What was found
DURING DESCENT, GEAR DOOR LIGHT CAME ON AFTER LOWERING GEAR. A/C WAS MET ON THE RUNWAY AND THE DOORS TIED UP SO THAT THE A/C COULD TAXI TO THE GATE. FOUND LT GEAR DOOR PROX SWITCH BRACKET BROKEN. REPLACED SAME.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N993DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53345
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Lt Mlg Door
- Stage of operation
- LD
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.