What was found
AFTER T/O, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. CYCLED GEAR DOWN, ALL THREE GREEN, RAISED GEAR, MAINS UP AND LOCKED, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE RED. REPLACED RT NOSE GEAR SPRAY DEFLECTOR AND SERVICED NOSE GEAR STRUT. SWUNG NOSE GEAR, OPS CKS OK.
- Difficulty date
- December 18, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N980DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53267
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Condition
- Reqd Service
- Location
- Nlg
- Component
- 5952247504
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.