SDR CAL960009

Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N93875
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49125
Part
Strut
Condition
Req'D Service
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, 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 1862 - DEN - THE NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY NOSE GEAR VIBRATION. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR RETURN TO DEN AND THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP WHEN NOSE GEAR LOCKED DOWN. A TOWER FLY-BY WAS CONDUCTED AND THE GEAR WAS CONFIRMED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPACKED AND SERVICED THE NLG IAW MM 32-21-02. THE UPPER AND LOWER BEARINGS AND INNER AND OUTER CYLINDERS WERE INSPECTED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES FOUND. A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED AND OPERATION AND INDICATIONS WERE GOOD. (M)

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