Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 6, 2015
Submitted
March 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B445
Aircraft time
32,620 hours, 36,817 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Iced
Location
Left
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

AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN GEAR RETRACTED, ALL 3 GREEN EXTINGUISHED, INTRANSIT LIGHT CAME ON AND HYDRAULIC PUMP TURNED ON. GEAR DID NOT LOCK UP QRH COMPLETED, GEAR RECYCLED, RETRACTED AS NORMAL. AIR RETURN TO DEPARTURE. FOUND SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION ON RT LANDING GEAR. EVIDENCE THAT A LARGE CHUNK OF ICE RECENTLY BROKE AWAY AT RT UPSTOP PAD ON SHOCK STRUT, EXPLAINING WHY A SECOND RETRACT ATTEMPT WAS SUCCESSFUL. GEAR RETRACT CHECKS GOOD.

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