Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 12, 2011
Submitted
January 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145569
Aircraft time
24,577 hours, 19,295 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
15,166 hours, 13,196 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT ON CLIMBOUT, HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A PANEL WAS OPEN OR THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS HAD NOT CLOSED. THE VIBRATION COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE COCKPIT FLOOR AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED BEING ABLE TO HEAR IT IN THE FORWARD CABIN. THE NOISE WENT AWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH 10,000FT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO IND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS AND SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WERE PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TEST FLOWN WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS BEING NOTED.

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