SDR DLM88992160

Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date: September 27, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N917DL
Make and model: Doug MD88
Aircraft serial: 49573
System (JASC): 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
Part: Strut
Condition: Reqd Service
Location: Nlg
Component: M88NG
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 GEAR RETRACTION NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LOWERED GEAR THEN RAISED, AGAIN THE NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY AN AIR NOISE LIKE THE DOOR WAS POSSIBLY OPEN. RESERVICED AND GREASED NOSE STRUT, SWUNG GEAR AND IND NORMAL.

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