What was found
AIR TURN BACK DUE TO NOSE GEAR DOOR UPLATCH BROKE DURING GEAR RETRACTION WITH VIBRATION. FOUND RT NOSE GEAR DOOR STRUT ASSY FAILED INTERNALLY.
- Difficulty date
- November 26, 2002
- Submitted
- December 2, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N314UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 767300
- Aircraft serial
- 27742
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- 537213
- Condition
- Failed
- 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.