What was found
DURING PREFLIGHT AT GATE, PILOT NOTICED A BROKEN UPLOCK ASSIST SPRING ON LT MAIN GEAR. SPRING REPLACED, GEAR SWING NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N685PA
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 212
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 7232360151
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt 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.