Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
November 13, 2019
Submitted
November 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53583
Aircraft time
51,397 hours, 34,225 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Iced
Location
Nlg
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

SHIP 9221 -ATB- DUE TO FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO RAISE GEAR HANDLE FOR RETRACTION. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF NLG STRUT EXTENSION AND RETRACTION. OPERATIONAL CK. FOUND NORMAL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND AIR AND HYD. FLUID NOT COMING FROM THE SCHRADER VALVE WHEN POSITIONED TO FULL OPEN. DISASSEMBLED STRUT & FOUND APPROX. 2" THICK ICE PUCK AT TOP OF NLG CYL. WARMED NLG CYL. WITH GROUND AIR. PERFORMED GVI OF NLG CYL. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. REPLACED NLG SEALS. NLG RETRACTION AND EXTENSION CHECK NORMAL.(4615436)

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