What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF, HEARD LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION FROM NOSE GEAR AREA AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RETURNED TPA, FOUND RT NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN. REPLACED RIGHT DOOR LINK DUE TO NOT LOCKING.
- Difficulty date
- March 4, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N977DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53258
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Link
- Part number
- 39567851
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg Door
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.