Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 31, 2000
Submitted
January 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823US
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49142
Part
O-Ring
Part number
MS28775015
Condition
Damaged
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

PIT-MCO FLT 1879 AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AND THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE STRUT SCHRADER VALVE AND ORING. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SWUNG AND ALL CHECKED NORMAL.

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