Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 28, 2007
Submitted
November 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AM
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49397
Aircraft time
63,997 hours, 31,395 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Seal
Part number
733A9FT9874780
Condition
Damaged
Location
Strut
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT HMO DUE TO CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, STRONG VIBRATION WAS FELT, BURNED RUBBER ODOR WAS DETECTED AND RED WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON ALL THE TIME. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL VERIFIED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING SYSTEM IAW MM 32-51-00 NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND. NOSE LANDING GEAR CYLINDER WAS DISASSEMBLED AND THE O-RING SEALS WERE FOUND DAMAGED, SO THEM WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-21-02, NO MORE INTERNAL DAMAGES WERE FOUND. ADDITIONALLY, NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION / RETRACTION TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-30-00, ALL CORRECT.

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