB oil filter 11 May 2004
impending bypass button replacement.
(Supersedes 2003-06-03)
 AD No Rev Subject Effective date

2005-23-11 Hamilton Sundstrand APU- Removal of compressor 14 Dec 2005

Impeller assemblies at reduced service life limits.
Applicable only for SAAB 340B(AEW)

2006-16-01 Hamilton Sundstrand model 14RF-19 propellers. 30 Aug 2006

Replacement of actuator yokes.
(Supersedes 2006-12-19)
Applicable only for SAAB 340B

2007-08-01 GE, CT7-5-7-and 9 series Turboprop Engines, with 14 May 2007

certain P/N and S/N stage 2 turbine aft cooling plates
installed.
(Supersedes 2005-18-01)
Applicable only for SAAB SF340A
This document and the information contained herein is the
property of Saab AB and must not be used, disclosed or
altered without Saab AB prior written consent.