Service difficulty report · Link Rod · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 27, 2005
Submitted
November 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
95,380 hours, 30,997 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Link Rod
Part number
510361
Part serial
590
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Door
Part time
95,380 hours, 30,997 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

3 HOURS INTO FLIGHT, A POP WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY AIR NOISE AND VIBRATION FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. CREW RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION IS ON GOING. WHEN INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IT WILL BE PROVIDED. UPON INSPECTION FOUND LT AND RT FORWARD DOOR RODS INTERNAL LATCH BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD DOOR RODS AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD IAW ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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