Service difficulty report · Piston · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 16, 2015
Submitted
September 18, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49338
Aircraft time
81,590 hours, 43,895 cycles
Part
Piston
Condition
Deflated
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

DURING CLIMB, THE UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW LOWERED THE GEAR & THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED & THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND THE LOWER PISTON NOT EXTENDING FULLY. R & R LOWER PISTON IAW MCM 32-92-12. OPERATIONALLY & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. NOSE GEAR RETRACTS NORMAL, NO FAULTS NOTED.

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