SDR USAAD96007

Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
January 7, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N986VJ
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47209
Part
Strut
Condition
Req'D Service
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

ALB - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. EXTENDED GEAR, NORMAL INDICATIONS WERE RECEIVED. ATTEMPTED SECOND RETRACTION AND GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO ALB AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE GEAR AND FOUND THE NITROGEN CHARGE IN THE NOSE GEAR LOW. GEAR WAS SERVICED AND RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (M)

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