Service difficulty report · Strut · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
January 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B306
Part
Strut
Condition
Req'D Service
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPACKED THE LANDING GEAR STRUT DUE TO A FLUID LEAK AND POSSIBLE IMPROPER REPACK OF THE GEAR FROM THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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