Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
October 24, 2010
Submitted
October 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N191MJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
191
Aircraft time
42,191 hours, 49,545 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. FOLLOWED QRH CHECKLIST AND LEFT THE GEAR DOWN. BY THE TIME CREW WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH DISPATCH, THEY WERE 36 NL FROM IAH AND IT WAS AGREED THAT THEY SHOULD CONTINUE TO IAH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO THE GATE. REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR CONTROL VALVE.

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