Service difficulty report · Hinge · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 3, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9624T
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53594
Aircraft time
49,652 hours, 23,825 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Worn
Location
Gear 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.

What was found

AIR INTERRUPT, EMER DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING CLIMB VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE NLG AREA. CONTINUED AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN UNTIL THE NLG WAS LOWERED. POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND REVEALED THAT THE LT GEAR DOOR WAS CLOSED & THE RT GEAR DOOR WAS OPEN. GND CREW REPORTED THAT THE NLG DOOR REMAINED OPEN DURING DEPARTURE. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE GEAR RETRACTION IAW 32-30-00. NOSE GEAR DOORS OPERATED NORMAL. FOUND RT AFT FIXED GEAR DOOR LOOSE. R & R HINGE IAW 32-22-01. BOLTS CHECKED NORMAL.

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