SDR AT0000038

Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
January 23, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N866AT
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47168
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FOUND LANDING GEAR UPLATCH RELEASE OR GROUND SHIFT DID NOT WORK AND WOULD NOT RAISE. ON FINAL AT BUF (BUFFALO). GROUND SHIFT OR THE UPLATCH RELEASE WAS HEARD TO HAVE RELEASED. PERFORMED GEAR SWING. NOSE LANDING GEAR FOUND TO BE UNDER SERVICED WITH FLUID AND OVER SERVICED WITH NITROGEN, STRUT CYLINDER CHROME WAS DRY AND DIRTY ALL CONDITIONS CORRECTED IAW DC9 MM 32-30, 32-21-2.

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