Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
May 23, 2008
Submitted
May 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216AM
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49586
Aircraft time
44,396 hours, 34,645 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
59516395001
Part serial
EFS11423
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
10,493 hours, 6,289 cycles
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 RETURNED OF FLIGHT DUE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILURE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK STRUT O-RINGS, NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR CYLINDER AND NOSE GEAR BUNGEE CYLINDER IAW MM 32-21-02, 32-32-06 AND 32-32-07, TESTED IAW MM 32-30-00, ALL CORRECT. THE OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-04, NO DAMAGES WERE FOUND.

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