Service difficulty report · Door · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
July 13, 2002
Submitted
July 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3048
Aircraft time
16,790 hours, 14,480 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Door
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
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.

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. A GEAR DOOR WAS OBSERVED BY GROUND PERSONNEL AS REMAINING OPEN WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. FLIGHT 4044 RETURNED TO CAK. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR SERVICE.