Service difficulty report · Schrader Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 25, 2015
Submitted
May 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49554
Aircraft time
58,734 hours, 40,224 cycles
Part
Schrader Valve
Condition
Loose
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATION ON GEAR RETRACTION, NLG IND PIN WAS FLUSH. GEAR DOORS STAYED OPEN BASED ON AIR STREAM NOISE BELOW FLIGHT DECK. UPON RETRACTION MUCH NOISE & VIBRATION UP, DOWN & SIDE WAS FELT. QRH P.32.9 RED GEAR LIGHT WITH GEAR HANDLE UP WAS COMPLETED. AT ITEM 4 WE GOT NORMAL GEAR DOWN INDICATION & RETURNED. FOUND UPPER SHRADER VLV LOOSE & PACKING BLOWN. REPLACED PACK & SERVICED NLG STRUT IAW 32-21-02-3-0-0. PERFORMED RETRACT TEST IAW 32-20-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.

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