Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 11, 2007
Submitted
February 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49351
Part
Strut
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.

What was found

SFO INFLIGHT T860 - NOSE LANDING HEAR BOTTOMED OUT ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND COLLAPSED AFTER HITTING A BUMP RISE ON RUNWAY. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS REMAINED OPEN. GEAR UP RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CYCLED GEAR WITH SAME INDICATION. NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS CONFIRMED OPEN. INSPECTED NOSE STRUT PISTON AND REPLACED NOSE STRUT SCHRADER VALVE O-RING. REPACKED NOSE STRUT. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR DOORS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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