Service difficulty report · Uplock Actuator · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 5, 2012
Submitted
November 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B442
Aircraft time
28,438 hours, 31,612 cycles
Part
Uplock Actuator
Part number
671102
Part serial
1804A
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLIGHT: 3604 LWB/ATL UPON GEAR RETRACTION GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR ALMOST 8 MINUTES THEN EXTINGUISHED. REPLACED LEFT UPLOCK ACTUATOR, FUNCTIONAL TEST NORMAL.

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