N900WL

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

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No operator established for this aircraft.

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

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1 report on file, 2018-01-23.

VIBRATION/BUFFET · 2018-01-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3231

Part: ATTACH BRACKET — CRACKED (NLG DOOR HINGE) · airframe 8,448 hrs · 5,407 cycles

AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT DUE TO A LOUD NOISE HEARD AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE CREW FOLLOWED FLIGHT MANUAL INSTRUCTION AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING THE FLIGHT CREW DISCOVERED THAT THE RT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR CENTER HINGE BRACKET HAD FAILED ALLOWING THE DOOR TO MOVE UNCONTROLLED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FORWARD AND AFT BRACKETS. IT WAS UNDETERMINED WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR DOOR BRACKETS.

Source: SDR 9JLA2018020215969