SDR USAAD00159

Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
October 6, 2000
Submitted
November 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827US
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48049
Part
Strut
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

BNA-PIT - FLT 548 - AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RAISED, THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT INDICATED UNSAFE AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. AT THE SAME TIME, THE AIRCRAFT DEPRESSURIZED. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD TO MAKE AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR STRUT. LEAK CHECK AND GEAR SWING CHECKED GOOD. SERVICED THE NOSE STRUT WITH NITROGEN TO THE X DIMENSION. (M)

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