Service difficulty report · Link · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
July 29, 2019
Submitted
July 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N930DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53458
Aircraft time
47,617 hours, 32,831 cycles
Part
Link
Condition
Worn
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOUD NOISE FROM NOSE GEAR DOOR AREA BEGAN ON CLIMBOUT ABOUT 15,000 FT. MTC. ADVISED CYCLING GEAR AT 25,000 FT. RED GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUM. WITH GEAR UP, RETURNED TO ATL, GEAR DOWN WITH 3 GREEN NRML LANDING. FOUND FWD LT NOSE GEAR DOOR LINK WORN, REPLACED LT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR LINK PER AMM 32-36, JACKED A/C AND SWUNG GEAR ALL OPS NRML. ALL GEAR DOOR CKED FOR ADJUSTMENT PER AMM 32- 40 NOSE STRUT X DIMENSION CKED PER AMM 32-21 CKS GOOD. (LP# 6251826)

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