Service difficulty report · Quadrant · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N335AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B335
Part
Quadrant
Part number
531704
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TAXI, CREW OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE CENTER PEDISTAL IN THE AREA OF THE GUST LOCK. REPLACED THE QUADRANT ASSEMBLY.

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