Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
July 1, 2016
Submitted
July 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46930
Aircraft time
100,373 hours, 33,119 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
ACG73305501
Part serial
AQ0043
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT ON INTIAL TAKE OFF. RAN QRH HAD RED UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. ANOTHER AIRPLANE SAID NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT DOWN, NOSE GEAR IMMEDIATELY TURNED GREEN. FOUND NOSE GEAR UNLOCK CYLINDER BYPASSING. R & R NLG UNLOCK CYLINDER IAW MM 32-35-02-2. JACKED NOSE GEAR, SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS IAW MM 32-20-00-5. LEAK AND OPS CK GOOD.

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