Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 18, 2002
Submitted
August 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18833
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49493
Aircraft time
46,516 hours, 22,415 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Defective
Location
Nose Strut
Stage of operation
TO
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 DID NOT RETRACT AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MIA. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THE HANDLE WOULD NOT COME UP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO MCO WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE STRUT SCHRADER VALVE DEFECTIVE. THE SCHRADER VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SWUNG SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE GEAR FOUND NO OTHER DEFECTS.

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