Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
January 31, 2016
Submitted
February 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N515AE
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10121
Aircraft time
31,222 hours, 22,214 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Missing
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON RETRACTION OF GEAR ON TAKEOFF, HEARD CLACKING NOISE AS GEAR LOCK RELEASE, THEN AS LOCKING IN WW, SLOWED TO 200 KTS. RECYCLED GEAR AT SLOW SPEED, NO SOUND OF DOOR OPEN UPON ACCELERATED TO 290 KTS SOUNDS OF WHEEL DOOR OPEN. ALSO UPON FIRST RETRACTION WHEEL DOORS SOUNDED OPEN. THAT IS WHY WE SLOWED. FOUND AFT NLG DOOR UPPER ATTACHMENTS PIN & HARDWARE, RT SIDE, MISSING & DOOR IS UNABLE TO BE SECURED. REMOVED AFT NLG DOOR IAW AMM 32-22-05.