Service difficulty report · Duct · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
December 13, 2003
Submitted
December 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46123
Part
Duct
Condition
Loose
Location
Acm
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

IMMEDIATELY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS VIBRATION / SHUDDER AND LOUD NOISE IN THE NOSE AREA. NOISE AND SHUDDER STOPPED AT 500 FEET WHEN PACK WAS TURNED OFF FOR LANDING. RE-SECURED LOOSE ACM DUCT RT EXPANSION SIDE PER DACO M/M 21-55-1. ALSO RE-SECURED LT PACK CURTAIN SNAPS THAT WERE OFF. PACKS CHECKED SERVICEABLE PER DACO M/M 21-55-00.

More about the Doug DC-8-73