What was found
DURING TAKEOFF, GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT COME UP WITHOUT PRESSING THE DOWNLOCK RELEASE BUTTON. REMOVED, REPACKED, AND INSTALLED THE MLG STRUT PISTON IAW AMM 32-11-27-04, AND CMM 32-10-06.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 2017
- Submitted
- July 18, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N327AG
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B427
- Aircraft time
- 36,548 hours, 40,941 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CT79B
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Piston
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Mlg
- 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.