SDR REXA01005

Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 30, 2001
Submitted
February 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364PX
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B262
Part
Control Valve
Part number
HP848430621
Condition
Failed
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

ON APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE ''POPPED'' AND THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE CREW ATTEMPTED ONE RESET OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY SET. ABNORMAL AND EMERGENCY CHECKLISTS WRE COMPLETED AND THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM. THE GEAR EXTENDED AND INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AS A PRECAUTION AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE. LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND A GEAR SWING PERFORMED AFTER REPLACEMENT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)

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