SDR SIMA980531

Service difficulty report · Relay · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B396
Part
Relay
Part number
M835366022L
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LAW - FLT 3509 - THE CREW NOTICED A STRONG ELECTRIAL SMOKE SMELL AND THE C/B F7 POPPED DURING APPROACH. THE CREW RESET THE C/B AND SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED, MAIN GEARS SHOWED UNLOCKED. ON LANDING THE RT GEAR LOCKED, THE LT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LT PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE A/C SLID OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. MX USED AIR BAGS TO RAISE A/C. LOWERED LT GEAR DOWN INTO LOCKED POSITION. R/I'D LT/RT ENG. PROPELLER ASSY AND NOSE LT/RT MLG ASSY FOR DETAILED INSPECTIONS. REPLACED LT FLAP AND AILERON DUE TO MINOR DAMAGE AND REPAIRED OUTBOARD WING LEADING EDGE. ALSO, MINOR DAMAGE. REPLACED RELAY 15GA AND RECEPTACLE DUE TO LIQUID CONTAMINATION THROUGH COCKPIT FLOOR AREA. P

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