Service difficulty report · Handle · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 17, 2013
Submitted
December 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340415
Aircraft time
30,692 hours, 33,836 cycles
Part
Handle
Part number
D49412001
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON DEPARTURE, WITH FLAPS 15 DEGREES AND GEAR HANDLE UP GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH HYDRAULIC PUMP RUNNING UNTIL FLAPS BROUGHT TO 0 DEGREES. ON POST FLIGHT, OBSERVED RUBBING OF THE TIRE IN THE RT GEAR WELL ON EXTENSION GEAR SEEMED TO TAKE SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN NORMAL. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, NO DEFECTS FOUND. OPS CHECK GOOD, OK TO RETURN TO SERVICE.

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