Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 26, 2003
Submitted
August 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14839
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49635
Aircraft time
48,431 hours, 23,677 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Low
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 WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LAS. RECYCLING THE GEAR DID NOT HELP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO LAS WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG SHOCK STRUT INFLATION LOW. THE SHOCK STRUT WAS SERVICED IAW MM 32-31-02. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. THE NLG WAS SWUNG AND ALL OPERATION AND INDICATIONS WERE GOOD.

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