SDR MALA020384

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
July 1, 2002
Submitted
July 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N367PX
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B271
Part
Actuator
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO YNG RT MLG LIGHT DID COME ON AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN/TRANSIT LIGHT STILL ON. FOLLOWED QRH WHEN RECYCLED THE GEAR UP, THEN DOWN, THE RIGHT GEAR MADE A LARGE CLUNK NOISE. GEAR DOWN W/T 2/3 SECONDS THEN LT AND NLG SHOWED DOWN. ON POST FLIGHT NOTED GEAR DOOR DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED RT GEAR, FOUND RETRACT ACTUATOR BROKE AND MINOR SHEETMETAL DAMAGE TO GEAR DOOR. FERRIED A/C TO DTW FOR REPAIRED.

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