SDR AT040004

Service difficulty report · Schrader Valve · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
February 26, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55006
Part
Schrader Valve
Part number
MS288892
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE, ALL QRH PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED, LANDING WEIGHT WAS 99,000 IBS, SINK RATE AT TOUCHDOWN 100 FPM. FOUND NOSE STRUT FLAT (ZERO PRESSURE), JACKED NOSE GEAR AND CYCLED SEVERAL CYCLES PER B717 AMM 32-30, NOSE GEAR FUNCTION CHECK NORMAL. AS PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED SCHRADER VALVE.

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