SDR CAL950846

Service difficulty report · Bolts · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 20, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N83870
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48056
Part
Bolts
Part number
NAS110811D
Condition
Missing
Location
Nlg Deflector
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT NR 0715 - CLE - THE NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CLE. THE MAIN GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED FOUR TIMES, BUT WITH NO CHANGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO CLE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND BOLTS MISSING FROM THE NLG DEFLECTOR. THE MISSING BOLTS WERE INSTALLED. A NLG SWING WAS PERFORMED AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. (M)

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