What was found
UPON LOWERING GEAR INTO LAN NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. FLIGHT RETURNED TO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR BUNGEE CYLINDER. GEAR OPS CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- December 16, 2002
- Submitted
- December 23, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N781NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48121
- Aircraft time
- 55,764 hours, 52,295 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D17
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Bungee Cylinder
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.