Service difficulty report · Link · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
January 10, 2006
Submitted
January 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
22275
Part
Link
Part number
65800519
Part serial
509
Condition
Broken
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

ON CLIMB FROM UTA, POP AND VIBRATION WAS HEARD UNDER PILOT SEAT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MEM, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. GEAR INSPECTED FOR SUSPECTED BIRD STRIKE, NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE FOUND. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MEM, ON CLIMB TWO POPS AND VIBRATION WERE HEARD UNDER SEAT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MEM. FOUND LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR RETRACT LINK BROKEN AND MISSING. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO VQQ FOR REPAIR. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR DRAG BRACE LINK ASSEMBLY. GEAR SWING ACCOMPLISHED AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.