What was found
NLG FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF, AN AIR TURNBACK WAS EXECUTED. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND NLG STRUT FLUID LOW. R & R SERVICING VALVE, SERVICED FLUID AND NITROGEN IAW AMM 32-21-02. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2014
- Submitted
- July 3, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N802WA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53052
- Aircraft time
- 50,916 hours, 34,133 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 59404973
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Nlg Strut
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.