SDR MEX2004041

Service difficulty report · Bungee Cylinder · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
February 1, 2004
Submitted
February 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49585
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Part
Bungee Cylinder
Part number
49724761
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE NLG RED LIGHT TURNE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES DURING CLIMB, CRUISE AND DESCENT. AT PLATFORM IT AWS PERFORMED A BITE TO THE PROXIMITY SWITCH UNIT IAW MM. TEST, OK, AFTER CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE NLG DURNG ITS RETRACTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CARRIED TO HANGAR TO ATTEND THE REPORT. NLG PROXIMITY SENSORS AND BUNGEE SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AND SYSTEM TESTED IAW MM, ALL CORRECT.

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