SDR MALA010204

Service difficulty report · Uplock · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 21, 2001
Submitted
February 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
445
Part
Uplock
Condition
Iced
Location
Nose & Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR RETURN TO ESC FOR GEAR HANDLE INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND ICE ON UPLOCK LATCHES. APPLIED HEAT TO LANDING GEAR, INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND SAFE FOR A ONE TIME FERRY FLIGHT FROM ESC TO DTW WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN AND NOT PINNED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED LANDING GEAR, CLEANED LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCHES, PERFORMED SEVERAL LANDING GEAR OPS CHECK. ALL GOOD AT THIS TIME PER SAAB 340 MM CHAP 32.

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