Service difficulty report · Door · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
March 12, 2003
Submitted
April 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904DA
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53384
Aircraft time
23,758 hours, 12,602 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Open
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT HAD AN AIR TURNBACK. UPON GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND CONTINUED TO SPIN. NO GEAR OR GEAR DOOR LIGHTS. GEAR ALSO VIBRATED. ONCE AT GATE MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN. RESECURED NOSE GEAR DOOR.

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