Service difficulty report · Schrader Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 28, 2016
Submitted
January 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49965
Aircraft time
55,788 hours, 31,816 cycles
Part
Schrader Valve
Condition
Leaking
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

ON GEAR RETRACTION, RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT WAS ON WITH GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. PERFORMED EQRH 32.9 UPON GEAR EXTENSION, 3 GREEN GEAR LIGHTS WITH HANDLE DOWN. WHEN INSTRUCTED TO PUT GEAR HANDLE UP, THE HANDLE WAS JAMMED & WOULD NOT PASS THE MID-POSITION. LT GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION & LANDED WITH 3 GREEN GEAR LIGHTS. ALSO OBSERVED INDICATION OF A GND SHIFT FAILURE. FOUND NOSE SCHRADER VLV LEAKING. R & R SCHRADER VLV. COMPLIED WITH NOSE STRUT SERVICE TC 32-047-004 JACKED & SWUNG NOSE GEAR, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL IAW 32-21-03.

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