Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 28, 2005
Submitted
May 31, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135NJ
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49440
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Indication
Location
Mlg
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.

What was found

SFB - RED UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF. CYCLED ONCE, STILL HAD RED UNSAFE IN RETRACT POSITION. RETURNED TO SFB. LANDED AT 142,000 LBS. LANDING WAS SMOOTH. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT PER M/M FOR OVERWEIGHT LANDING CONDITION. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. GEAR PINS INSTALLED AND SAFETIED. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO JAX FOR MAINTENANCE. JAX MAINTENANCE ENTRY. LUBRICATED NOSE LANDING GEAR PER M/M. RETRACTED NOSE LANDING GEAR; ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED LOCAL ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES. NO PARTS REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

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