Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
February 12, 2000
Submitted
April 16, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420EA
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47689
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
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

KOA - FLT 247 - AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO RAISE LANDING GEAR (NOSE), GEAR (RED) LIGHT REMAINED ON WITH GEAR HORN. ON RETRACTION, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KOA, WHERE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE. FERRIED A/C BACK TO HNL, CHECKED NOSE GEAR FOR CONDITION AND SECURITY FOUND NOSE STRUT LOW. SERVICED NOSE STRUT AND REPLACED SCHADER VALVE. RETRACTION CHECK OK. NOSE STRUT SERVICED PER MM 32-21-2. B METHOD. (M)

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