Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
December 11, 2009
Submitted
December 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53383
Aircraft time
40,089 hours, 21,527 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Strut
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON T/O ROLL AUTOSPOILER FAIL MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED THE GEAR HANDLE ONLY CAME HALFWAY UP AND ALL 3 GEAR LIGHTS WENT RED. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DOWN POSITION AND ALL 3 GEAR LIGHTS TURNED GREEN. THE OAP SHOWED LT & RT EEC FAULTS WITH PERF PENALTY 5 ON THE STATUS PAGE. THE PRESSURIZATION DEPRESSURIZED AND THE ACARS DID NOT HAVE AN OUTTIME INDICATING THE ACFT THOUGHT IT WAS ON THE GROUND. REPLACED SEALS ON METERING TUBE ASSY. REPACKED NOSE STRUT 32-21-09.

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