SDR Y2PA00066

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
December 20, 2000
Submitted
January 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N198US
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47045
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNSCHEDULED LANDING, EMGCY DESCENT, GR HNDL WOULD NOT RAISE AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FNT, NOSE STEERING WAS STEERABLE, DID NOT RAISE GEAR. TAKEOFF WARNING HORN ON DURING CLIMB, CABIN PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AUTO SPOILER DO NOT USE LT CAME ON. CREW THOUGHT THEY SMELL SMOKE & DIVERTED TO YIP, AC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TESTED THE LANDING GR MECHANICAL CONT SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. NOSE LANDING GR STRUT WAS SVRCD. AC WAS RELEASED FOR TEST FLT ONLY, GEAR WOULD NOT RAISE AFTER TAKEOFF. MAINT CLEANED & LUBRICATED THE NLG GROUND SHIFT MECH AND SERVICED NLG STRUT. LANDING GR WAS OPERATIONALLY CKD GOOD DURING GEAR SWING . SUBSEQUENT TEST FLT PERFORMED, SATISFACTORY

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