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Incident

FAA incident report · Saab SF340A · Rochester, NY · November 23, 2000

Date: November 23, 2000 · 08:29 local
Place: Rochester, NY
Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CHQA
Aircraft: N157CQ
Reported as: Saab SF340A
People aboard: 5
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) On Thursday, November 23, 2000, chautauqua airlines flight 4409 departed roc and the landing gear failed to retract. The flight returned to roc and landed without incident. Contract maintenance found nothing apparent and the aircraft was ferried to ind for company maintenance where a bad 'weight on wheel' switch was found. The switch was changed and the aircraft was returned to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2000, CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES FLIGHT 4409 DEPARTED ROC AND THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO ROC AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FOUND NOTHING APPARENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO IND FOR COMPANY MAINTENANCE WHERE A BAD 'WEIGHT ON WHEEL' SWITCH WAS FOUND. THE SWITCH WAS CHANGED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.