Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
December 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14880
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48044
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND RETRACTION WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH ALL GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS GREEN. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. A NOSE STRUT FULL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-21-02, PAGE 301-304A. A NOSE GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CHECK WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-30-00, PAGE 201-206 AND NOSE GEAR OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.

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