Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 21, 2000
Submitted
November 30, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53214
Aircraft time
27,830 hours, 22,069 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
MS288892
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Nose Gear
Stage of operation
TO
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

NOSE GEAR UNSAFE UP INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF. CYCLED GEAR STILL UNSAFE UP INDICATED. MUCH NOISE FROM NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL INDICATING DOORS STILL OPEN. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH ALL DAWN AND GEAR DOORS CLOSED. AUTO GROUND SPIOLERS INOP LIGHT ON OAP. NORMAL LANDING./// JACKED A/C SWUNG NOSE GEAR. FOUND NOSE GEAR SCHRADER VALVE DEFFECTIVE R/R VLV SERVICED NOSE STRUT PER M/M SWUNG NOSE GEAR UP & LOCKED CK PROX BOX INDUCATION NML LOWER GEAR CK PROX BOX CK GD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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