SDR MEX2004012

Service difficulty report · Piston · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 8, 2004
Submitted
January 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53175
Part
Piston
Part number
920629515
Part serial
CPI1473
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Strut
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURN OF FLIGHT, DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NLG HIT A BIG BUMP ON THE RUNWAY AND IT DID NOT RETRACT. DURING REVISION WAS DETECTED THE NLG SHOCK STRUT LOW. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO HANGAR, WHERE THE PISTON AXLE ASSEMBLY CYLINDER ASSY AND SHOCK STRUT SEALS WERE REPLACED IAW MM. OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM, ALL CORRECT.

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