What was found
ON T/O, THE NOSE GEAR DOOR ON THE COPILOT'S SIDE DID NOT CLOSE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO CAE. ON RETURN TO CAE, THE RT NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS FOUND OPEN. MTC INSPECTED THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM AND FOUND OPERATIONALLY OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- October 24, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N929DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49716
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Retract Mech
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Nlg Door
- Component
- 39567851
- 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.