Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 11, 2000
Submitted
April 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N966DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53115
Aircraft time
26,916 hours, 21,569 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
MS250081
Condition
Stuck
Location
Gear Handle
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

AFTER TAKEOFF GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND SWITCH S1-89 STICKING. REPLACED SAME. LIGHTS CK OK WITH GEAR HANDLE. INSPECTED HANDLE AND GROUND SHIFT MECHANISM, NOSE GEAR AND STRUT. CHECKS GOOD. SERVICED NOSE STRUT PER M/M, JACKED AIRCRAFT AND RAN GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. ALL GEARS OPERATE NORMALLY. ALL GEAR INDICATIONS CHECK NORMAL.

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