SDR USAA950085

Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
January 30, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920VJ
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
48140
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

PIT - FLT 1005 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CAPTAIN RAISED THE GEAR, BUT GOT AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION LIGHT. THE GEAR WAS LOWERED, BUT THE UNSAFE NOSE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED. THE CAPTAIN THEN USED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR, AND RECEIVED A GREEN LIGHT FOR NOSE GEAR DOWN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO GATE. MX INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR AND ALL COMPONENTS. NO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS WERE NOTED. A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED, ALL OPERATING PARAMETERS WERE WITHIN LIMITS. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. (W)

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