SDR 001031

Service difficulty report · Gust Lock · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
January 7, 2003
Submitted
January 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N149SZ
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A149
Aircraft time
30,255 hours, 33,723 cycles
Engine
Ge CT75A2
Engine time
26,475 hours, 28,922 cycles
Propeller
Rotol R3894123F25
Part
Gust Lock
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON 01/07/03, APPROX 1140(UTC), AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE WHEN THE RUDDER GUST LOCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE CREW STATED THAT WHEN THE GUST LOCK WAS RELEASED, THE GUST LOCK WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE CWP FOLLOWED BY THE RUDDER GUST LOCK CIRCUIT BREAKER TO OPEN (POP).

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