SDR MEX2002349

Service difficulty report · Bungee Cylinder · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
November 25, 2002
Submitted
January 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1003P
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
48150
Part
Bungee Cylinder
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MEX-CUU - AIRCRAFT RETURNED AFTER TAKEOFF, DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND PHYSICALLY CHECKED, NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN AGAIN. IN APPROXIMATION, CAPTAIN INFORMED THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED UPON REDUCING THE SPEED, THE LANDING IS EFFECTED WITH 102,00 LBS. TECHNICAL PERSONNEL WERE ADJUSTED NOSE LANDING GEAR FORWARD DOORS, BUNGEE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, STRUT CYLINDER SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, TIRE NOSE GEAR BOTH WERE CHANGED AND EXTENSION RETRACTION TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-30-0 AND INSPECTION BY OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 05-51-0. ALL CORRECT TO RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)

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