Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 28, 2008
Submitted
February 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N977DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53258
Aircraft time
45,875 hours, 34,426 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
5920603509
Condition
Underserviced
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
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 LIGHT ON GEAR RETRACTION. NOISE INDICATED DOOR DID NOT SEQUENCE FULLY CLOSED. AUTOSPOILER INOP MESSAGE ALSO ILLUMINATED BUT EXTINGUISHED AFTER LANDING. QRH PROCEDURES COMPLETED TROUBLESHOT NOSE GEAR STRUT C/W OPN5006. FOUND NOSE STRUT UNDER SVCD. C/W OPN4703 NOSE STRUT SVC. MCC SET FOR RECHECK. CYCLED GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES TEST GOOD.

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