Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
September 3, 2009
Submitted
September 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
83,314 hours, 25,438 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Mlg
Part time
83,314 hours, 25,438 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 CLIMB OUT, CREW HEARD A VIBRATION SOUND COMING FROM THE NLG AREA. THEY CYCLED THE NLG AND THE NOISE CONTINUED. CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND RT NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS DOWN. MX LUBED DOOR LOCK MECHANISM. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-22-2. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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