Service difficulty report · Piston · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 26, 2005
Submitted
February 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7519A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49896
Part
Piston
Condition
Inoperative
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 - INFLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF NOSE GEAR OR DOORS WOULD NOT RETRACT. NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION WAS DOWN FLUSH BUT VERY LOUD AIRFLOW DISRUPTION AROUND COCKPIT. RED NOSE GEAR INDICATION AND TWO GREENS ON THE MAINS. CYCLED GEAR WITH SAME INDICATIONS. GOOD DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. OUT OF SERVICE TO HANGAR FOR EVALUATION. REPLACED NOSE TURNING TUBE AND PISTON ASSEMBLY. SERVICED STRUT WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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