What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5)On 12/01/98, aircraft N244AE, a sabb-340B, type aircraft had undergone overnight maintenance. Maintenance consisted of a left hand main gear and inner strut assembly change. During maintenance to facilitate removal of the left hand strut assembly, the gear retraction handle was placed in the up position and hydraulic hand pump pressure was applied to break left hand gear assembly over center, this would allow gear to retract over center to remove inner strut as one assembly. After the gear retraction handle ws positioned in the up position and gear was positioned over the center, gear handle was not tagged or repositioned in the down position by the American eagle maintenance/inspection personnel. Upon completion of the left hand strut assembly change, no main gear pin were installed in both main gear, only nose gear pin was installed. Aircraft was removed from jacks and tow bar installed to position aircraft on ramp. During positioning of aircraft on ramp, maintenance personnel failed to review cockpit checklist, and applied hydraulic power to set aircraft brakes. Upon application of hydraulic power with the gear retraction handle still in the up position. All three(3) gear retracted, causing personal and aircraft damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)ON 12/01/98, AIRCRAFT N244AE, A SABB-340B, TYPE AIRCRAFT HAD UNDERGONE OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE CONSISTED OF A LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR AND INNER STRUT ASSEMBLY CHANGE. DURING MAINTENANCE TO FACILITATE REMOVAL OF THE LEFT HAND STRUT ASSEMBLY, THE GEAR RETRACTION HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE UP POSITION AND HYDRAULIC HAND PUMP PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO BREAK LEFT HAND GEAR ASSEMBLY OVER CENTER, THIS WOULD ALLOW GEAR TO RETRACT OVER CENTER TO REMOVE INNER STRUT AS ONE ASSEMBLY. AFTER THE GEAR RETRACTION HANDLE WS POSITIONED IN THE UP POSITION AND GEAR WAS POSITIONED OVER THE CENTER, GEAR HANDLE WAS NOT TAGGED OR REPOSITIONED IN THE DOWN POSITION BY THE AMERICAN EAGLE MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION PERSONNEL. UPON COMPLETION OF THE LEFT HAND STRUT ASSEMBLY CHANGE, NO MAIN GEAR PIN WERE INSTALLED IN BOTH MAIN GEAR, ONLY NOSE GEAR PIN WAS INSTALLED. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM JACKS AND TOW BAR INSTALLED TO POSITION AIRCRAFT ON RAMP. DURING POSITIONING OF AIRCRAFT ON RAMP, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FAILED TO REVIEW COCKPIT CHECKLIST, AND APPLIED HYDRAULIC POWER TO SET AIRCRAFT BRAKES. UPON APPLICATION OF HYDRAULIC POWER WITH THE GEAR RETRACTION HANDLE STILL IN THE UP POSITION. ALL THREE(3) GEAR RETRACTED, CAUSING PERSONAL AND AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.
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