SDR SIMA990292

Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 29, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N232AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B232
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
DE
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

BPT - FLT 3876 - CAPTAIN REPORTED THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, GOT INTRANSIT LIGHT ONLY. TRIED TWICE AND ON THE THIRD TIME IT WORKED. LANDED SAFELY, BUT HAD ALREADY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. CIRCUIT BREAKER F7 (LANDING CONTROL) POPS WHEN SELECTING GEAR DOWN. DEFERRED LANDING GEAR UNTIL 1-31-99. AT THAT TIME, ABI MAINTENANCE PERFORMED EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CHECK OF LANDING GEAR, INSPECTED LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND RELAY AREA, AND SERVICED STRUTS. PERFORMED FURTHER GEAR SWINGS IN EXCESS OF TWENTY TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. WORK DONE IAW SF3 AMM 12-32-00 AND 32-30-00. MEL CLEARED. (M)

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