What was found
LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RETRACT. -- FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR PISTON INNER RING BROKEN AND DAMAGED SEVERAL PARTS. REPLACED #74 RING, #75 SPACER, #77 VALVE, #80 RETAINER AND #82 STOP.
- Difficulty date
- October 31, 2002
- Submitted
- November 4, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N700ME
- Make and model
- Doug DC914
- Aircraft serial
- 45696
- Aircraft time
- 83,785 hours, 77,085 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Ring
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Landing Gear
- Stage of operation
- TO
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.