SDR MALA030365

Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
August 1, 2003
Submitted
August 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366PX
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B267
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH ON FLIGHT NR 3268, ON SHORT FINAL WITH GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN, HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WENT AROUND BUT GEAR AND FLAPS REMAINED DOWN. HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND MAIN PRESSURE INDICATED ZERO. LOST HYDRAULIC AND PRESSURE. GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN ALREADY BEFORE QUANTITY STARTED GOING DOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID COMING FROM THE GEARWELL. FOUND B-NUT LOOSE ON RETRACTION ACTUATOR ON AFT LINE. MAINTENANCE RETORQUED LINE. FLUID STOPPED. SERVICED HYDRAULIC IAW SF340 AMM 29-10-29 PERFORMED LEAK AND OPS CHECK ON RETRACTION ACTUATOR . OPS CHECK GOOD. NO LEAKS AT THIS TIME.

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