Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 10, 2005
Submitted
August 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49326
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS110420D
Condition
Sheared
Location
Nlg Steering
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

LAX - INFLIGHT UNABLE TO RAISE LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. NOSE STEERING WAS MOVABLE BOTH DIRECTIONS. AIRPLANE GROUND SHIFT DID NOT OCCUR. GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR GROUND SENSING MECHANISM ATTACH BOLT SHEARED AT LOWER SPRING BRACKET. REPLACED BOLT AND CYCLED GEAR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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