Service difficulty report · Schrader Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 6, 2018
Submitted
October 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53342
Aircraft time
70,146 hours, 50,898 cycles
Part
Schrader Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A/C RETURNED BACK TO SAV FOR NOSE GEAR UNABLE TO RETRACT. PILOTS FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES. FOUND SHRADER VALVE LEAKING, REPLACED SAME PER M/M 32-20. SERVICED NOSE STRUT PER W/C 3221-644 OK FOR SERVICE. REPORTED DUE TO DECLARED EMERGENCY. (LP4188484)

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