What was found
AFTER DEPARTURE FROM MIDWAY, GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE DOWN POSITION, COULD NOT BE RAISED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR LANDING. JACKED ACFT AND FOUND THE NOSE STRUT NOT EXTENDING PROPERLY. CHECKED SERVICING AND FOUND THAT THE AIR PRESSURE WAS LOW. SERVICED NOSE STRUT. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF LANDING GEAR HANDLE. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME IAW CE 750 MM 12-10-68.