Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 21, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938AS
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49365
Part
Strut
Condition
Deflated
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION DEPARTING DEN AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE UNTIL PULLING THE RIGHT GROUND CONTROL RELAY. THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO DEN WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE STRUT UNDER INFLATED. A COMPLETE NOSE STRUT SERVICING WITH FLUID AND NITROGEN WAS PERFORMED. THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED IAW MM 32-30-09 AND GROUND CHECK WAS NORMAL.

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