What was found
DURING TRANSIT CHECK AT PLATFORM, A RIGHT NOSE GEAR FORWARD DOOR WAS DETECTED OPEN. SAFETY MECHANISM WAS VERY HARD. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATORS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-22-01, TESTED CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 2005
- Submitted
- May 13, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N501AM
- Make and model
- Doug DC9*
- Aircraft serial
- 49188
- Aircraft time
- 59,516 hours, 44,531 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Link Assy
- Part number
- 39567851
- Part serial
- DEC1326
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 11,282 hours, 7,537 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.