Service difficulty report · Cotter Key · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
September 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661HA
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47796
Part
Cotter Key
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLT 113 - HNL - ON APPROACH TO LIH, WHEN GEAR HANDLE PLACED DOWN, BOTH MAINS CAME DOWN. NOSE GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN. FOLLOWED SOP. RETURNED HNL. GEAR CAME DOWN 3 GREEN. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR COND AND SECURITY CHECK GOOD WIRING CHECK GOOD. REPLACED L/G PROX CTL BITE CHECK GOOD, SERVICED NOSE STRUT PER MM 32-21-2. REPLACED SCHRADER VLV. REPLACED NOSE GEAR BUNGEE CYL PER MM 32-32-07 CONDITION SAME. FOUND COTTER KEY WEDGED IN BUNGEE CYL CUTOUT REPOSITIONED COTTER KEY. GEAR SWING OK. (M)

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