SDR ARWA970907

Service difficulty report · Spin Brakes · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
September 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1808E
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46105
Part
Spin Brakes
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER T/O GEAR UP, CLIMBING TO 3.000 STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM NOSE GEAR, CK'D GEAR UP LATCH, CK'D OK, NO LIGHTS. RECYCLED GEAR TWICE, WITH GEAR DOWN THREE GREEN LTS. STILL STRONG VIBRATION, PERFORMED ABNORMAL CK LIST, VISUALLY CK'D NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK. ON APPROACH REDUCED SPEED, VIBRATION MINIMIZED FOUND NR 2 T/C DELIVERY CK. VALVE ASSY LOOSE AT T/C. SECURED SAME. ALSO, FOUND AT NOSE GEAR RETRACTION TEST, NOSE WHEEL SPIN BRAKES NOT STOPPING THE WHEELS. ADJUSTED BRAKES, REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH NOSE TIRES ASSY, VISUALLY CKD GEAR DOORS AND FOUND NORMAL. NOSE GEAR RETRACTION CK'D ACCOMPLISHED, CK'D NORMAL. MM 21-2-3, 32-40-3, 32-40-2 AND 32-30-0.

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