Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
January 16, 2001
Submitted
January 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37882
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48027
Aircraft time
49,610 hours, 39,503 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

THE NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BOS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO BOS WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SWUNG THE NOSE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE STRUT PRESSURE WAS FOUND LOW. THE NOSE STRUT WAS SERVICED AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS LUBRICATED IAW MM 32-21-02.

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