Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N92874
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49122
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Cut
Location
Nlg Strut
Stage of operation
CL
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 LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IAH. THE GEAR REMAINED DOWN WITH THREE GREEN INDICATIONS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG SCHRADER VALVE O-RING CUT AND NLG STRUT DEFLATED. THE O-RING WAS REPLACED AND THE NLG WAS SERVICED IAW MM 32-21-02. A NOSE GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-30-00 AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.

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