Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 14, 2015
Submitted
December 15, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677PA
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
328
Aircraft time
47,480 hours
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Frozen
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT ON, FOUND NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH UPSTOP PAD MATING HAS SURFACE ICED OVER IT.

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