Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 27, 2015
Submitted
February 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B414
Aircraft time
33,790 hours, 37,059 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
HP848430722
Part serial
2106
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
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

WITH GEAR HANDLE UP, INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED WITH HYDRAULIC PUMP REMAINING ON AND CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF. COMPLIED WITH MAIN HYD SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECK, SERVICED MAIN AND OTBD BRAKE ACUMULATORS TO 1650 PSI, INSPECTED ACCUMULATORS, DUMP VALVES, HYDRAULIC MANIFOLDS, RT NOSE WHEEL WELL FOR LEAKS, ALL BRAKES AND GEAR ACTUATORS. INSPECTED LT NOSE WHEEL WELL AREA AROUND THE MAIN RESERVOIR, AUXILIARY RESERVOIR, AND PUMP FOR LEAKS AND OPERATION INCLUDING RUNNING THE PUMP IN OVERRIDE TO CHECK HAND-PUMP SELECTOR VALVE DUMP/RELIEF VALVE OR CHECK VALVE FOR INTERNAL LEAKAGE, OPS CHECK GOOD THE AUXILIARY TANK DID NOT RISE WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE FLAPS AT 20 DEGREES THE PUMP TOOK 17 MINUTES BEFORE IT RE-PRESSURIZED THE HYD SYS, ALSO, CHECKED THE MLG UPLOCK SWITCHES GAP AND THE MEASUREMENT IS 7 MM. FOUND LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR LEAKING REPLACED ACTUATOR AND LANDING GEAR CONTROL. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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