SDR MALA976165

Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
July 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
441
Part
Control Valve
Part number
HP848430721
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
O
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, LANDING GEAR SELECTED DOWN, PUMP STARTED RUNNING AND AMBER INTRANSIT LIGHT CAME ON. GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN, PUMP RAN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THEN LANDING CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED, PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN. AFTER RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKER AND RECYCLING GEAR HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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