Service difficulty report · Pseu · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
June 21, 2018
Submitted
June 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53613
Aircraft time
52,993 hours, 26,326 cycles
Part
Pseu
Part number
833605
Part serial
712
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON TAKE OFF. EMERGENCY DELCARED AND FLIGHT RETURNED TO RDU. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. TROUBLESHOT NOSE GEAR IAW CARD 32-96-16, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CYCLED THE NOSE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, GROUND CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED THE PROXIMITY SWITCH ELECTRONIC UNIT IAW AMM 32-60-04, ALL CHECKED NORMAL. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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