What happened
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Iad: air france flight 028, a B777, landed hard on runway 19C and the runway was closed. The aircraft was then able to taxi onto taxiway Y3 where the pilot reported possible damage. The aircraft was briefly inspected and a determination made the flight could continue to the ramp. The passengers were still onboard and the runway reopened at 1806Z with no impact reported to operations. 12/12 1756Z.update: the pilot stated that no hard landing was encountered or reported. When the nose gear contacted the runway the nose strut seal failed causing the strut to partially deflate. The gear was inspected and deemed safe to continue taxiing to the gate. Maintenance personnel from france were dispatched and discovered oil leaking from the NLG strut. The aircraft's nose gear strut seal was replaced and as a precaution all associated seals and rings were replaced as well. As a precaution, a hard landing inspection was conducted with no damage evident. Due to high winds at the field, mechanics were unable to jack the aircraft and perform an operational check. Approval was granted from Boeing and the french aviation authority, dgac, to ferry the aircraft from iad to france (cdg) to complete the maintenance requirements. Air france failed to gain approval from this office, iad FSDO, to ferry the aircraft in united states airspace. As a result, the new york international field office (ifo) will generate an eir to address this violation. All maintenance inspections that were conducted were satisfactory and did not reveal any damage or abnormal operation. Since returning the aircraft to service no repeat occurrence has been encountered. The new york international field office (ifo) will do all additional follow ups.
As the FAA filed it
IAD: AIR FRANCE FLIGHT 028, A B777, LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 19C AND THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN ABLE TO TAXI ONTO TAXIWAY Y3 WHERE THE PILOT REPORTED POSSIBLE DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BRIEFLY INSPECTED AND A DETERMINATION MADE THE FLIGHT COULD CONTINUE TO THE RAMP. THE PASSENGERS WERE STILL ONBOARD AND THE RUNWAY REOPENED AT 1806Z WITH NO IMPACT REPORTED TO OPERATIONS. 12/12 1756Z.UPDATE: THE PILOT STATED THAT NO HARD LANDING WAS ENCOUNTERED OR REPORTED. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY THE NOSE STRUT SEAL FAILED CAUSING THE STRUT TO PARTIALLY DEFLATE. THE GEAR WAS INSPECTED AND DEEMED SAFE TO CONTINUE TAXIING TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM FRANCE WERE DISPATCHED AND DISCOVERED OIL LEAKING FROM THE NLG STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR STRUT SEAL WAS REPLACED AND AS A PRECAUTION ALL ASSOCIATED SEALS AND RINGS WERE REPLACED AS WELL. AS A PRECAUTION, A HARD LANDING INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED WITH NO DAMAGE EVIDENT.DUE TO HIGH WINDS AT THE FIELD, MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO JACK THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORM AN OPERATIONAL CHECK. APPROVAL WAS GRANTED FROM BOEING AND THE FRENCH AVIATION AUTHORITY, DGAC, TO FERRY THE AIRCRAFT FROM IAD TO FRANCE (CDG) TO COMPLETE THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. AIR FRANCE FAILED TO GAIN APPROVAL FROM THIS OFFICE, IAD FSDO, TO FERRY THE AIRCRAFT IN UNITED STATES AIRSPACE. AS A RESULT, THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FIELD OFFICE (IFO) WILL GENERATE AN EIR TO ADDRESS THIS VIOLATION. ALL MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS THAT WERE CONDUCTED WERE SATISFACTORY AND DID NOT REVEAL ANY DAMAGE OR ABNORMAL OPERATION.SINCE RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE NO REPEAT OCCURRENCE HAS BEEN ENCOUNTERED.THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FIELD OFFICE (IFO) WILL DO ALL ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UPS.