Service difficulty report · Door · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 24, 2006
Submitted
October 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N394AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B394
Part
Door
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 3341 - LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO RETRACT BUT GEAR HANDLE INTRANSIT LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. ALSO A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION IN THE AIRFRAME WAS FELT AS IF A GEAR DOOR OR GEAR WAS STILL DOWN. AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT DFW. (M)

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