What happened
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(-23) At Pittsburgh airport on December 21, 2000, at 0733 EST (1233Z), united express flight 308, registered as N497UE returned from flight to land on runway 10R after the landing gear failed to retract after takeoff. The ARFF responded and the a/c taxied to the ramp without incident. The crew write-up from the log page is as follows "after departure upon raising the gear both hydraulic pumps intermittently failed and gear would not raise, complied with qrh. Right hydraulic pump came back on line slowly increasing pressure to 2000 PSI. Left pump only came back on taxi in." The corrective action by atlantic coast airline mechanic that was sent up from iad is as follows "serviced hydraulic reservoir. No leaks found. No other defects noted, "this incident was investigated by desk audit and is closed."
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT PITTSBURGH AIRPORT ON DECEMBER 21, 2000, AT 0733 EST (1233Z), UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 308, REGISTERED AS N497UE RETURNED FROM FLIGHT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 10R AFTER THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE A/C TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CREW WRITE-UP FROM THE LOG PAGE IS AS FOLLOWS "AFTER DEPARTURE UPON RAISING THE GEAR BOTH HYDRAULIC PUMPS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED AND GEAR WOULD NOT RAISE, COMPLIED WITH QRH. RIGHT HYDRAULIC PUMP CAME BACK ON LINE SLOWLY INCREASING PRESSURE TO 2000 PSI. LEFT PUMP ONLY CAME BACK ON TAXI IN." THE CORRECTIVE ACTION BY ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINE MECHANIC THAT WAS SENT UP FROM IAD IS AS FOLLOWS "SERVICED HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR. NO LEAKS FOUND. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED, "THIS INCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY DESK AUDIT AND IS CLOSED."
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