SDR MALA060286

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 28, 2006
Submitted
May 2, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B451
Aircraft time
16,945 hours, 18,624 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
NR
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

EN ROUTE TO CID, THE AIRCRAFT WAS 30 MILES SOUTH OF RST THE MAIN AND EMERGENCY ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW THE YELLOW. HYDRAULIC QTY NORMAL. HYD PUMP TURNED OFF PER THE QRC. CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES. BOLTS WERE BLOWN. MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING IN RST. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AFTER LANDING, THE HYD PUMP WAS TURNED TO OVERRIDE ALL PRESSURES RETURNED TO NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE RT GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AND RT SEPARATION BOLTS.

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