SDR AALA971785

Service difficulty report · Packing · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516AM
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49893
Part
Packing
Part number
MS28775015
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg Strut
Stage of operation
CL
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

DFW - FLT 1727 - AFTER TAKEOFF DFW WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, NOSE LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. EXTENDED LANDING GEAR AND ALL INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT SCHRADER VALVE PACKING. SERVICED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID AND NITROGEN. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT LANDING CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. (M)

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