Service difficulty report · Link · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 19, 2004
Submitted
September 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505MD
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49149
Aircraft time
61,189 hours, 47,540 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217A
Part
Link
Condition
Jammed
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

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE LANDING GEAR NOT RETRACTED, LIGHT ON, ABNORMAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT SENT TO THE HANGAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED. NOSE LANDING GEAR LINK WAS JAMMED DURING RETRACTION, THEREFORE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS LUBRICATED IAW MM 32-30-00, TEST CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, A HYDRAULIC LEAK WAS DETECTED ON NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT. NOSE LANDING GEAR O-RINGS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-21-02, TEST CORRECT.

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