Service difficulty report · Piston · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 10, 2011
Submitted
January 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53251
Aircraft time
61,945 hours, 26,193 cycles
Part
Piston
Part number
SS093200405
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, S
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 AFTER TAKEOFF NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND CABIN PRESSURIZATION WENT INTO STANDBY. EMERGENCY DECLARED LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR PISTON THAT WAS BAD. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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