Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 17, 2010
Submitted
December 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N362PX
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
258
Aircraft time
34,110 hours, 38,885 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd System
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

GEAR TOOK ABOUT 4 MINUTES TO COME UP HYD PUMP RAN CONTINOUSLY. RAN QRH CYCLED GEAR THEN CAME UP NORMALLY. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPENCY. REPLACED HYDRAULIC AUTO PRESSURE SWITCH. REPLACED HYDRAULIC RESEVOIR, BLED SYS AND SERVICED; PERFORMED NUMEROUS GEAR SWINGS.

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