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Oleo Strut Damper loosing Nitrogen

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Nikias

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Hello everyone,

on the annual 3 weeks ago, the shop refilled Nitrogen.
Unfortunately after only 3 weeks the damper is now almost flat:
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Oil: I have not taken the fairing of yet, but at least there was no oil underneath the plane.

Questions:
1) What could have happened on that refill leading to such a rapid loss now? It was not that bad before the annual...
2) What risks come from flying with it like this? I did two legs yesterday without noticing, as the strut stays extended, once it is pulled a bit.

Regards,
Nikias
 
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