Service difficulty report · Pin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 13, 2005
Submitted
November 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
96,666 hours, 31,029 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Installed
Location
Nlg
Part time
96,666 hours, 31,029 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM EDFH, NLG DID NOT RETRACT. FROM NGL INSPECTION WINDOW FOUND GROUND PIN STILL IN GEAR. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO EDFH AND CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND GROUND HANDLERS NOSE GEAR PIN INSTALLED. THE HANDLERS NOSE GEAR PIN WAS REMOVED, PER ANY APPLICABLE MANUALS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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