Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 17, 2000
Submitted
February 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49565
Part
Valve
Part number
GA70363MJG
Condition
Defective
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

CVG - FLT 1467 - EN ROUTE BUF-ORD, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. RED NOSE RED LANDING GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY AURAL WARNING SIGNAL. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM NLG AREA. DIVERTED CVG AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED NLG SHRADER VALVE ASSY. SERVICED NOSE LANDING GEAR. NO LEAKS NOTED. SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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