SDR RRXA001056

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 20, 2000
Submitted
July 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791FT
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46045
Aircraft time
81,676 hours, 28,940 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Noisy
Location
Nose
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 UPON GEAR RETRACTION THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM NOSE GEAR THAT SOUNDED LIKE NOSE WHELL SCRUBBER WASN'T STOPPING ONE OF THE TIRES HOWEVER AS A/S INCREASED NOISE GOT MUCH LOUDER AND A STRONG VIBRATION COULD BE FELT BENEATH THE PILOTS EGT CYCLED PACK COOLING DOORS NO NOISE CHANGE NOISE FROM NOSE GEAR AREA WAS SO LOUD ATC RADIO COMM COULD BARELY BE HEARD CYCLED GEAR AT 190 KIAS AND NO CHANGE IN NOISE LEVEL WITH GEAR EXTENDED WHEN THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED TO WHERE NOSE LG LITE CAME ON THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK AND HARD METAL TO METAL SOUND PLUS A HARD VIBRATION LIKE THE STRUT HAD HIT THE END OG EXTENSION HARD NOISE NEVER DIMINISHED UNTIL NOSE GEAR ON GROUND AT 100 KTS. INSPECTED NOSE LANDING G

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