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Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Kansas City, MO · March 11, 1998

Date: March 11, 1998 · 21:02 local
Place: Kansas City, MO
Airport: Kansas City International
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NWAA
Aircraft: N931MC
Reported as: Doug DC982
People aboard: 24
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: aircraft departed mci for msp, when pilot reported, unable to raise nose gear, main gears retracted easily, but nose gear did not. Aircraft landed at mci without incident. Emergency equipment was on stand by. Maintenance confirmed ice crystals in nose gear strut fluid. Heated strut to 100 degrees and serviced per m/m 32-21-2. Exercised strut several times and aircraft was dispatched. Nose gear strut was reserviced on next overnight layover. This report #CE98IGA0039 is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MCI FOR MSP, WHEN PILOT REPORTED, UNABLE TO RAISE NOSE GEAR, MAIN GEARS RETRACTED EASILY, BUT NOSE GEAR DID NOT. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MCI WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS ON STAND BY. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMED ICE CRYSTALS IN NOSE GEAR STRUT FLUID. HEATED STRUT TO 100 DEGREES AND SERVICED PER M/M 32-21-2. EXERCISED STRUT SEVERAL TIMES AND AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED. NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS RESERVICED ON NEXT OVERNIGHT LAYOVER. THIS REPORT #CE98IGA0039 IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.