What was found
NLG PISTON HAS HAD DIA 9 MACHINED TO 2.8045 INCH. DAMAGE REWORKED PER 339514-14.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2003
- Submitted
- October 6, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N997DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53364
- Aircraft time
- 31,780 hours, 24,757 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Piston
- Part number
- 5920603505
- Part serial
- CPI041
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.