Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16894
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49393
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
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 DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. BOTH THE RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT AND YELLOW GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAULT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD WIND NOISE AND VIBRATION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED WITH GOOD INDICATIONS. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. THE NLG STRUT WAS SERVICED IAW MM 32-21-02.

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