SDR PLGA991102

Service difficulty report · Harness · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 2, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N348BE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B190
Part
Harness
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BGR - DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION MX WAS PERFORMING MRB TASK 323106, FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF EMERG EXTENSION OF L/G. DURING PERFORMANCE OF THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK EXTREME FORCE HAD TO BE USED TO PULL THE RELEASE HANDLE. WHEN THE HANDLE WAS PULLED THE RT EMERG RELEASE C/B POPPED. FURTHER T/S IDENTIFIED THAT THE RT AND LT L/G EXPLOSIVE BOLT HARNESSES FAILED ELECT CHECKS. MX FOUND SEVERAL BROKEN WIRES AT HARNESS CONNECTOR FOR THE EXPLOSIVE BOLT ON LT MLG. THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED AND WIRES IN THE HARNESS WERE REPAIRED. MX ALSO FOUND A COUPLE SHORTED WIRES ON RT MLG EXPLOSIVE BOLT HARNESS. THOSE WIRES WERE REPAIRED. MX CLEANED AND LUBED THE RELEASE HANDLE AND OPERATED THE HANDLE THRU SEVERAL CYCLES TO RELIEVE THE

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