Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Boeing 7272A1

Difficulty date
October 11, 2003
Submitted
November 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287SC
Make and model
Boeing 7272A1
Aircraft serial
21345
Aircraft time
51,856 hours, 37,087 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Open
Location
External Power
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, E
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT 738 FROM TOL TO MMIO. DURING CLIMB OUT THROUGH FL270 A NOISE VIBRATION COMING FROM OUTSIDE RIGHT COCKPIT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO GIVE ABNORMAL CRUISE READING. NOISE INCREASE WITH AIRSPEED INCREASE, NOSE GEAR LIGHT INDICATED CORRECTLY AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, NOSE GEAR LIGHT WOULD NOT TEST WHEN THE NOSE GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION. A PHONE PATCH WAS MADE TO COMPANY TO REQUEST DIVERSION TO BRO AND THE ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT DID A FLY BY AND THE TOWER CONFIRMED THE GEAR DOWN AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON LANDING AND INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT VIBRATION WAS DUE TO THE EXTERNAL POWER ACCESS DOOR WAS FOUND TO BE OPEN. DURING FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACT

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