What was found
NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND USING NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION. NOSE GEAR EXTENDED FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF ALTERNATE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST. CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE AIR IN THE HYD LINE.
- Difficulty date
- January 12, 2016
- Submitted
- January 15, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N884EA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8106
- Aircraft serial
- 387
- Aircraft time
- 45,442 hours, 50,158 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- Hydraulic Line
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Hydraulic Sys
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.