SDR CALA000981

Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 23, 2000
Submitted
June 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71828
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49488
Aircraft time
42,070 hours, 19,975 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON APPROACH TO SJC, THE MAIN GAER INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE. QRH PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH, BUT THE NOSE GEAR INDICATION REMAINED UNSAFE. WHEN THE TILLER WAS MOVED TO THE RIGHT THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG PISTON LEAKING FROM THE AXLE AND THE METERING VALVE WAS LEAKING. THE METERING VALVE AND SEALS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-21-02 AND OVERHAUL MANUAL 32-20-01. A NLG FUNCTIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-20-00, PAGE 201 AND ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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