What was found
VIBRATION. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR RECYCLED SAME RESULT. CAME ON TO ATL. AT ARRIVAL IN ATL FOUND LT NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN. REPLACED LT FWD NOSE GEARDOOR LINK. JACKED NOSE GEAR AND CYCLED GEAR, OPERATION, CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- January 12, 2003
- Submitted
- January 15, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N972DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53215
- Aircraft time
- 33,248 hours, 26,077 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Link
- Part number
- 39567851
- Part serial
- EFS19203
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg Door
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.