Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 10, 2015
Submitted
January 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N341AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B437
Aircraft time
32,579 hours, 36,519 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
708572
Part serial
0243G
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT AND HYD PUMP STAYED ON FOR 15-20 SECONDS AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. REPLACED NOSE GEAR MOTOR GEARBOX, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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