Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 21, 2000
Submitted
November 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825US
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49237
Part
Strut
Condition
Discharged
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

TPA-PIT - FLT 1264 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WITH OIL AND NITROGEN. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. (M)

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