SDR ABXA010573

Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
November 12, 2001
Submitted
November 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47759
Aircraft time
35,537 hours, 38,516 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Open
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON GEAR RETRACTION, RECEIVED SERIOUS VIBRATION AND A LOUD NOISE AS IF THE TIRE WAS STILL ROTATING. BUT WOULD NOT DISSIPATE AS IF TIRE SPIN STOPPED. ALL GEAR LIGHT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. GEAR RECYCLE. UPON ARRIVAL WHILE TAXIING TO BLOCKS, NOTICED THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR WAS OPEN. INSPECTED THE LEFT AND RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOORS, CABLES, LINKAGE AND LANDING GEAR. NO DAMAGE NOTED. LUBED THE NOSE GEAR DOORS.

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