Service difficulty report · Link · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 16, 2005
Submitted
October 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AM
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49397
Aircraft time
58,076 hours, 27,980 cycles
Part
Link
Part number
39567851
Part serial
DEC301
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Door
Part time
21,668 hours, 13,382 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 IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR DID NOT RISE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR LINKS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 32-22-01 AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR TRIM WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-22-01, TESTED CORRECT. THE OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-50-00. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TESTED IAW MM 32-22-00, BEING CORRECT.

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