SDR AALA981566

Service difficulty report · Piston · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N255AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49287
Part
Piston
Part number
5920629513
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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 - FLT 1317 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. HAD NUMEROUS SPOILER AND FLAP WARNINGS IN FLIGHT. OUTFLOW VALVE CYCLED OPEN AND CLOSED SEVRAL TIMES. RECYCLED GEAR AND CIRCUIT BREAKER PER OPERATIONS MANUAL. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LOWER PISTON PER MM. RETURNED NOSE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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