Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 14, 2019
Submitted
May 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B428
Aircraft time
37,587 hours, 42,152 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Control Unit
Part number
D49412001
Part serial
6260197
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SUPPLEMENTAL TO CORRECT TAIL NUMBER FLIGHT# 0065 MMH/FLL REPORT:ON FINAL APPROACH, SELECTING GEAR DOWN, THE HYD (DOWN) LIGHT ON CWP CAME ON. GEAR DID NOT GO DOWN, ONLY NOSE GEAR, MAIN HYD PRESSURE WAS ZERO. FOLLOWED QRH. PROCEDURE WAS TO SWITCH TO OFF THEN TO OVERRIDE, PUMP CAME ON WITH NORMAL PRESSURE. PER QRH, PRIOR TO CONFIGURING FOR APPROACH, SWITCHED HYD PUMP TO OVERRIDE AND KEPT IN THAT POSITION UNTIL PARKED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: R/R HYDRAULIC AUTO & MANUAL SWITCH IAW MM 29-10-50 ON&OFF ON# MS27407-1. REQUIRES OPS CHECK. GEAR EXTENSION STILL FAILED. SUSPECT LANDING CONTROL UNIT AT FAULT. R/R LANDING CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM 32-31-05-02. GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 32-30-00.

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