Service difficulty report · Swivel Fitting · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
April 2, 2011
Submitted
April 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309CE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
201
Aircraft time
39,945 hours, 46,493 cycles
Part
Swivel Fitting
Part number
L38710SA
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Mlg Brake
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER ENGINE RUN UP, MECHANICS TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE HANGAR RAMP AREA. DUE TO HYDRAULIC ISSUES, MECHANICS COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN TIME AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE HANGAR DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED RADOME AND WINGTIP DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOUND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE SWIVEL ASSEMBLY EXPLODED AND SHEARED IN HALF, CAUSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO BLEED OFF. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE HYDRAULIC SWIVEL. MAPPED DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND ORDERED RADOME, AND WING TIP LIGHT ASSEMBLY, AND LENS.

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