Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 16, 2026
Submitted
March 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968AF
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B197
Aircraft time
29,668 hours, 24,625 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Propeller
Dowty R4086123F17
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS ACTUATED TO THE DOWN POSITION THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND NORMALLY AND THEY RECEIVED NO GREEN SAFE LIGHTS. THE AMBER HANDLE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, AND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP COULD BE HEARD RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY. THE CREW OPTED TO PULL THE EMERGENCY HANDLE AND THE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED INTO THE DOWN POSITION. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE ASSEMBLY. THEY REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND THE SEPARATION BOLTS DUE TO THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CHECK FLOWN, POST MAINTENANCE, AND ALL LANDING GEAR OPERATIONS WERE REPORTED AS NORMAL.

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