Service difficulty report · Warning System · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
November 3, 2017
Submitted
November 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53620
Aircraft time
49,331 hours, 24,441 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY - RT MLG UNSAFE ISSUE. PILOT REPORTED POSSIBLE STREAMER/FOD FROM RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR . ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL ON RETRACTION AND EXTENSION, INSPECTED BOTH WHEEL WELLS FOR POSSIBLE FOD/ UNWANTED MATERIAL. CHECKS OK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE . LANDING GEAR CHECK OK. NO FOD OR UNWANTED MATERIAL.

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