Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 9, 2015
Submitted
January 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B413
Aircraft time
33,572 hours, 37,123 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR HANDLE STAYED ILLUMINATED ON GEAR RETRACTION FROM GO AROUND, LIGHT EXTINGUISED WHEN EXTENDED ON FINAL. CLEANED AND ADJUSTED ALL UPLOCK SWITCHES, CLEANED CONNECTIONS ON LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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