SDR MALA110040

Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 26, 2011
Submitted
March 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N456XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B456
Aircraft time
26,280 hours, 29,006 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Control Handle
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT STOW. TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY NON NORMAL RAN. PROBLEM REMAINED. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH MX CONTROL AND DISPATCH, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECT ACFT GEAR IAW TASK CARD : 3260-301. NO ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS OR ICE OR SLUSH FOUND. ACFT HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE "SAFE FOR FERRY" FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISC. REPLACED GEAR CONTROL UNIT PN D494-12-001 IAW AMM CH 32-31-05-02 FOR FUTURE TROUBLESHOOTING, SN OFF 083/01-98, SN ON 672/05-98. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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