Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53449
Part
Strut
Part number
5958412511
Condition
Req'D Service
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
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

LAX - FLT NR 524 - THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED DURING TAKEOFF AT SAN. THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR PIN IN THE COCKPIT RETRACTED, BUT CONSIDERABLE AIRSTREAM NOISE WAS EVIDENT IN NOSE AREA. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR AND LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. DIVERTED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NOSE STRUT LOW. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR UP POSITION SENSOR AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN TOLERANCES. SERVICED NOSE GEAR STRUT, PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION AND SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. (M)

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