Service difficulty report · Lock Link · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34838
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49634
Part
Lock Link
Part number
3914464503
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
28,979 hours
Component
59104475041
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
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 COLLAPSED AT END OF RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS AFTER LANDING. THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED VIA STAIRS. THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY AND NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE NLG UPPER LOCK LINK HAD FAILED.

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