Service difficulty report · Bungee Cyl · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N92874
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49122
Part
Bungee Cyl
Part number
59516395001
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Part time
23,122 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE NLG LIGHT INDICATED UNSAFE DURING APPROACH. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND INDICATIONS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG BUNGEE CYLINDER AT FAULT. THE NLG BUNGEE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.

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