SDR RRXA001045

Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
August 11, 2000
Submitted
August 16, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791FT
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46045
Aircraft time
81,465 hours, 28,838 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
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

AFTER T/O FROM MTY AND AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, LOUD VIBRATION AND NOISE WAS PRESENT FROM NOSE WHEEL AND FWD RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE. ON APP GEAR LOWERED AND NOISE STILL PRESENT, LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND VIBRATION WENT AWAY. GEAR CYCLED AND NOISE DID NOT RE-OCCUR. INSP NOSE EXT NOSE GEAR AND DOORS. INSP ALL EXT DOORS FLUSH AND LATCHED, INSP PNEU DUCTING AND A/C DUCT IN RT NOSE W/W. NO DEFECTS IN DOORS BUT SUSPECT RT NOSE DOOR NOT FULLY LATCHED ON DEPARTURE AT MTY. CONFIRMED LATCHED PER M/M 37-27-1. OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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