What happened
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(-23)On Friday, June 23, 2000 at 1240 local, a CL-600, N77331, flight 5793, operated by mesa airlines, after takeoff from Rochester international airport and bound for lga, experienced a landing gear "disagreement" light and buffeting. The landing gear was recycled twice with the same problem recurring each time. The crew returned to land at roc uneventfully. The aircraft taxied to the terminal and the passengers were deplaned. The local FBO was unable to jack the aircraft high enough to swing the gear. The gear was subsequently "pinned" down and the aircraft was ferried to company maintenance in phl. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2000 AT 1240 LOCAL, A CL-600, N77331, FLIGHT 5793, OPERATED BY MESA AIRLINES, AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND BOUND FOR LGA, EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR "DISAGREEMENT" LIGHT AND BUFFETING. THE LANDING GEAR WAS RECYCLED TWICE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRING EACH TIME. THE CREW RETURNED TO LAND AT ROC UNEVENTFULLY. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE TERMINAL AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED. THE LOCAL FBO WAS UNABLE TO JACK THE AIRCRAFT HIGH ENOUGH TO SWING THE GEAR. THE GEAR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY "PINNED" DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO COMPANY MAINTENANCE IN PHL. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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