Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N982DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53273
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.

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, GEAR RETRACTION LANDING GEAR LIGHTS INDICATED AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR. EXTENDED GEAR, GOT THREE DOWN AND LOCKED. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. LOUD NOISE ACCOMPANIED UNSAFE INDICATION AS THOUGH GEAR DOOR NOT CLOSED. SWUNG NOSE GEAR. ALL INDICATION IS GOOD. FOUND NOSE STRUT PNEUMATIC CHRG UNDERSERVICED. VERIFIED PROPER FLUID LEVEL. SERVICED PNEUMATIC CHRG PROPERLY. RAN STRUT ENTIRE LENGTH SEVERAL TIMES. SWUNG GEAR. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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