Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 11, 2006
Submitted
February 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309CE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
201
Aircraft time
32,544 hours, 36,679 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Stiff
Location
Hmu
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ABORTED TAKEOFF , AT 110 KTS DUE TO CONFIG WARNING. DISCONNECTED RT CONDITION LEVER CABLES AT HMU GEARBOX AND FOUND HMU GEARBOX TO BE HARD TO MOVE. REMOVE RT POWER LEVER HMU GEARBOX AND RT ENGINE CONDITION LEVER HMU GEARBOX IAW 76-10-35. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONDITION LEVER HMU GEAR BOX IAW AMM 76-10-35. OPS CHECK OK, P/N 2100350-003, S/N 400, S/N 412.

More about the Saab 340B