Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
January 9, 2004
Submitted
January 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45911318
Aircraft time
77,766 hours, 30,024 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Unlatched
Location
Nlg
Part time
77,766 hours, 30,024 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, CREW NOTICED A VIBRATION AND NOISE. CREW RECYCLED LANDING GEAR, DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. SUSPECT NOSE GEAR DOOR NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. CREW CONTINUED FLIGHT TO DESTINATION AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENACE PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF LOCKING MECHANISM OF LT AND RT NOSE LANDING GEAR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD ON GROUND IAW ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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