Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 24, 2014
Submitted
December 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B414
Aircraft time
33,595 hours, 36,838 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RETRACTING LANDING GEAR, GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH AND HYD PUMP KEPT RUNNING. DIVERTED, PERFORMED QRH AND EXTENDED LANDING GEAR NOSE WHEEL TOOK EXCESSIVE TIME COMING DOWN. PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED OPEN CONTROL NR 2014FA0000678. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION ON ALL LANDING GEAR COMPONENTS, CLEANED LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCHES AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK FOR LANDING GEAR. EXTENSION AND RETRACTION MULTIPLE TIMES, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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