Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 14, 2009
Submitted
June 25, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9622A
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53593
Aircraft time
30,511 hours, 14,131 cycles
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

DFW - DURING CLIMB AS LANDING GEAR WAS RAISED, CREW REPORTED LOUD RUSHING NOISE AND FELT VIBRATIONS FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. EMERGENCY DECLARED, RETURNED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. UPON ARRIVAL FOUND NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN. RESET DOOR CLOSED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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