Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 2, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49546
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
Component
MD88M
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT GEAR EXTENTION LT MAIN INDICATED UNSAFE. FOLLOWED CHECK LIST PROCEDURES. LDG GEAR CYCLED ONCE, NO HELP. FOUND CONDUIT AND WIRING FOR MLG DOWN SENSE TORN DUE TO NR 2 TIRE FAILURE. REPLACED SAME. ALSO, REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLIES. ALSO, FOUND DOWNLOCK BUNGEE SPRING AND RT SPRAY DEFLECTOR DAMAGED. REPLACED BOTH UNITS. NO DAMAGE TO OTHER AREAS. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.

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