Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
February 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48093
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS110818D
Condition
Sheared
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PIT-DFW - FLT 692 - ON GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED RED. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED WITH THE SAME RESULTS. WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS UP A LOUD WIND NOISE CONTINUED, BUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION PIN SHOWED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. (M)

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