What was found
ON GEAR RETRACTION NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. CYCLED GEAR AND NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN, HAD MANY GROUND SHIFT PROBLEMS DUE TO GEAR. FOUND STRUT UNDERSERVICED. SERVICED SAME.
- Difficulty date
- June 25, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N983DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53247
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Condition
- Overserviced
- 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.