Service difficulty report · Bungee Cylinder · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 30, 2001
Submitted
March 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16813
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48066
Aircraft time
49,495 hours, 39,034 cycles
Part
Bungee Cylinder
Part number
59516395001
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED FOR LANDING ON APPROACH TO ORD THREE RED UNSAFE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. A GO-AROUND WAS PERFORMED AND QRH PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH SUCCESSFUL GEAR EXTENSION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE NOSE GEAR NOT EXTENDING HYDRAULICALLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR BUNGEE CYLINDER AT FAULT. THE BUNGEE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-32-7. THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED IAW MM 32-32-01.

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