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Jetstream 32 is found to have a right main gear door ripped and bent with the door rod broken. Vibration felt in the air, damage found on postflt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379501 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cmi |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 288 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 3600 |
| ASRS Report | 379501 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During cruise flight going to cmi, aircraft began to shake and vibrate for a few seconds. I was the PF and I had to retrim the aircraft with right aileron trim. All indications showed normal. 5 mins later while descending into cmi, aircraft again began to shake and vibrate for a few more seconds. Landed a few mins later at cmi without incident. On postflt inspection, found right main gear door rod broken and gear door bent and the metal ripped.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: JETSTREAM 32 IS FOUND TO HAVE A R MAIN GEAR DOOR RIPPED AND BENT WITH THE DOOR ROD BROKEN. VIBRATION FELT IN THE AIR, DAMAGE FOUND ON POSTFLT.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT GOING TO CMI, ACFT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE FOR A FEW SECONDS. I WAS THE PF AND I HAD TO RETRIM THE ACFT WITH R AILERON TRIM. ALL INDICATIONS SHOWED NORMAL. 5 MINS LATER WHILE DSNDING INTO CMI, ACFT AGAIN BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS. LANDED A FEW MINS LATER AT CMI WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON POSTFLT INSPECTION, FOUND R MAIN GEAR DOOR ROD BROKEN AND GEAR DOOR BENT AND THE METAL RIPPED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.