Service difficulty report · Piston · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 12, 2007
Submitted
June 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49469
Part
Piston
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Strut
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STL INFLIGHT T1642/12JUN - NOSE WHEEL VIBRATION AFTER ROTATION. BEFORE DURING AND AFTER RETRACTION VIBRATION EXTREME. RETURNED TO STL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LOWER STRUT PISTON ASSEMBLY AND LEFT STEERING CYLINDER AND LEFT AND RIGHT NOSE TIRES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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