Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
December 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N343SB
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B343
Part
Circuit Breaker
Part number
MS33205
Condition
Defective
Location
Hydraulic Syst
Stage of operation
CR
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

INFLIGHT THE HYDRAULIC CENTRAL WARNING PANEL LIGHT CAME ON. THE EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND OUTBOARD BRAKE PRESSURE INDICATED ZERO. THE MAIN PRESSURE WAS AT 2000 PSI. PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION IAW THE QRH. AFTER PROCEDURE NOTED THE HYDRAULIC AUTO PUMP, OVERRIDE PUMP AND THE PRESSURE INDICATOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. RESET AUTO PUMP CB BUT COULD NOT RESET OVERRIDE PUMP OR PRESSURE CIRCUIT BREAKERS. MAINTENANCE CHECKED LANDING GEAR BEFORE CHANGING THE EXPLOSIVE BOLTS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CREW'S DISCREPANCY. FOUND THE AUTO PUMP, OVERRIDE PUMP AND THE PRESSURE INDICATOR CIRCUIT BREAKERS TO POP EASILY. REPLACED ALL 3 BREAKERS. REPLACED GEAR EXPLOSIVE BOLTS.

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