Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
January 29, 2004
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53385
Aircraft time
25,457 hours, 13,438 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Damaged
Location
Schrader Valve
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 TAKEOFF NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. DURING POM PROCEDURE GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE. CONTINOUS T/O AURAL WARNINGS OF FLAPS, STABILIZER, SLATS IN AIR. NO PRESSURIZATION AUTO FAIL INOP 1 AND 2. AUTO SPOILERS INOP OAP MESSAGE. ALSO HAD LEFT AND RIGHT STRAKE FAULT MESSAGE ON STATUS MSG. TAIL TEMP FAULT AND STRAKE ICE MSG ON OAP. FOUND O-RING ON NOSE GEAR STRUT SERVICING SCHRADER VALVE IN POOR CONDITION. REPLACED SAME. SERVICED NOSE STRUT PISTON PER MM. INSP NLG STRUT PISTON IN FULL EXT. CHECKED GOOD CYCLED ALL 3 GEARS SEVERAL TIMES, OPS AND INDICATION NORMAL.

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