Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 6, 2013
Submitted
September 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B438
Aircraft time
28,911 hours, 32,286 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Part number
D49412001
Part serial
6590298
Condition
Smoke
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN PLACING GEAR DOWN, WE HAD 3 GREEN, BUT SECONDS AFTER, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. WE ALSO SMELLED BURNING AND F/O SAW SMOKE COMING FROM GEAR HANDLE, WHEN TAXING TO PARK, ACFT WAS UNABLE TO STEER, LANDING GEAR INDICATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. INSPECTED ALL WIRING IN COCKPIT AND AT LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE NO DEFECTS FOUND, INSTALLED SERVICEABLE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND REPLACED NOSE STEERING ACTUATOR ASSY, PN 70857-2, SN 0211G. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.

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