What was found
STL INFLIGHT T0456/6JUL - NOSE GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT. RED LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. FOUND NOSE STRUT FLAT. SERVICED NOSE STRUT AFTER REPLACING SCHRADER VALVE O-RING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- July 6, 2005
- Submitted
- July 13, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N438AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 49456
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Schrader Valve
- Component
- Schrader Valve
- Component part number
- MS28775015
- 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.