SDR MALA020106

Service difficulty report · Swivel · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
January 6, 2002
Submitted
January 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76XJ
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A076
Part
Swivel
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt 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

AFTER TAKEOFF IN APN, GOT HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHT AFTER GEAR WAS SELECTED UP. COMPLETED (MEMORY ITEMS) AND NOTED MAIN PRESSURE WAS ZERO, EMERGENCY AND BRAKES WERE BOTH GOOD. RAN QRH AND LANDED IN DTW. MAINTENANCE FOUND RT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SWIVEL BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SWIVEL AND RT AND LT SEPARATION BOLTS P/N 117510-1 IAW CHAP 32. RETRACTED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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