Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
June 26, 2003
Submitted
June 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45993
Aircraft time
80,986 hours, 33,359 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Mechanism
Part number
3615977
Part serial
297914
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
80,986 hours, 33,359 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

AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, CREW EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION AND NOISE COMING FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN BASE. MAINTENANCE FOUND GROUND SHIFT ARM BROKEN. AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE IT WILL BE PROVIDED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED GROUND SHIFT MECHANISM, THEY ALSO FOUND THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING OUT OF RIG. NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS RIGGED, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW APPLICABLE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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