Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 20, 2004
Submitted
July 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46064
Aircraft time
86,410 hours, 35,414 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Part time
86,410 hours, 35,414 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
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 TAKE OFF, ON GEAR RETRACTION, CREW HEARD NOISE AND VIBRATION IN THE NOSE GEAR AREA UNTIL GEAR WAS LOWERED. CREW CYCLED GEAR, RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR SEAL PARTIALLY HANGING OUT. THE DAMAGED SEAL WAS REMOVED. THE NGL AND DOORS WERE INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED AND INITIATED CARRY OVER ITEM NR 30084. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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