Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 16, 2015
Submitted
February 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B420
Aircraft time
33,224 hours, 37,201 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Inoperative
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

GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF, RETURNED TO LAND WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TEST OF LT MLG UPLOCKS AND RELEASE READ OUT UPLOCK SWITCHES 7DG & 8DG FOR CONTINUITY AND OPEN LINE OPS CHECK GOOD REINSTALLED LT SEPARATION BOLT. AFTER GEAR SWING, FOUND NOSE GEAR DOORS NEEDED ADJUSTED AND RT INBD DOOR IS TIGHT ADJUSTED RT INBD AND OTBD MLG DOORS NLG DOORS, ADJUSTED LT AND RT NLG DOORS, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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