What was found
ON POST FLIGHT, FOUND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND LOWER COLLAR OUT OF SHRUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSY IAW WORK CARD 32T2701. OPS, LEAK & RIG CHECKS NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2010
- Submitted
- August 19, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N68052
- Make and model
- Doug MD1010F
- Aircraft serial
- 47806
- Aircraft time
- 68,820 hours, 30,867 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF66D
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- D103200503
- Part serial
- 20582
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.