Service difficulty report · Strut · 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
46,519 hours, 22,417 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Leaking
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 NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MCO. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED, BUT THE HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE PAST HALF WAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO MCO. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE STRUT DEFLATED DUE TO AN INTERNAL LEAK. A FULL NOSE STRUT REPACK WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-21-02. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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