What was found
AIR TURNBACK, ON DEPARTURE RAISED GEAR AND FELT VIBRATION, SUSPECTED NOSE GEAR DOOR TO BE OPEN. PERFORMED FLY-BY AND TOWER VERIFIED DOOR OPEN. RETURNED TO BHM. FOUND RT DOOR CONNECTOR ROD BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED ROD END PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2010
- Submitted
- July 12, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N931WN
- Make and model
- Boeing 7377H4
- Aircraft serial
- 36637
- Aircraft time
- 5,018 hours, 3,047 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Rod
- Part number
- 162A31061
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg Door
- 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.