Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 3, 2007
Submitted
February 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49764
Aircraft time
50,528 hours, 34,629 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED, NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. LUBRICATION SERVICE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 32-21-02. CABLES, PULLEYS AND CONNECTIONS WERE CHECKED AND LUBRICATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED, ALL CORRECT. OVER WEIGHT INSPECTION WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITH 121,583 POUNDS AND MAXIMUM LANDING WEIGHT IS 139,500 POUNDS. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-30-00, ALL CORRECT.

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