What was found
INSPECTION FOUND THE HEAD SHEARED OFF OF THE LOWER LOCKING BOLT FOR THE NOSE GEAR SCISSORS. THE NOSE GEAR LOWER TORQUE LINK, PIN AND LOCKING BOLT WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-21-04, PAGE 201 TO 206.
- Difficulty date
- July 4, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N83873
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49121
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Locking Bolt
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Nlg Scissors
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.