Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 24, 2004
Submitted
December 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53618
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

ORD - EN ROUTE PSP AFTER TAKEOFF NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT COMPLETELY. RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ON AND GREEN NOSE GEAR WENT OUT. RETURNED ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. JACKED AIRCRAFT PER MM 7-12-00-2, PERFORMED INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR. NO FAULTS NOTED. DROP CHECKED NOSE GEAR THREE TIMES, NO FAULTS. GREASED NOSE GEAR WITH WTR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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