Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937MC
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49450
Part
Strut
Part number
5910448561
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Nlg
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THE NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED. CYCLING THE GEAR DID NOT HELP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG SHOCK STRUT PRESSURE LOW. A FULL STRUT SERVICE WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-21-02. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SWUNG WITH OPERATION AND INDICATIONS CHECKING NORMAL.

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