- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2007
- Submitted
- March 1, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N35SZ
- Make and model
- Saab SF340A
- Aircraft serial
- 35
- Aircraft time
- 41,611 hours, 47,658 cycles
- Part
- Actuator
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Gust Lock
- Component
- Gust Lock
- Component part number
- 8618M16
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
FOUND RUDDER GUST LOCK WILL NOT ENGAGE. THIS RUDDER GUST LEAK ACTUATOR, VERIFIED 28 VOL AT RUDDER GUST LOCK ACTUATOR IAW SMR 27-72-00. PLACED GUST LOCK HANDLE IN DISENGAGED POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER GUST LOCK ACTUATOR IAW AMM 27-72-10, P/N 8618M16 S/N OFF 03070002, S/N ON 98070048. OPS CHECK GOOD.