SDR PNSA070705

Service difficulty report · Uplock · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
July 29, 2007
Submitted
July 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41NE
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC741B
Aircraft time
35,352 hours, 27,992 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Uplock
Condition
Bent
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP THEN THE NOSE GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK UP. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MX FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR UP LOCK STRICKER EXTENSION WAS LOOSE AND BENT. REPLACED STRICKER EXTENSION GEAR. OP'S CHECKED NORMAL.