Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
February 5, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47148
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN, MAIN GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED. GEAR DOORS CYCLED NORMALLY. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN, NO NOSE GEAR INDICATION AT ALL. RECYCLED GEAR, SAME RESULT. COMPLIED WITH ABNORMAL PROCEDURES, FREE FELL NOSE LANDING GEAR. GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED. MAIN LANDING GEAR CYCLED NORMALLY. LUBRICATED NOSE LANDING GEAR MECHANISM AND PERFORMED GEAR SWING WITH AND WITHOUT GEAR DOORS HOOKED UP. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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