SDR PNSA080201

Service difficulty report · Safety Switch · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 7, 2008
Submitted
February 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364PX
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B262
Aircraft time
34,759 hours, 29,797 cycles
Part
Safety Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT FROM ANC LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ANC AND MX CLEANED WEIGHT ON WHEEL SWITCHES. THE NEXT DAY AIRCRAFT HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND MX REPLACED THE LT WEIGHT ON WHEEL SWITCHES. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN NOTED SINCE.

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