SDR RRXA97222

Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46047
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, 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 TAKEOFF, THE CREW ON N604AL HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE NOSE GEAR. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO SJO. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER INSPECTION, NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. CREW ATTEMPED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN, BUT PERFORMED AN AIR TURNBACK WITH SAME PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO PROBLEM AFTER AN EXTENSIVE INSPECTION. A FEW ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE AND THE CREW DEPARTED AGAIN. PROBLEM DID NOT RE-OCCUR, THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO ELP.

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