Service difficulty report · Piston · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 12, 2006
Submitted
August 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9628W
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53598
Part
Piston
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg Strut
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.

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF RETRACTED GEAR. NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEELS CONTINUED TO ROTATE. PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND RECEIVED THREE GREEN SAFE INDICATIONS. RETURNED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE GEAR STRUT PISTON AND SCHRADER VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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