Service difficulty report · Schrader Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 16, 2007
Submitted
April 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53342
Aircraft time
41,821 hours, 31,861 cycles
Part
Schrader Valve
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Strut
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION A SEVERE VIBRATION CAME FROM NOSE GEAR AREA WITH NORMAL GEAR INDICATION/LIGHT IN COCKPIT. NOSE GEAR STRUT FLAT ON RETURN TO GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG STRUT SCHRADER VALVE AND COMPLETED SERVICING PER AMM 32-21-02. COMPLETED NLG T/S PER OPN 50006. CKS GOOD.

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