Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
January 6, 2018
Submitted
January 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9405T
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53141
Aircraft time
69,929 hours, 34,973 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 GROUNDED: NOSE GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT COME UP AFTER TAKE OFF, POSSIBLY ALSO GEAR. EMERGENCY DECLARED. PUT GEAR BACK DOWN, RECEIVED A SAFE INDICATION AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED OIL AND NITROGEN PER MM 32-21-02 AND REPLACED NITROGEN SERVICING VALVE AND ACCOMPLISHED NOSE GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSION CHECK, TAXI CHECK OF NOSE STRUT, AND PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECKS, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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