Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 23, 2007
Submitted
March 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49469
Part
Door
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nose Gear
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

ORD INFLIGHT - AFTER TAKEOFF CREW RETRACTED NOSE GEAR AND EXPERIENCE A SEVERE NOSE GEAR DOOR VIBRATION. LOWERED GEAR AND VIBRATION REDUCED. RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND LEFT NOSE GEAR DOORS DOWN. PERFORMED NOSE GEAR DOOR INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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