Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 9, 2008
Submitted
November 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53247
Part
Actuator
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

INFLT T564, DURING CLIMB. CREW REPORTED UNSAFE NLG INDICATION ON RETRACTION. RECYCLED AND RECEIVED 3 GREEN LIGHT FOR NLG DOWN. ON RETRACTION RECEIVED UNSAFE LIGHT AGAIN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NLG UP PROXIMITY SENSOR ELECTRONIC UNIT AS PRECAUTION. REPLACED NLG SHOCK STRUT AND NLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR. GROUND CHECKED NORMAL.

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