SDR 96ZZZX1231

Service difficulty report · Schrader Valve · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
February 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978Z
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47250
Part
Schrader Valve
Part number
B050762
Condition
Iced Up
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STL - FLT 585 - AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, NLG UNSAFE RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH INTERMITTENT WARNING HORN. CYCLED LANDING GEAR. FOUND ICE IN NLG STRUT SCHRADER VALVE, MFG PN B05076-2. REPLACED SCHRADER VALVE, SERVICED NOSE STRUT WITH OIL AND NITROGEN AND LANDING GEAR INDICATION CHECKED NORMAL. CHECK C - 12-22-95 - STL.

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