Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
July 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784AL
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46135
Part
Door
Condition
Inop
Location
Nlg
Part time
73,152 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CLIMB FROM RIC TOTOL, A MINOR VIBRATION WAS FELT IN THE NOSE GEAR AREA. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL GEAR UPLATCH CHECK, THEN CYCLED THE THE GEAR WITH NO CHANGE IN VIBRATION. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO RIC FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECT THE LANDING GEAR WHICH REVEALED THE RIGHT FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE LINKAGES AND SECURED THE DOOR.

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