Service difficulty report · Handle · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 16, 2000
Submitted
May 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53416
Aircraft time
21,567 hours, 17,034 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Not Seated
Location
Cockpit
Component
Handle
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR DOWN UNSAFE INDICATION WHEN GEAR DOWN SELECTED. PULLED EMERGENCY HANDLE AND GEAR SHOWED 3 GREEN. FOUND GEAR HANDLE NOT FULLY IN GEAR DOWN DETENT. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND SWUNG GEAR. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.

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