SDR ABXA050381

Service difficulty report · Cable · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
December 21, 2005
Submitted
December 23, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47612
Aircraft time
44,052 hours, 44,007 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Cable
Condition
Broken
Location
Ng Stop Cable
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AT GEAR RETRACTION, LOUD NOISE AND SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA WAS FELT. RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR AND A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING WITH ALL THE CORRECT INDICATIONS. FOUND THE NOSE GEAR DOOR STOP CABLE BROKEN. REPLACED CABLE AND RIGGED DOORS IAW MM 32-22-01-2-0004.

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