What was found
AFTER GEAR RETRACTION A STRONG VIBRATION AND LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. RETURNED TO LAX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR PUSHROD BROKEN. REPLACED THE ROD.
- Difficulty date
- December 16, 2009
- Submitted
- April 21, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N978AN
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 30100
- Aircraft time
- 24,895 hours, 10,421 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Pushrod
- Part number
- 162A31051
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg Door
- 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.