Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
March 16, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16884
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48074
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
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

THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION DEPARTING IAH. THE GEAR WAS LOWERED AND THE GREEN LIGHT CAME ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE X DIMENSION ON NLG STRUT LOW. A FULL STRUT SERVICE WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-21-02. THE GROUND SHIFT CHECKED GOOD. A RETRACT TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE NLG WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH OPERATION CHECKING GOOD.

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