SDR MALA070023

Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 4, 2007
Submitted
February 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B425
Aircraft time
22,195 hours, 24,443 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, THE GEAR HANDLE INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL OVERRIDE WAS SELECTED. CLEANED AND LUBED UPLOCK SWITCHES AND SERVICED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY IAW AMM CH 12-10-29. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF GEAR IAW AMM CH 32-30-00. SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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