- Difficulty date
- January 18, 2014
- Submitted
- January 27, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7542A
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49996
- Aircraft time
- 66,520 hours, 34,536 cycles
- Part
- Control Valve
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Nlg Steering
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
DFW CREW REPORTED NLG UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR & LIGHT WENT OUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NGL STEERING & CONTROL VLV. SYSTEM GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.