SDR CAL950200

Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N72824
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49824
Part
Strut
Condition
Flat
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

IAH - FLT 0605 - THE NLG RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THE LIGHT DID NOT EXTINGUISH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NLG STRUT FLAT. THE NOSE STRUT WAS REPACKED PER MM 32-21-02, PAGE 401 - PAGE 405. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG FOUR TIMES AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. (X)

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