Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 17, 2000
Submitted
February 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N495AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49733
Part
Strut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SYR - FLT 689 - EN ROUTE SYR-ORD, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND STILL DID NOT RETRACT. AIR INTERRUPTED, RETURNED SYR AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPACKED NOSE GEAR PISTON SEALS. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST ON NOSE LANDING GEAR PER THE MM. SYSTEM GROUN CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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