Service difficulty report · Release System · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
January 10, 2004
Submitted
January 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45911318
Aircraft time
77,773 hours, 30,025 cycles
Part
Release System
Condition
Sticking
Location
Nlg
Part time
77,773 hours, 30,025 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING TAKE OFF, WHEN GEAR RETRACTED HAD EVIDENCE OF NOISE AND VIBRATRION COMING FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOOR MANUAL RELEASE MECHANISM STICKING INTERMITTENTLY. MAINTENANCE LUBED MANUAL RELEASE MECHANISM AND MANUALLY CYCLED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES IAW ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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