SDR AALA20141204004

Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC982

Difficulty date: December 4, 2014
Submitted: December 5, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N491AA
Make and model: Doug DC982
Aircraft serial: 49684
Aircraft time: 73,361 hours, 38,649 cycles
System (JASC): 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
Part: Seal
Condition: Cut
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.

What was found

RETURNED, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT WAS OVERWEIGHT. NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND NLG STRUT FLAT. INSPECTION OF NLG FOUND THE SHRADER VLV SEAL CUT. PERFORMED NLG STRUT REPACK IAW AMM 32-21-02. PERFORMED GEAR SWING. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.

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