Service difficulty report · Bungee Cylinder · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 7, 2011
Submitted
December 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49730
Aircraft time
66,242 hours, 34,741 cycles
Part
Bungee Cylinder
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DEN - CREW REPORTED NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH AND USED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NOSE GEAR BUNGEE CYLINDER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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