SDR USAAD98045

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 19, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824US
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49143
Part
Cylinder
Part number
59516395001
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PBI - FLT 1753 - ON APPROACH INTO PBI, AS CREW ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, DID NOT GET THREE GREENS. THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO EXTEND NORMALLY. ON DOWNWIND THE TOWER ADVISED THE CAPTAIN THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. CAPTAIN DID A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR BUNGEE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. (M)

More about the Doug DC-9-82