Service difficulty report · Bungee Cylinder · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 4, 2006
Submitted
May 17, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N44503
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49797
Part
Bungee Cylinder
Part number
SS093200147001
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DFW - NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND ON FINAL. AFTER GO AROUND NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED WITH EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE. LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR BUNGEE ACTUATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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