What was found
WHEN SELECTING GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR UNLOCKED BUT DID NOT EXTEND. CREW RECYCLED THE GEAR UNTIL GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG ACTUATOR CYLINDER ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- December 25, 2003
- Submitted
- February 25, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N342AT
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212
- Aircraft serial
- 345
- Engine
- Pwa PW120
- System (JASC)
- 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- D228470004
- Condition
- Intermittent
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 9,830 hours
- Component
- Landing Gear
- Component part number
- D226981722
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.