Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 22, 2011
Submitted
April 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53289
Aircraft time
60,198 hours, 25,339 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Zone 700
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

CREW REPORTED NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. INDICATOR IN PEDESTAL WENT DOWN ON RETRACTION BUT DOORS DID NOT APPEAR TO CLOSE AS REPORTED BY CREW. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT ICIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NOSE GEAR STRUT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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