What was found
FLIGHT 825 - CLT-BUF - AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AND GEAR WOULD NOT RAISE. RETURNED TO FIELD. FOUND NOSE STRUT COMPRESSED, AND SCHRAEDER VALVE LEAKING. REPLACED SCHRAEDER VALVE AND SERVICED STRUT. (M)
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N814US
- Make and model
- Doug DC981
- Aircraft serial
- 48094
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Schrader Valve
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Nlg Strut
- 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.