Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 7472D3B

Difficulty date
September 4, 2007
Submitted
September 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506MC
Make and model
Boeing 7472D3B
Aircraft serial
21252
Aircraft time
89,730 hours, 18,631 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
65B0794826
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK DUE TO NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN INDICATION AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. FLIGHT CREW ADVISED, ACTUAL DOOR OPEN FAULT AND NOT INDICATION. AFTER ARRIVAL, MX INSPECTED AND FOUND FWD DOOR SEAL PARTIALLY OUT OF RETAINER. UPON MORE DETAILED INSPECTION AND MULTIPLE OPS CHKS. MX WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE FAULT ON GROUND. FOUND PROX SWITCH TARGET BRACKET BENT AND SHIMS FROM RIGHT NOSE DOOR CATCHING THE SEAL. REPAIRED DAMAGE AS PER XEO 53-090507.

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