Service difficulty report · Handle · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
September 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N341BE
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A063
Part
Handle
Part number
D49410001
Part serial
2180788
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
6,064 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BOS - FLT 4916 - ON APPROACH, THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE THIRD ATTEMPT. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. BOS MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE GEAR IAW MEL 32-33-1. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MAINTENANCE WHERE GEAR SWINGS CHECKED GOOD. AS A PRECAUTION, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GEAR HANDLE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. PART TOTAL CYCLES, 6,646. (X)

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