Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 9, 2004
Submitted
July 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1003Y
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48068
Aircraft time
65,720 hours, 51,464 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Actuator
Part number
39567851
Part serial
EFS38484
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
1,306 hours, 886 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED AFTER TAKEOFF , IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO RETRACT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WITH STRONG NOISE IN SUCH AREA. THREE FULL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CYCLES WERE PERFORMED BUT NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. DURING CHECK, FORWARD DOOR WAS DETECTED DOWN, TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND THE ACTUATOR DID NOT SECURE THE DOOR. ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND NOSE LANDING GEAR TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 32-22-01, ALL CORRECT. ADDITIONALLY OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-4, ALL CORRECT.

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