SDR MALA030189

Service difficulty report · Hook · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 9, 2003
Submitted
March 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364PX
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B262
Part
Hook
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg Uplock
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
9
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 ON FLIGHT 2789, GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK IN UP POSITION. HYDRAULIC PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN, NO HYDRAULIC LEAK OBSERVED. REYECLED GEAR TWICE, GEAR FINALLY CAME UP. ALL SPEEDS WERE COMPLETED WITH GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION. AIR RETURN TO MSP. MAINTENANCE DUPLICATED PROBLEM DURING INITIAL GEAR SWINGS. FOUND LT UPLOCK NOT BEING DEPRESSED BY HOOK ENGAGEMENT. SUSPECT MOISTURE IN THE HOOK/ROLLER ASSEMBLY. LUBED UPLOCK, ROLLERS AND ALL PIVOT POINTS. COMPLETED 15 GEAR CYCLES AND PROBLEM DID NOT RETURN IAW SAAB MM 32-30-00.

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