# SDR COEA9522205

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 21, 1995
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N222DG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222DG), registered now
- Make and model: Frchld F27F
- Aircraft serial: 31
- System (JASC): [3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3260)
- Part: Striker Plate
- Part number: 9009Y78
- Condition: Loose
- Location: Nlg
- Part time: 3,337 hours
- Component: Rotol, 200085014
- Stage of operation: AP
- Nature of condition: P
- Precautionary procedure: L
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA9522205

## Discrepancy

MAF - ON APPROACH INTO MIDLAND, TX, CREW LOWERED LANDING GEAR BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET A POSITIVE DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION FOR NOSE LANDING GEAR.  APPROACH ABORTED.  GEAR CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES & FOLLOWING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECKLIST, CREW WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE GEAR WAS DOWN.  ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  ACFT STOPPED AT RUNWAY END.  GEAR LOCKS INSTALLED & ACFT WAS THEN TAXIED TO MX.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED NLG DOWNLOCK STRIKER PLATE LOOSE.  STRIKER PLATE REMOVED, CLEANED & REINSTALLED.  LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TESTS PERFORMED TO VERIFY PROPER OPERATION OF LANDING GEAR AND INDICATING SYS.  ACFT TEST FLOWN TO ALSO VERIFY PROPER IN-FLT OPER OF LANDING GEAR SYS.  NO ADDITIONAL GEAR SYS DISCREPANCIES NOTED. (X)

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