SDR 0402019760

Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
November 4, 2004
Submitted
November 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760NW
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47288
Aircraft time
78,634 hours, 84,772 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT ABOUT 3,000 FEET DURING CLIMB-OUT, CREW COULD NOT COMPLETE THE UPLATCH CHECK. COM PROCEDURES COMPLIED WITH AND AFTER NUMEROUS GEAR OPERATION AND INDICATION PROBLEMS, THE AIRCRAFT LOST PRESSURIZATION AT 13,000 FEET. PER A FILED ASR, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET, AND RETURNED TO DTW. CABIN OXYGEN MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE RESERVICED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT AND ADJUSTED THE GEAR DOOR LATCH MECHANISM ROLLER ASSEMBLY TO HOOK CLEARANCE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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