Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 11, 2005
Submitted
April 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49761
Aircraft time
45,225 hours, 31,367 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
7341MT987N
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Strut
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING TAXING NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT HAS A HYDRAULIC LEAK. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE THE NLG STRUT SEALS WERE REPLACED IAW M/M 32-21-02, TESTED CORRECT.

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