What was found
DFW - CREW REPORTED NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED SCHRADER VALVE AND SERVICED NOSE STRUT TO PROPER LEVEL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2012
- Submitted
- January 23, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7517A
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49894
- Aircraft time
- 63,918 hours, 33,031 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Schrader Valve
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nlg
- 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.