SDR ABXA020119

Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 767281

Difficulty date
August 26, 2002
Submitted
August 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784AX
Make and model
Boeing 767281
Aircraft serial
23017
Aircraft time
41,322 hours, 33,812 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nlg Door
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

UPON DEPARTURE, WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RAISED, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF VIBRATION WAS FELT. LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THREE GREEN INDICATED. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. FOUND LEFT FORWARD NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR OPEN. MANUALLY CLOSED DOOR AND DISCOVERED DOOR NOT LATCHING PROPERLY. INSPECTED DOOR CLEARANCE AND FORWARD STOP CLEARANCE. FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. DISCOVERED EXCESSIVE DIRT AND LUBRICANT ON DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM. CLEANED AND LUBED DOOR MECHANISM. MANUALLY OPENED AND CLOSED DOOR AND GOT POSITIVE LOCK EACH TIME IAW B767 AMM 32-22-02.