What was found
NOSE LANDING GEAR STUCK WHEN LANDING GEAR DOWN SELECTED. NOSE GEAR TRAILED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, RETRACTED OK, THEN WAS HARD TO GET OUT WHEN CYCLED DOWN AGAIN. MAINT SERVICED RESERVOIR AND REPLACED UPLOCK ROLLER.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2012
- Submitted
- August 10, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N44AC
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318052147
- Aircraft time
- 14,291 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Uplock Roller
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.