Service difficulty report · Link · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 25, 2004
Submitted
April 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AM
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49188
Aircraft time
56,577 hours, 42,644 cycles
Part
Link
Part number
39567851
Part serial
DEC1326
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg Door
Part time
56,577 hours, 42,644 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF STRONG VIBRATION ON NOSE LANDING GEAR. DURING CHECK, IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RIGHT DOOR WAS OPEN. DOOR MECHANISM WAS LUBRICATED AND BRAKES WERE COOLED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED TO DOOR MECHANISM BEING CORRECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 32-20-00. DURING TRANSIT CHECK AT MEX, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE CHECKED DETECTING THAT THE FASTENER DID NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY, IT WAS REPLACED AND ACTUATOR WAS ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 32-22-01, TESTS CORRECT.

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