What was found
NOSE GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT ON TAKEOFF. FOUND STRUT NOT FULLY EXTENDING, REMOVED STRUT & FOUND UPPER SLEEVE RETAINING RING BROKEN & BUSHINGS DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RETAINING RING & BUSHINGS.
- Difficulty date
- June 18, 2007
- Submitted
- June 20, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N822ME
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 49759
- Aircraft time
- 35,700 hours, 18,531 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Retaining Ring
- Part number
- 39206391
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.