SDR SIMA0896

Service difficulty report · Pin · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
March 30, 2001
Submitted
May 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B282
Part
Pin
Part number
AIR123784
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
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

FSM - FLT 3371 - CREW REPORTED NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE LEFT MLG, ALSO NO INTRANSIT OR GREEN LIGHT AND HYDRAULIC PUMP RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND AFT MLG ACTUATOR PIN (BOLT) BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MLG TRUNNION, MLG STRUT, DRAG BRACE, AND THE MLG ACTUATOR DUE TO DAMAGE FROM THE ACTUATOR PIN BREAKING. NEW PIN WAS INSTALLED. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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