Service difficulty report · Link · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14810
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49264
Part
Link
Part number
39567851
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Nlg Door
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

A VIBRATION WAS FELT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION LEAVING DCA. ALL GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. RECYCLING THE GEAR MADE NO CHANGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO DCA WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT NLG FORWARD DOOR LINK FAILED WITH THE DOOR HANGING DOWN. THE RT NLG FORWARD DOOR LINK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-22-01. A RETRACTION CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND THE DOOR OPERATED NORMALLY.

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