What was found
NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT COME UP PROPERLY AFTER DEPARTURE. FOUND UNLATCH ROLLER PIN SHEARED, INSPECTED UPLATCH AND FOUND NO OTHER DEFECTS. REPLACED ROLLER PIN. TESTED RETRACT 5 CONSECUTIVE TIMES WITH NO PROBLEMS. CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- January 8, 2004
- Submitted
- January 12, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N43872
- Make and model
- Doug DC6
- Aircraft serial
- 533294
- Aircraft time
- 35,244 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Pin
- Part number
- 1330046
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Nlg
- Component
- Landing Gear · Doug
- Component part number
- 8488G
- 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.