Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 6, 2000
Submitted
July 10, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N98876
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49444
Aircraft time
42,314 hours, 21,309 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IAH, THE HANDLE CAME UP, BUT THREE RED LIGHTS AND 1 YELLOW WERE ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY GEAR NOISE. THE HANDLE WAS LOWERED AND THREE GREEN LIGHTS WERE INDICATED WITH GEAR DOOR LIGHT OUT. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED WITH SAME RESULTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH. WHEN SPOILER HANDLE WAS TRIED ON LANDING, THE HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. RECYCLED C/B''S L-33 AND K-33, BUT SPOILER HANDLE STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND RETRACTED 10 TIMES IAW MM 32-30-00 AND OPERATION AND INDICATIONS CHECKED GOOD. SPOILER OPERATION CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 27-60-00. A FULL NOSE STRUT SERVICING WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-21-02.

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