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Service difficulty report · Schrader Valve · Doug DC983

Difficulty date: September 29, 2016
Submitted: September 30, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N878GA
Make and model: Doug DC983
Aircraft serial: 53487
Aircraft time: 38,928 hours, 23,786 cycles
System (JASC): 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
Part: Schrader Valve
Part number: MS288892
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

EMERGENCY DECLARED, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WHEN RETRACTING THE GEAR. FOUND NOSE GEAR STRUT SCHRADER VALVE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED SCHRADER VALVE PER AMM 32-21-02-3-0. SERVICED NOSE STRUT PER AMM 32-21-02-3-0. SWING GEAR PER AMM 32-60-01, NO LEAKS OR DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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