SDR MALA976677

Service difficulty report · Valve · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 25, 1999
Submitted
April 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B437
Part
Valve
Part number
HP848430721
Part serial
2090
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CVG - FLT 3345 - ON APPROACH TO CVG, GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN TRANSIT LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER WENT OUT. NO WHEEL SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED, HYDRAULIC PUMP RAN CONTINUOUSLY. RETRACTED GEAR AND IT LOCKED IN UP POSITION, PUMP STOPPED. PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN SAME RESULT AS BEFORE, ALL HYDRAULIC PRESSURES AND QUANTITIES WERE NORMAL. MX SAID TO PULL AND RESET LANDING CONTROL CB, THIS GAVE NORMAL 3 GREEN INDICATION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE. ALL CHECKS GOOD. (M)

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