Service difficulty report · Wire · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 21, 2010
Submitted
December 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N344CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
344
Aircraft time
34,032 hours, 38,806 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH CREW DID NOT GET THE 3 LANDING GEAR SAFE INDICATION. CREW COMPLIED WITH QRH AND DID GET THE 3 GREEN INDICATION. DCA TOWER REQUESTED A FLYBY AND CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND, BUT DID DISPATCH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AS PRECAUTION. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INDICATION. DEFERRED THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION SYSTEM IAW MEL 32-33-1, PINNED GEAR, SECURED PINS, REMOVED STREAMERS, AND INSPECTED THE WHEEL WELLS. REPOSITIONING BACK TO IAD FOR THE GEAR. FOUND LOOSE AND DISCONNECTED WIRES IN THE RT DOWNLOCK WIRING BUNDLE, REPAIRED, PERFORMED OPS CHECKS, OPS CHECKS GOOD

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