Service difficulty report · Curtain · Doug DC871

Difficulty date
January 12, 2004
Submitted
January 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
87,041 hours, 34,989 cycles
Part
Curtain
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Nlg Ww
Part time
87,071 hours, 34,989 cycles
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

DURING TAKEOFF AND UPON GEAR RETRACTION, A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. CREW RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED GEAR DOOR BRACKETS AND HINGES FOR DEFECTS AND NONE WERE NOTED. CHECKED DOOR LINKAGES, SEALS AND MECHIANISM AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. LT NOSE WHEEL WELL INSPECTION FOUND CURTAIN WAS UNSNAPPED. RESECURED NOSE WHEEL WELL CURTAIN, THEN INSPECTED GEAR DOOR. PERFORMED GENERAL INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR, NOSE WHEELS, WHEEL WELL AND RETRACTION SYSTEM IAW ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. NO DEFECTS NOTED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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