Service difficulty report · Valve · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 15, 2015
Submitted
January 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B414
Aircraft time
33,780 hours, 37,046 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
HP14081004
Part serial
1697A
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Brakes
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT AND LOCK UP. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, LANDED SAFELY. BLED HYD SYS, OPS CHECK OF RT UPLOCK RIGGING FOUND SATISFACTORY. REPLACED LT AND RT MLG UPLOCK SPRING, PN 7232360-151. REPLACED LT MAIN GEAR DOOR ASSIST SPRING, PN 7232360-041. REPLACED IDLER LINK AND BUSHING, PN 7232360-131, PN 55016-3-600. FOUND BRAKE POWER VALVE LEAKING, REPLACED BRAKE VALVE. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.

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