What was found
FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT ON TAKEOFF, NLG STAYED DOWN FOR 90-120 SECONDS. GEAR FINALLY ACCOMPANIED WITH A GRINDING NOISE. MX PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYS. NO DEFECTS NOTED DURING THESE GEAR CHECKS.
- Difficulty date
- July 21, 2011
- Submitted
- July 25, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N362PH
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8202
- Aircraft serial
- 518
- Aircraft time
- 27,952 hours, 38,808 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Indication Sys
- Condition
- Intermittent
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- N
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.