Service difficulty report · Connector · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
August 12, 2011
Submitted
August 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220MJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
220
Aircraft time
44,434 hours, 42,323 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 3870 JST-IAD DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATION. CREW EXECUTED A GO AROUND RAN QRH CYCLED GEAR AND CHECKED THE LIGHT BULBS. CREW THEN EXECUTED A FLY BY THE TOWER, THE TOWER REPORTED THAT THE GEAR APPEARS TO BE DOWN, ALSO THERE WAS A UA CAPTAIN IN THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED TO THE CREW THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE CABIN WAS PREPPED AND BRACED FOR AN UNSAFE LANDING. FLIGHT LANDED ON RUNWAY 1R WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO THE GATE A6E UNDER ITS OWN POWER. RESECURED MLG CONNECTOR. ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD, SWING CHECKS GOOD.

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