SDR 96ZZZM196

Service difficulty report · Schrader Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date: January 21, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N950U
Make and model: Doug DC982
Aircraft serial: 49230
System (JASC): 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
Part: Schrader Valve
Part number: A00314
Condition: Cracked
Location: Nlg Strut
Stage of operation: CL
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

TPA - AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR INFLATION LOW DUE TO CRACKED SCHRADER VALVE. REPLACED SCHRADER VALVE, MFG P/N A00314, AND SERVICED NOSE LANDING GEAR, OPERATION THEN CHECKED NORMAL.

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