SDR MALA976667

Service difficulty report · Swivel · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
December 17, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31XJ
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
031
Part
Swivel
Part number
L387105A
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, ON GEAR RETRACTION, HYDRAULIC CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, COMPLETED MEMORY ITEMS, HYD MAIN PRESSURE LOW AND QUANTITY LOW. EMERGENCY ACCUMULATOR PRESURE NORMAL. COMPLETED QRH SELECTED GEAR DOWN, LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED, PULLED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE, ALL THREE GEARS WERE THEN INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BROKEN SWIVEL AND SERVICE HYD. ALL CHECKS GOOD.

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