SDR AALA20160401002

Service difficulty report · Piston · Doug DC983

Difficulty date: March 31, 2016
Submitted: April 4, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N9617R
Make and model: Doug DC983
Aircraft serial: 53564
Aircraft time: 51,816 hours, 25,073 cycles
System (JASC): 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
Part: Piston
Part number: 59632541
Part serial: CPI2126
Condition: Leaking
Location: Nlg
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: K
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. AIR INTERRUPT, EMER NOT DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND NOSE STRUT LEAKING & BOTTOMED OUT CAUSING NO RETRACTION OF NOSE GEAR. R & R NOSE GEAR PISTON IAW AMM 32-21-02. ACCOMPLISHED NLG SWING. OK FOR SERVICE.

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