What was found
LOUD BANGING NOISE FROM NOSE OF AIRCRAFT AFTER ROTATION. RT NOSE GEAR DOOR FOUND OPEN. LUBRICATED DOOR LOCK LINKAGE, OPERATED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES AND OPS OK.
- Difficulty date
- September 27, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N959R
- Make and model
- Doug DC863F
- Aircraft serial
- 46143
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Linkage
- Condition
- Lack Of Lube
- Location
- Nlg Door
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.