SDR GTIA021218

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
November 20, 2002
Submitted
December 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802NK
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53168
Part
Cylinder
Part number
39346895001
Part serial
CHC2198A
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DTW - ON APPROACH TO DENVER, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN WHILE THE MAINS DID. AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR, THE SAME INDICATION RESULTED. UPON REVIEW OF PROPER CHECK LIST, WITH MANUAL GEAR EXT, LEVER PULLED, AND GEAR HANDLE DOWN. THE SAME INDICATION RESULTED. THERE WAS SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT YAWING THE A/C. FINALLY AFTER STOWING THE MANUAL LEVER AND CYCLING THE GEAR, THE SAME INDICATION RESULTED AGAIN. AFTER STOWING THE A/C FOR THE 3RD TIME AND JERKING THE YOKE. THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED. HAD PROPER INDICATION AND LANDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT NOSE STEERING CYL. (M)

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