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An MD80 was nose jacked and the nose gear unlocked to facilitate strut piston seal and packing replacement. When job completed nose strut collapsed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 706865 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 706825 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 706864 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Collapsed nose gear strut. Repacked nose strut per work card and maintenance manual. I install all bearings and seals exactly as called out in both work card and maintenance manual. Turned over nitrogen servicing and wheel torque.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS NOSE JACKED AND THE NOSE GEAR UNLOCKED TO FACILITATE STRUT PISTON SEAL AND PACKING REPLACEMENT. WHEN JOB COMPLETED NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED.
Narrative: COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR STRUT. REPACKED NOSE STRUT PER WORK CARD AND MAINT MANUAL. I INSTALL ALL BEARINGS AND SEALS EXACTLY AS CALLED OUT IN BOTH WORK CARD AND MAINT MANUAL. TURNED OVER NITROGEN SVCING AND WHEEL TORQUE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.