Service difficulty report · Unknown · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 22, 2017
Submitted
March 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N346AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B446
Aircraft time
35,107 hours, 39,583 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FLIGHT 72 JAX-TPA. ON DECENT A/S INCREASED TO 240 KTS, FLAP LOCK UP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS GREEN LIGHT ON TEST PANEL, FLAP INDICATOR STARTED TO OSCILLATE UP + BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. ONCE A/S WAS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 220 KTS. INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL, INCREASED A/S TO 230 KTS & SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE, REDUCED SPEED AND INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM. OPS CHECK GOOD ON GROUND. WORK DONE IAW AMM 27-51-00-05 NO DEFECTS WAS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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