Service difficulty report · Pump · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 4, 2025
Submitted
November 6, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304AG
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
418
Aircraft time
45,276 hours, 53,607 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
4018502
Part serial
JS30
Condition
Faulted
Location
Hyd Sys
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

ON SELECTION OF LANDING GEAR DOWN, HYDRAULIC LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAIN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATED 0 PSI. ONLY NOSE LANDING GEAR SHOWED DOWN & LOCKED, 1 GREEN, CREW DECIDED NOT TO LAND IN ARUBA (TNCA) & RETURN TO MAINTENANCE BASE - CURACAO (TNCC). PERFORMED INSPECTION OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM IAW AMM 29-00-00. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE MOTOR-DRIVEN PUMP IAW AMM 29-10-10-05-P1. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OF LANDING GEARS IAW AMM 32-30-00-05 SATISFACTORY. AS PRECAUTION THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR PUMP WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 29-10-10-04.

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