# SDR AALA20160401002

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 31, 2016
- Submitted: April 4, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N9617R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9617R), registered now
- Make and model: Doug DC-9-83
- Registry model: [Doug DC-9-83](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 53564
- Aircraft time: 51,816 hours, 25,073 cycles
- System (JASC): [3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3222)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160401002

## Discrepancy

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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