What was found
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND WATER IN NOSE STRUT FLUID RESERVICED. CHECKED NORMAL DURING RETRACTION.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53341
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Condition
- Reqd Service
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.