Service difficulty report · Hyd Pump · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351BE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B237
Part
Hyd Pump
Part number
4018401
Condition
Failed
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
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

ROC - FLT 4890 - WHEN SELECTING THE GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING, THE HYDRAULIC ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THE CREW NOTED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CREW THEN PUMPED THE GEAR AND FLAPS DOWN, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE (M)

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