Service difficulty report · Spring · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
October 17, 2002
Submitted
November 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401BH
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A057
Part
Spring
Part number
AIR131330
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
33,170 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON GEAR EXTENSION RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION WAS CONFIRMED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND DOWN LOCK ASSIST SPRING BROKEN AND INTERFERING WITH DOWN LOCK ASSEMBLY. SPRING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED, SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD.

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