SDR USAAD98016

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
January 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913VJ
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
45846
Part
Cylinder
Part number
59516395001
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CTL - FLT 369 - ON APPROACH, THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE LANDIG GEAR WAS LOWERED. THE FLT CREW RECYCLED THE GEAR BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED. THE FLT CREW THEN PULLED THE MANUAL GEAR RELEASE LEVER IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NLG BUNGEE CYLINDER AND ACCOMPLISHED A GEAR SWING. ALL INDICATION AND OPERATION WAS NORMAL. (M)

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