Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49645
Part
Strut
Condition
Required 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

AFTER T/O NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUM. RECYCLED GEAR AND UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED WITH WIND NOISE. NOSE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR PIN NOT FULLY RETRACTED. SERVICED NOSE STRUT PER MM. JACKED A/C NOSE AND PERFORMED NOSE GEAR RETRACTION. GEAR RETRACTION AND INDICATION NORMAL. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES.

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