What was found
AIR TURN BACK, ON TAKEOFF FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD THUD. RETURNED & AT GATE FOUND NOSE WHEEL DOOR ACTUATOR ARM HAD SNAPPED. R & R PUSHROD ASSEMBLY IAW MM.
- Difficulty date
- December 11, 2015
- Submitted
- December 15, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N713SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7377H4
- Aircraft serial
- 27847
- Aircraft time
- 61,762 hours, 36,666 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Pushrod
- Part number
- 162A3108
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nlg Ww
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.