Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 19, 2000
Submitted
December 20, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14810
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49264
Aircraft time
47,751 hours, 22,928 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THE NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IND WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE STRUT PRESSURE LOW. THE STRUT WAS SERVICED WITH NITROGEN AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS LUBRICATED. A DIP WAS ISSUED FOR FULL STRUT SERVICE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN 20 CYCLES. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD IAW MM 32-21-02.

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