SDR USAAD97240

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
December 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969VJ
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47421
Part
Cylinder
Part number
59516395001
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
32,105 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

YOW - FLT 1959 - AS GEAR WAS LOWERED FOR LANDING AT YOW, BOTH MAIN GEAR LIGHTS WERE GREEN BUT NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW RECYCLED GEAR TO NO AVAIL. USING PERISCOPE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED AND GEAR CAME DOWN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR OVER CENTER BUNGEE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER AND PERFORMED A NOSE GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION CHECK. (X)

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