Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 1, 2000
Submitted
December 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53034
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DFW - FLT 594 - AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT COMPLETELY. RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND LOUD AIR NOISE REPORTED BY CREW. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. SERVICED NOSE GEAR STRUT WITH FLUID AND NITROGEN. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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