Service difficulty report · Switch · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 22, 2001
Submitted
March 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft time
24,325 hours
Engine
Ge CT79B
Propeller
Rotol R3904123F27
Part
Switch
Part number
MS253481
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Rudder Gustlock
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) ON PREPARATION FOR TAKEOFF WARNING LIGHT ILUMINATED WHEN GUSTLOCK RELEASED. A/C RETURNED TO RAMP. INVEST. REVEALED THAT SWITCH CNTLLING LIGHT BURNED, GIVING UNSAFE WARNING, ALTHOUGH GUSTLOCK SYS WAS IN NORMAL OP CONDITION. DEFECT DEFERRED IAW A/C MEL 27-11,&IN COMPLIANCE WITH NOTE 4(A) ACTUATOR REMVD & ELECT. CONNECTIONS SECURED TO STRUCTURE: A/C DEPARTED BUT AGAIN HAD WARNING LIGHT ON RELEASE OF GUSTLOCK. A/C RETURNED TO RAMP & WITHDRAWN FROM SERVICE, PENDING REPL SWITCH. IT HAD NOT BEEN REALIZED THAT REMOVING ACTUATOR DID NOT DEACTIVATE WARNING LIGHT CCT, HENCE REPEAT WARNING WITH DEACTIVATED SYS.

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