Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 22, 2000
Submitted
August 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904TW
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49156
Aircraft time
53,986 hours, 27,887 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
59164605509
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
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.

What was found

THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND WITH NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION. MANUAL EXTENSION WAS USED. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS SLOW TO OPERATE. REPLACED THE NLG RETRACT CYL (P/N 3928137-5001), THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE (P/N 5916460-5509), AND THE RT HYD RESERVOIR (P/N 5936986-5501). CHECK-C 3-2-00 STL.

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