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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC8201 · Tampa, FL · February 4, 2000

Date: February 4, 2000 · 11:50 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Tampa International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: HNAA
Aircraft: N990HA
Reported as: Dhav DHC8201
People aboard: 40
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.

(-23) Just after take-off from Tampa International Airport, the gear was retracted and the nose gear would not retract, the aircraft returned to tpa. The nose landing gear down latch assembly pn 83221001-001, was found in the locked position. Mechanic inspected the nose gear lock and found the compression spring pn 83221011-101 tension was low possibly causing the down lock assembly to rotate back into the lock position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TPA. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LATCH ASSEMBLY PN 83221001-001, WAS FOUND IN THE LOCKED POSITION. MECHANIC INSPECTED THE NOSE GEAR LOCK AND FOUND THE COMPRESSION SPRING PN 83221011-101 TENSION WAS LOW POSSIBLY CAUSING THE DOWN LOCK ASSEMBLY TO ROTATE BACK INTO THE LOCK POSITION.