Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 18, 2012
Submitted
August 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53379
Aircraft time
54,115 hours, 39,662 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lg Door
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

FLIGHT HAD AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION DURING APPROACH, ALL 3 GEAR INDICATIONS WERE RED. CREW COMPLIED WITH THE QRH PROCEDURES AND LANDED WITH GEAR DOORS OPEN. MAINTENANCE JACKED AIRCRAFT, CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, AND ALL CHECKS WERE NORMAL WITH ALL NORMAL INDICATIONS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT MLG DOOR SKID PAD AND THE RIGHT MLG DOOR ASSEMBLY DUE TO DAMAGE DURING LANDING.

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