What was found
AFTER TAKOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, HAD LOUD WIND NOISE FROM NOSE WHEELWELL AREA. NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WERE NOTED, RETURNED TO COS. FOUND LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN, FOUND WORN DOOR LINK. REPLACED LINK, OPERATION NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- April 27, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N938DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49811
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Link
- Part number
- 39567851
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Nlg Door
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.