Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
September 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N256AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B256
Part
Control Panel
Part number
D49412001
Condition
Defective
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED ON GEAR EXTENSION, RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND IT POPPED AGAIN. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER A SECOND TIME AND THE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED. THE BREAKER POPPED AGAIN 30 TO 40 SECONDS AFTER THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. ALSO, THE CREW HAD TO PULL THE FLIGHT IDLE OVERRIDE STOP TO GET THE POWER LEVERS INTO REVERSE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

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