What was found
AFTER TAKE OFF, GEAR RETRACTION, HEARD LOUD NOISE. NOISE CONTINUED FOR 45 SECONDS, EXTENTED GEAR NOISE STOPPED, WHEN RETRACTED NOISE RETURNED, AFTER 3 RETRACTIONS WITH NOISE CONTINUING, RETURNED TO BASE.
- Difficulty date
- November 5, 2011
- Submitted
- November 7, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N120MN
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53120
- Aircraft time
- 38,934 hours, 40,388 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Noisy
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.