What was found
UPON GEAR RETRACTION NOSE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUM. HAD NOISE INDICATING GEAR NOT FULLY RETRACTED. AIR RETURN TO IAD. MAINTENANCE FOUND NLG STRUT FLAT. UPPER SHRAEDER VALVE LEAKING. REPALCING SAME AND SERVICING STRUT.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2003
- Submitted
- April 30, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N988DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53339
- Aircraft time
- 29,737 hours, 23,224 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- MS288892
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Nlg
- 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.