What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(A) the nose gear collapsed after landing on runway 27R (b) the pilots statement indicated there were three green lights and normal touch down. The nose gear collapsed on roll out at approximately 30 knots. (C) the Philadelphia FSDO investigation revealed the following: (1) the aircraft was raised by crane at the factory splice on the runway. (2) American international airways maintenance applied hydraulic power and the nose gear locked in the down position. (3) the aircraft was towed by the nose gear to the ramp area. (4) damage consisted of the nose gear doors, the nose wheel steering ground shift bracket was broken p/n 3615977 and the skin on both sides of the wheel well was damaged. (5) the aircraft was prepared for ferry flight with the nose gear extended to the operators maintenance facility in Michigan on 21 August, 1998. (6) the pmi for American international airways john liechty from detroit FSDO stated the following: (a) landing gear retraction was performed with no system problems (b) simulated on the ground; the landing gear handle was able to move. There is a mechanical linkage in the landing gear system that prevents you from moving the landing gear handlewhile the aircraft is on the ground. (C) maintenance adjusted the ground shift linkage that was out of rig. (D) as a precautionary measure maintenance also replaced the nose gear retract cylinder and the landing gear selector value. (E) the pmi stated that there were no defective parts that caused the nose gear to collapse. This incident is closed 2 September, 1998. For further information contact the pmi john liechty at 734-487-7458.
As the FAA filed it
(A) THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 27R (B) THE PILOTS STATEMENT INDICATED THERE WERE THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND NORMAL TOUCH DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 30 KNOTS. (C) THE PHILADELPHIA FSDO INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: (1) THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED BY CRANE AT THE FACTORY SPLICE ON THE RUNWAY. (2) AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS MAINTENANCE APPLIED HYDRAULIC POWER AND THE NOSE GEAR LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. (3) THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR TO THE RAMP AREA. (4) DAMAGE CONSISTED OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING GROUND SHIFT BRACKET WAS BROKEN P/N 3615977 AND THE SKIN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WHEEL WELL WAS DAMAGED. (5) THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARED FOR FERRY FLIGHT WITH THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED TO THE OPERATORS MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN MICHIGAN ON 21 AUGUST, 1998. (6) THE PMI FOR AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS JOHN LIECHTY FROM DETROIT FSDO STATED THE FOLLOWING: (A) LANDING GEAR RETRACTION WAS PERFORMED WITH NO SYSTEM PROBLEMS (B) SIMULATED ON THE GROUND; THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS ABLE TO MOVE. THERE IS A MECHANICAL LINKAGE IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM MOVING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLEWHILE THE AIRCRAFT IS ON THE GROUND. (C) MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE GROUND SHIFT LINKAGE THAT WAS OUT OF RIG. (D) AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER AND THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALUE. (E) THE PMI STATED THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED 2 SEPTEMBER, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE PMI JOHN LIECHTY AT 734-487-7458.
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