SDR 9514069912

Service difficulty report · Door Link · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
September 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N962N
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47406
Part
Door Link
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

A LOUD NOISE WITH MODERATE VIBRATION OCCURRED FROM NOSE GEAR AREA AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND LEFT FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOOR LINK BROKEN AND DOOR GOUGED. ALSO, FOUND LEFT LOWER DOOR STOP CABLE BROKEN. REPLACED LEFT DOOR LINK, CABLE, AND DOOR. ALSO, REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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