Service difficulty report · Pump · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 18, 2011
Submitted
January 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N344CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
344
Aircraft time
34,176 hours, 39 cycles
Part
Pump
Condition
Noisy
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE GEAR WAS SLOW TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE HYDRUALIC PUMP MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND LIKE IT WAS WEAKENING BUT STAYED ON. GEAR EXTENSION WENT SMOOTHLY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. CLEANED NOSE AREA AND TIGHTENED B-NUTS, PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST. NOTE: TIMES ARE CURRENT 1/26/2011. I WAS IN TRAINING, I JUST DISCOVERED IT WAS NOT SENT.

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