Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 24, 2003
Submitted
January 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N292AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49304
Part
Door
Condition
Open
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

PHL EN ROUTE PHL-ORD VIBRATIONS AND LOUD NOISE COMING FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. RETURNED PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NOSE GEAR DOORS DOWN AND OPEN. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR DOORS AND NO DAMAGE FOUND. CLOSED DOORS AND RE-DEPARTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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