SDR USAAD96077

Service difficulty report · Strut Seal · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
June 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914VJ
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47068
Part
Strut Seal
Part number
733A9FT160P3
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 1541 - PIT-ATL - AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. NOISE INDICATED NOSE GEAR WAS STILL DOWN. GEAR HANDLE PUT DOWN, AND NOSE GEAR INDICATION REMAINED UNSAFE UNTIL NOSE STEERING WHEEL MOVED. THEN A THUNK WAS HEARD, AND ALL GEAR INDICATIONS GREEN. FOUND NOSE GEAR STRUT FLAT AND LEAKING FLUID. REPLACED NOSE GEAR STRUT SEAL. (M)

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