What was found
THE NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG STRUT FLAT. A NEW GLAND NUT WAS INSTALLED AND THE STRUT WAS REPACKED.
- Difficulty date
- April 21, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809NY
- Make and model
- Doug DC982
- Aircraft serial
- 49263
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Condition
- Flat
- Location
- Nlg
- 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.