What was found
ON CLIMBOUT, HAD LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. RETURNED TO DFW. FOUND RT NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN. REPLACED THE RT NOSE GEAR DOOR FORWARD LINK, OPERATION NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- May 10, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N983DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53247
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Link
- Part number
- 39567851
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rt Nlg Door
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.