SDR 0101389156

Service difficulty report · Bungee Cylinder · Doug DC914

Difficulty date
April 16, 2001
Submitted
April 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8915E
Make and model
Doug DC914
Aircraft serial
45832
Aircraft time
81,546 hours, 89,151 cycles
Part
Bungee Cylinder
Part number
59516395001
Part serial
00037
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND NORMALLY. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OPERATED FINE AND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. COMPLIED WITH COM PROCEDURES WITH THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED. GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT WAS OUT OF VIEW AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BUNGEE CYLINDER, BUNGEE SPRING, AND THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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