What was found
AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUM. GEAR HANDLE DOWN THREE GREEN AND NORMAL INDICATION. CONTROL TOWER CONFIRMED LEFT GEAR WAS EXTENDED. REPLACED LEFT GEAR OVERCENTER LOCKING CYLINDER WAS SHEARED AT ROD END.
- Difficulty date
- January 2, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N996DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53363
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Locking Cyl
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Lt Mlg
- Component
- 39370335503
- 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.