SDR MALA070117

Service difficulty report · Wire · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 15, 2007
Submitted
September 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B454
Aircraft time
20,190 hours, 22,206 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH TO LANDING, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH, BLEW THE BOLTS TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, BUT CFR WAS CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PMI: ON DECENT CHECK LANDING GEAR WILL NOT MOVED DOWN, FOLLOW THE GEAR DOWN UNSAFE OHM, USED THE EMERGENCY LDF HANDLE. GEAR CAME DOWN WITH THREE GREEN OHM WAS COMPLETED. LANDING WAS SAFE CB F7 IS OUT TRANSFERRED TO 409 #279020. INSPECTED AND FOUND CHAFED WIRE IAW SRM 91-10-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEPARATION BOLTS IAW 32-34-15-02. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS, OK FOR SERVICE.

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