Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 16, 2006
Submitted
May 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53421
Aircraft time
34,718 hours, 26,501 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Warning Light
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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 RAISING GEAR HANDLE ON TAKEOFF RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH LOUD AIR NOISE. DURING QRH PROCEDURES GEAR CAME DOWN SUCCESSFULLY BUT RED NOSE LIGHT REMAINED ON DURING SUBSEQUENT RETRACTION. PERFORMED OPN 50006 NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT TROUBLESHOOTING ACJIC. SERVICED STRUT REF AMM. JACKED AND SWUNG NOSE LANDING GEAR REF AMM. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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