Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC987

Difficulty date
February 8, 2009
Submitted
February 11, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754RA
Make and model
Doug DC987
Aircraft serial
49641
Aircraft time
44,343 hours, 30,839 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
MS28774339
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Strut
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, 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 DUE TO STRONG VIBRATION IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THREE RED LIGHTS - LANDING GEAR UP TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED AND TESTED THE PSEU AND NOSE-GEAR STRUT SEALS IAW AMM 32-60-04 AND 32-21-02. EXTENSION / RETRACTION AND GROUND SENSING CONTROL TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW AMM 32-30-00, 32-23-01, AND 32-23-01, ALL CORRECT. THE OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH 122,000 POUNDS AND THE MAXIMUM LANDING WEIGHT IS 128,000 POUNDS.

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