- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2014
- Submitted
- March 17, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N578AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 53155
- Aircraft time
- 65,348 hours, 34,057 cycles
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nlg
- 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 NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION DURING RETRACTION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED VLV & ACCOMPLISHED STRUT REPACK. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION CLOSED.