What was found
AIR TURNBACK, AFTER TAKEOFF, AS GEARS WERE RETRACTING, LOUD POP NOISE HEARD AS WELL AS VIBRATION COMING FROM LT NOSE GEAR DOOR. FOUND BROKEN LT NLG DOOR LINK. REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- January 3, 2000
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 7372H4
- Aircraft serial
- 22674
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Link
- Part number
- 65462059
- Condition
- Broken
- 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.