Service difficulty report · Warning Switch · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 17, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
294
Aircraft time
31,405 hours, 34,475 cycles
Part
Warning Switch
Part number
MS2534481
Condition
Failed
Location
Gust Lock
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PRIOR TO TAKEOFF (T/O INHIBIT) GUST LOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIGHT ALSO CAME ON WHEN GUST LOCK IS DIS-ENGAGED. INSPECTED GUST LOCK AND INDICATION SYSTEM FOUND DISCREPANCY TO BE INDICATION. MX PERFORMED GUST LOCK DIS-ENGAGED AND DEACTIVATED IN THAT POSITION, CONNECTOR DISCONNECTED AND CB COLLARED. VISUALLY VERIFIED GUST LOCK DIS-ENGAGED AND DE-ACTIVATED. FOUND RUDDER GUST LOCK WARNING SWITCH BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE WARNING SWITCH IAW SWM 27-70-00. OPS CK GOOD P/N MS253448-1.

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