Service difficulty report · Door · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
November 23, 2015
Submitted
December 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N778QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20563
Aircraft time
356 hours, 234 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
1005321300005
Part serial
L274662
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
356 hours, 234 cycles
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

OUT OF 10000 FEET, STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM 250 KNOTS. AT ABOUT 260 - 265 HEARD A LOUD & CONTINUOUS RUSH OF AIR IN FRONT OF US. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER THE AMBER NOSE GEAR DOOR MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. AFTER CONSULTING THE QRHM RETURNED FOR LANDING. THE MESSAGE WENT OUT & THE AIR NOISE CEASED AFTER DECELERATED THRU ABOUT 245. PERFORMED RIGGING CHECK AND ADJUSTMENT AT NLG AFT DOOR RODS. FOUND LT AND RT NLG AFT DOOR RODS TO BE OUT OF TOLERANCE. ADJUSTED RODS TO BE WITH IN TOLERANCE, ALL WORK DONE IAW RIL BD100-0041 REV.2 AND MM 32-22-00.