What was found
AFTER T/O, NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT, RED IND LIGHT ON. IND PIN WAS RETRACTED, NOISE FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. NOSE STRUT FOUND FLAT. REPLACED SCHRADER VALVE AND SERVICED STRUT.
- Difficulty date
- March 12, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N936DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49723
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- MS288892
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Nlg Strut
- 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.