Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 23, 2008
Submitted
September 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53157
Aircraft time
50,631 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Defective
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

DFW INFLIGHT T1841/23AUG. CREW REPORTED NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT AND SPOILER INDICATION ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NLG FLAT WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FLUID LEAKING. REPLACED NLG STRUT, PISTON SEALS AND SCHRADER VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPS.

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