Airlink-SAAB 340

[PlayTheOdds]

After several flights on Airlinks SAAB aircraft I have decided it is a piece of junk. How can you operate an aircraft with such weight restrictions commercially and it be an effective money making aircraft. Need more fuel? No problem we'll give up four revenue seats. There sure are a lot of bags for this flight, that’s ok we'll give up another four seats. That is insane. Who would build such an aircraft to begin with? Then who in their right mind would buy the damn thing? Also the high resonate rattling that the cabin produces is nauseating. That aircraft is nothing more than a rattle-trap.

Would any of you guys happen to know the MLG Thru Flight tire limitations for that aircraft and care to share them here?

 

[robbedagain]

For once PTO I agree with you that the Saab is junk. But the weight restrictions are due to the crash of US AIrways Express/Air Midwest in CLT in JAN2003.
I dont know for NW but at US at least at my city, we can take 34 pax and 34 bags. however if there are 33 pax we add 6 bags.

 

[dl764]

After several flights on Airlinks SAAB aircraft I have decided it is a piece of junk. How can you operate an aircraft with such weight restrictions commercially and it be an effective money making aircraft. Need more fuel? No problem we'll give up four revenue seats. There sure are a lot of bags for this flight, that’s ok we'll give up another four seats. That is insane. Who would build such an aircraft to begin with? Then who in their right mind would buy the damn thing? Also the high resonate rattling that the cabin produces is nauseating. That aircraft is nothing more than a rattle-trap.

Would any of you guys happen to know the MLG Thru Flight tire limitations for that aircraft and care to share them here?

I agree those things are junk and... too noisy (because of props0

 

[jenny@nw]

I agree those things are junk and... too noisy (because of props0

I remember when people were complaining Airbuses were a plastic piece of junk.... now....?

 

[700UW]

The Air Midwest crash in CLT was a Beech 1990, not a Saab. And the main cause of the crash was improper rigging of the flight controls by a outsourced maintenance vendor.

 

[Art at ISP]

The poster never said the Air Midwest crash was a Saab. He was stating that the weight and balance procedures and the weight assignments for passengers were changed as a result of that crash.

No need to start with comments about outsourcing...it's getting old already.

Robbed you are correct regarding the regulation changes. NW Airlink is not the only airline affected.

 

[PlayTheOdds]

I remember when people were complaining Airbuses were a plastic piece of junk.... now....?

The Airbus was originally designed as a disposable airframe. At the time it was an ingenious concept that would have thrown heavy maintenance to the wind. After so many cycles or years you simply bought a new airframe and swapped the equipment from the old one. I don't think the theory was ever put to the test as production and development cost soared and the transfer of equipment was also astronomical. It was a concept that simply didn't survive the changing times.

As far as the Saab goes, yea you can load it to capacity with passengers and bags the problem is then it can't hold enough fuel to be worth a damn for anything other than short hops.

 

[700UW]

The main cause of the crash was improper mtc by a third party vendor who never trained the mechanic on the proper rigging of the flight controls.

I personally know someone who was on the NTSB investigation panel.

It is the truth, outsourcing caused the crash.

 

[local 12 proud]

The main cause of the crash was improper mtc by a third party vendor who never trained the mechanic on the proper rigging of the flight controls.

It is the truth, outsourcing caused the crash.

Does'nt matter if its the truth, most people could care less. Its all about cheap seats.

 

[Saabmeister]

Does'nt matter if its the truth, most people could care less. Its all about cheap seats.

Personally, I love flying on the 340's.

Well, pre-strike anyways.

 

[robbedagain]

700: i am aware that it was a Beech 1900. all I said was was that was the beginning of the new weight and balance issues that is all

 

[PRINCESS KIDAGAKASH]

Did poor PTO scab miss a flight because of weight restrictions? 😀 Thought that airplane had four open seats didn't you? Ha!Ha!Ha!Ha!Ha! 😛

 

[CSAR GYRENE]

Personally, I love flying on the 340's.

Well, pre-strike anyways.

There definately is not a power available issue with the 340. The ct7 engine is the same as what we flew on the h-60 blackhawks. The flight control systems are pretty straight-forward and mech friendly, and the airframe is reasonably sturdy. The avianics are pretty basic if you understand logic circuits. If ya dont know what to do, re-rack the WEU. Stil no clue, smack the PDU. (Swedish troubleshooting tips) 😀

 

[Flying Titan]

Not sure which ones Airlink is flying, but IIRC, there is a pretty big performance difference between the 340-"A" and 340-"B". I think a lot of the problems cited here are with the "A" model and not the "B" model.

 

[robbedagain]

yes the A model sucks! Shuttle America had those and they are a pain now that Colgan operates them