SDR USAAF97066

Service difficulty report · Thrust Plate · Fokker F28MK0100

Difficulty date
July 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N887US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK0100
Aircraft serial
11349
Part
Thrust Plate
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

PHL/ROC - FLT 504 - ON APPROACH TO ROC WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, A 'NOSE GEAR UNSAFE' WARNING ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH NO ILLUMINATION OF GREEN 'NOSE GEAR' DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR. CREW PERFORMED A GO-AROUND PROCEDURE AND CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR. WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AGAIN, ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE FLIGHT LANDED ROC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG THRUST PLATE WAS STICKY. THIS WAS PREVENTING THE GEAR DOWNLOCK PLUNGER FROM ENGAGING. THEY CLEANED THE THRUST PLATE AND ADJUSTED PER AMM 32-21-01-400-834. (X)

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