Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
January 11, 2002
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(AUS) NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. NLG EXTENDED AND LOCKED USING EMERGENCY FREE FALL SYSTEM. INVESTIGATION COULD FIND NO CAUSE FOR THE DEFECT. RETRACTION TESTS CARRIED OUT AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AND HAS OPERATED NORMALLY SINCE.