SDR MALA050256

Service difficulty report · Swivel · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
March 7, 2005
Submitted
March 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N99XJ
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A099
Aircraft time
36,339 hours, 40,706 cycles
Part
Swivel
Condition
Broken
Location
Downlock Act
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JUST AFTER ROTATION GOT HYD CAUTION LIGHT ON AND MAIN PRESS DOWN TO 0 PSI. HYD QTY DECREASING FOLLOWED QRH. RETURNED TO DTW. FOUND RT DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR ROTATING SWIVEL BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWIVEL IAW SAAB MM CHAP 32 AND BLOWN SEPARATION BOLTS WERE REPLACED IAW SAAB MM CHAP 32. ALL CHECKS GOOD.

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