What happened
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Narrative: on December 6, 1995, at 1355, the director of quality control for atlantic coast airlines (aca) notified the Washington d.c. FSDO, of an in-flight emergency on a ba-jetstream 3200, tail N492UE. On final approach into the philadelphia airport, the aircraft's nose landing gear would not indicate down and locked. After several attempts to lower the gear failed, the pilot was instructed to return to the Dulles airport (iad). During the return flight iad, the pilot made several unsuccessful attempts to lower the nose gear. At 1415, aca's operation center instructed the pilot to make a nose gear up, main landing gears down landing at iad. The aircraft made a safe nose gear up landing on runway 30 on iad at 1445 local time. There were no injuries reported. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the nose area. Maintenance discovered the nose gear retraction jack actuator, p/n #6158E, frozen in the retraction position. Maintenance removed the retraction jack actuator and shipped it to a repair station for an inspection and tear-down. This incident, is currently turned over to an airworthiness safety inspector for further review. Note: jack failed due to a clogged res trictor valve.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 6, 1995, AT 1355, THE DIRECTOR OF QUALITY CONTROL FOR ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES (ACA) NOTIFIED THE WASHINGTON D.C. FSDO, OF AN IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY ON A BA-JETSTREAM 3200, TAIL N492UE. ON FINAL APPROACH INTO THE PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR FAILED, THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE DULLES AIRPORT (IAD). DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT IAD, THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR. AT 1415, ACA'S OPERATION CENTER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO MAKE A NOSE GEAR UP, MAIN LANDING GEARS DOWN LANDING AT IAD. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SAFE NOSE GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 ON IAD AT 1445 LOCAL TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AREA. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION JACK ACTUATOR, P/N #6158E, FROZEN IN THE RETRACTION POSITION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE RETRACTION JACK ACTUATOR AND SHIPPED IT TO A REPAIR STATION FOR AN INSPECTION AND TEAR-DOWN. THIS INCIDENT, IS CURRENTLY TURNED OVER TO AN AIRWORTHINESS SAFETY INSPECTOR FOR FURTHER REVIEW. NOTE: JACK FAILED DUE TO A CLOGGED RES TRICTOR VALVE.
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