Service difficulty report · Wire · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364BE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B294
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Mlg
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

FLT DCA - FLT 4634 - WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN FOR LANDING, CREW NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GREEN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. CREW VERIFIED THAT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED BY THE CONFIGURATION WARNING SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A GROUND WIRE JUST ABOVE AND AFT OF THE RIGHT MAIN STRUT BROKEN. WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND SYSTEM INDICATION WAS NORMAL. (M)

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