Service difficulty report · Bolts · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
March 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921VJ
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
48141
Part
Bolts
Part number
AN815A
Condition
Missing
Location
Nose Gear
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

YOW - FL 1171 - UPON GEAR RETRACTION, THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT FAILED TO EXTINGUISH. NOISE FROM THAT AREA INDICATED THAT THE DOORS WERE NOT CLOSED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO YOW AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND TWO BOLTS MISSING FROM THE NOSE GEAR SPRAY DEFLECTOR AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENTS. (M)

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