Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
December 29, 2009
Submitted
June 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49351
Aircraft time
72,411 hours, 32,083 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Failed
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

ON GEAR RETRACTION THE NOSE GEAR HAD A RED UNSAFE LIGHT AND PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT SURE IF THE GEAR DID NOT STOW COMPLETELY OR THE GEAR DOORS WERE NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED DUE TO A LOUDER THAN NORMAL AIR NOISE. RETURNED TO DFW. GEAR EXTENDED AND LANDING NORMAL. FOUND STRUT DEFLATED WITH NO VISIBLE FLUID LEAK. ACCOMPLISHED A REPACK AND SERVICE OF NOSE GEAR STRUT.

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