Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
October 4, 2001
Submitted
October 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996Z
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47028
Aircraft time
84,790 hours, 90,400 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Open
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 GEAR RETRACTION PILOT NOTED A VIBRATION IN THE NOSE GEAR AREA. CREW ACCOMPLISHED FLY BY FOR VISUAL CHECK OF NOSE AREA, THEN RETURNED TO STL. FOUND LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR NOT MANUALLY LATCHED. SECURED DOOR AND CHECKED MANUAL LOCK OPERATION.

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