SDR MEX2004013

Service difficulty report · Strut · 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
Strut
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED, DURING LANDING, NLG DID NOT RETRACT. AT PLATFORM WAS DETECTED THE SHOCK STRUT WET WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID AND THE PISTON AND CYLINDER ASSY COMPRESSED. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR WHERE THE NLG STRUT SEALS WERE REPLACED IAW MM AND EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM. OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM, ALL CORRECT. FLIGHT DATA RECORDER WAS REPLACED.

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