Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 9, 2002
Submitted
April 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46073
Part
Door
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A VIBRATION FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY. A/C LANDED SAFELY. LT NLG AFT DOOR HAS 8 INCH CRACK ON AFT END OF DOOR. DOOR REMOVED NLG DOORS REQUIRE ADJ AND TEST MM 32-22-01. FOUND LT AND RT NLG AFT DOORS BROKEN. LT DOOR WAS CRACKED. RT GEAR DOOR AFT HINGE BROKE OFF AT DOOR CAUSING PROBLEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT NLG AFT DOOR. PERFORMED NLG DOOR ADJ/TEST PROCEDURES, OPS CKS OK IAW MM 32-22-01.

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