Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 26, 2007
Submitted
August 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53410
Aircraft time
41,744 hours, 31,406 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Underserviced
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT GEAR RETRACTION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNK FOLLOWED BY A NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT. NO EVIDENCE OF NLG CONTACT IN NOSE W/W, JACKED AC RAN NLG DISCONNECTED FWD DOORS SHOOK ALL GEAR WIRING NO UNSAFE INDICATION. CHECKED NLG STRUT SVC, FOUND SVC LOW SERVICED NLG STRUT PER MM. RECONNECTED FWD DOORS OPERATED NLG, OPS NORMAL CHECKED SENSORS PROX BOX CKS GOOD.

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