Service difficulty report · Access Door · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 13, 2009
Submitted
June 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49469
Aircraft time
63,366 hours, 33,363 cycles
Part
Access 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

DEN - AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN RETRACTING LANDING GEAR EXCESSIVE NOISE AND VIBRATION IN NOSE GEAR AREA. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED DEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND LEFT NOSE GEAR ACCESS DOOR OPEN UPON RETURN. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR, WHEEL WELL, AND DOORS FOR PROPER OPERATION NO FAULTS NOTED. RELEASED ACTUATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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