Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
November 19, 2003
Submitted
November 20, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N390FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46624
Aircraft time
71,123 hours, 28,610 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

AT LIFTOFF AFTER GEAR RETRACTION TOWER INFORMED CREW, NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN. RECEIVED A RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT AND ELECTED TO EXTEND GEAR, NORMAL GEAR INDICATION (3 GREEN). DURING TAXI FELT SLIGHT RIGHT PULL BUT NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES. AFTER LANDING FOUND RIGHT STEERING CABLE BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER STEERING CABLES AND RIGGED PER DC-10 M/M 32-51-00-2. PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION OF NOSE GEAR ASSY, GEAR RETRACTED NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.

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