Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53259
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
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

GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER T/O. HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE HALFWAY POSITION. RED EAR WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND HANDLE WAS FROZEN UNTIL THE ALT GEAR EXT LEVER WAS CYCLED. CKD GEAR HANDLE AND LINKAGE, CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. CKD LINKAGE AND CABLES, CYCLED AGAIN. ALT GEAR EXTENSION, CYCLED. CKD NOSE GEAR STRUT EXTENSION, ALL INDS NORM.

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