What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5)The nose gear would not deploy due to the nose gear doors catching on the inside lip of the wheel well and preventing the gear from fulley extending. The inspection of the gear and wheel well area, revealed that the nose gear bumper that is located at the top of the wheel well which determines the nose gear retraction height was worn beyond limits. This condition would allow the nose gear to retract higher and further inside the wheel well cavity than normally. Furthermore, since the nose gear doors are closed by the nose gear pulling on mechanical stricker bar, the doors would draw inward as the bumper wears.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS CATCHING ON THE INSIDE LIP OF THE WHEEL WELL AND PREVENTING THE GEAR FROM FULLEY EXTENDING. THE INSPECTION OF THE GEAR AND WHEEL WELL AREA, REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR BUMPER THAT IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE WHEEL WELL WHICH DETERMINES THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION HEIGHT WAS WORN BEYOND LIMITS. THIS CONDITION WOULD ALLOW THE NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT HIGHER AND FURTHER INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL CAVITY THAN NORMALLY. FURTHERMORE, SINCE THE NOSE GEAR DOORS ARE CLOSED BY THE NOSE GEAR PULLING ON MECHANICAL STRICKER BAR, THE DOORS WOULD DRAW INWARD AS THE BUMPER WEARS.
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