Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 28, 2010
Submitted
August 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N475AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49650
Aircraft time
62,426 hours, 32,538 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg Strut
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JFK - INFLIGHT LGA-ORD - CREW REPORTED NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. EMERGENCY DECLARED, DIVERTED JFK LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT SEAL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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