Service difficulty report · Piston · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 22, 2010
Submitted
December 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70529
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49921
Aircraft time
59,065 hours, 30,549 cycles
Part
Piston
Part number
SS093200405
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg Strut
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

DFW - CREW REPORTED ON CLIMB-OUT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CYCLED GEAR, STILL HAD NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LOWER NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT PISTON. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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