Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC932F

Difficulty date
January 9, 2001
Submitted
January 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909AX
Make and model
Doug DC932F
Aircraft serial
47148
Aircraft time
45,477 hours, 62,485 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

VIBRATIONS WERE NOTED FROM THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. CREW RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR, VIBRATION RETURNED UPON RETRACTION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD. THE RIGHT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS NOTED TO BE OPEN DURING THE TAXI IN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACT ASSY AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR LATCH, IAW DC-9 MM 32-31-00.

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