SDR 95ZZZW809

Service difficulty report · Spring Tension · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
June 19, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965VJ
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47374
Part
Spring Tension
Condition
Broken
Location
Lower Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DCA - FLT 481 - UPON RETRACTING THE GEAR, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AROUND THE NOSE GEAR AREA FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DCA. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE UPPER NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR STOP CABLE, THE LOWER CABLE, SPRING TENSION AND FORWARD NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR LINK. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. REF USAA950617, 95ZZZW808, 95ZZZW810.

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