SDR USAAD01048

Service difficulty report · Piston · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
March 13, 2001
Submitted
April 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48040
Part
Piston
Part number
1D3224044REVC
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

BOS-CLT - FLT 1045 - AFTER TAKEOFF, AS THE LANDING GEAR WAS BEING RAISED, A VIBRATION BEGAN AND THE INTENSITY INCREASED WITH AIRSPEED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE MECHANICAL INDICATOR SHOWED UNSAFE. QRH PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED SAFE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STUT PISTON ASSEMBLY. (M)

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