What was found
ORD INFLIGHT T1447/21DEC - AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND STRUT FLAT. PERFORMED STRUT REPACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- December 31, 2007
- Submitted
- January 15, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14551
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 53033
- Aircraft time
- 49,730 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Condition
- Discharged
- 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.