What was found
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. LANDED BNA WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND CHROME MISSING FROM PISTON. REPLACED PISTON AND SCHRADER VALVE. SERVICED STRUT WITH OIL AND AIR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2005
- Submitted
- December 9, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N455AA
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49560
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Piston
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.