SDR 96FDEA00719

Service difficulty report · Strut · Boeing 72722

Difficulty date: March 30, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N113FE
Make and model: Boeing 72722
Aircraft serial: 19894
System (JASC): 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
Part: Strut
Condition: Reqd Service
Location: Nlg
Stage of operation: TO
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: O

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What was found

NOSE GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT RETRACT ON TAKEOFF. RECYCLED THE GEAR AND TRIED AGAIN, STILL NO GEAR DOORS RETRACTED. WE OBSERVED AIR SPEED LIMITS, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED EN ROUTE. FOUND NOSE STRUT DEFLATED. RESEALED UPPER GLAND NUT PER MM 32-21-1 AND SERVICED SAME, NO LEAKS NOTED. COMPLIED WITH RII INSP PER MM 32-21-1.

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