Service difficulty report · Piston · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 1, 2006
Submitted
July 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53156
Part
Piston
Condition
Bent
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JFK - INFLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE UP POSITION. UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE LANDING GEAR. LANDED JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NOSE GEAR PISTON BENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT AND PISTON. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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