Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 22, 2008
Submitted
March 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N246AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49258
Aircraft time
71,616 hours
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

COS - INFLIGHT, CREW REPORTED NOSE LANDING GEAR GRINDING OR SPINNING NOISE ON RETRACTION WITH BURNING RUBBER ODOR NOTED. RETURNED TO COS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT NOSE TIRES AND ACCOMPLISHED STRUT SERVICE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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