SDR MALA010178

Service difficulty report · Light · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 8, 2001
Submitted
February 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
439
Part
Light
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RT PROP ANN ON OVERHEAD PANEL ILLUMINATED, RESET TWICE ON THIRD ATTEMPT THE LIGHT NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. LT CAME ON AFTER 2 MINUTES IN FIRST TWO ATTEMPTS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED TERMINAL END ON BRUSH BLOCK. LANDING GEAR AMBER INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH HANDLE UP, COMPLIED WITH ORH AND RECYCLED THE GEAR BUT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CHECKED CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND ALL WERE IN. DID NOT NOTICE PUMP RUNNING WHILE GEAR WAS UP. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED, SUSPECT ICE AND GRIME BUILDUP IN GEAR WELL, REASON FOR INTRANSIT LIGHT. CLEANED NOSE AND LT & RT GEAR AND GEAR WELLS. LUBED GEAR, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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