Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
February 17, 2001
Submitted
February 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3037
Aircraft time
15,356 hours, 13,920 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg & Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

FLIGHT 4189 WAS NOT GETTING THE LANDING GEAR LOCK DOWN INDICATION. THE CREW PERFORMED A MISS APPROACH AND RAN THROUGH THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK. THE CREW USED THE EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO PUMP THE GEAR DOWN AND GOT A GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BUT THE CREW ASKED THAT THE TRUCKS BE ROLLED OUT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDENT DID PREPARE THE CABIN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THERE WAS NO FLUCUATION IN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING CANNON PLUG AND PERFORMED SEVERAL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WHICH ALL CHECKED GOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. THE ACFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.