Service difficulty report · Flap · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
November 23, 2007
Submitted
November 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N250AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B250
Aircraft time
24,549 hours, 25,634 cycles
Part
Flap
Condition
Chafed
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLAP WOULD NOT EXTEND AT ALL FOR LANDING, HAD TO LAND 0 DEGREE FLAPS. NO FLAP CWP. INSPECTED AND FOUND FLAP CHAFING ON LT AND RT ENG DOVE TAIL AND ALSO FOUND AIR IN THE HYD SYSTEM. BLEED SYSTEM AND TRIMMED DOVE TAIL. FCF CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE

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