SDR MEX2004051

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 8, 2004
Submitted
July 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53175
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
5920602507
Condition
Failed
Location
Nose
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

FLT 296 - CUN-GDL - AIRCRAFT RETURNED, NLG DID NOT RETRACT. CAPTAIN REPORTED THE PERFORMED 3 CYCLES BUT FAIL REMAIN. AT PLATFORM, A MAINTENANCE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED TO THE NLG IAW MM 32-21-02 AND A TEST FLIGHT WAS REQUESTED TO VERIFY THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NLG, ALL CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, THE NLG ASSY WAS REPLACED IAW MM 32-21-02, MAINTENANCE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED TO THE NLG IAW MM 32-21-02, GROUND SENSING CONTROL MECHANISM WS VERIFIED IAW MM 32-23-01, RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TESTS WERE PERFORMED IAW MM 32-30-00, THE STEERING SYSTEM WAS TESTED IAW MM 32-52-00 AND THE NLG ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED IAW MM 32-32-06, ALL CORRECT. (M)

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