Service difficulty report · Door · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
October 4, 2008
Submitted
October 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N96ZK
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120096
Aircraft time
35,141 hours, 38,200 cycles
Part
Door
Part serial
NA
Condition
Unlatched
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

SIGNIFICANT EVENT - EN ROUTE FROM CYS - DEN THE PILOTS REPORTED A LOUD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE NOSE WHEEL AREA, IT STOPPED WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TRUCKS WERE DEPLOYED. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT HAND FORWARD NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS FOUND UNLATCHED. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO DEFECTS AND RE-ATTACHED THE DOOR LATCHES. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 32-22. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.

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