Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
December 11, 2009
Submitted
December 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53395
Aircraft time
35,346 hours, 19,104 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

ON TAKEOFF NOSEGEAR DID NOT RETRACT. GREEN LIGHT WENT OUT AND RED LIGHT REMAINED ON. FOLLOWED QRH ,GEAR EXTENDED WITH NORMAL DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT DEFLATED AT GATE NO EVIDENCE OF STRUT FLUID LEAKAGE REMOVED AND REPLACED STRUT AIR CHARGING VALVE AND SERVICED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT IAW AMM TASK 32-20-01-619-801 JACKED NOSE GEAR STRUT ASSY IAW AMM PERFORMED EXTENSION/RETRACTION OF NOSE GEAR ASSY IAW AMM EXSTENSION/RETRACTION CHECK GOOD. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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