What was found
SEA - AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE LANDING GEAR. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED TO SEA WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NOSE GEAR SHOCK STRUT PISTON. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2009
- Submitted
- August 25, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9402W
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53138
- Aircraft time
- 48,788 hours, 23,587 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Piston
- Part number
- SS093200405
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nlg
- 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.