Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 15, 2017
Submitted
May 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53379
Aircraft time
65,591 hours, 47,992 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Strut
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH ASSOCIATED AIR NOISE FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN AND 3 GREEN LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR STRUT FLAT WITH THE SCHRADER VALVE PACKING PROTRUDING FROM THE FITTING. THE SCHRADER SERVICING VALVE O-RING WAS REPLACED, THE STRUT WAS SERVICED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (LP9493960)

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