SDR 9811079987

Service difficulty report · Schrader Valve · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
December 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987US
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47458
Part
Schrader Valve
Condition
Failed
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

GROUND SHIFT FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DTW. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE, ANTI-ICE WAS INOPERATIVE AND SLATS WOULD NOT RETRACT. CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED 15,000 FEET AND, OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT CABIN. FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO MKE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT FLAT. REPLACED SCHRADER VALVE AND SERVICED NOSE STRUT TO PROPER LEVELS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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