What happened
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(-23) Aircraft was operated under lease from Alaska airlines. Nose gear would not retract on departire from pafa. The gear was lowered and resulted in three down and locked indications. Crew elected to accomplish two low passes at pafa with maintenance observing from the ground to insure gear was safe. Landing at pafa was uneventful. No evacuation was initiated and normal passenger deplaning occurred at the gate. Alaska airlines maintenance personnel inspected the nose gear and determined that the strut was low. The strut schrader valve was replaced, the strut was serviced with fluid and nitrogen, retraction and freefall test were accomplished and the aircraft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER LEASE FROM ALASKA AIRLINES. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON DEPARTIRE FROM PAFA. THE GEAR WAS LOWERED AND RESULTED IN THREE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. CREW ELECTED TO ACCOMPLISH TWO LOW PASSES AT PAFA WITH MAINTENANCE OBSERVING FROM THE GROUND TO INSURE GEAR WAS SAFE. LANDING AT PAFA WAS UNEVENTFUL. NO EVACUATION WAS INITIATED AND NORMAL PASSENGER DEPLANING OCCURRED AT THE GATE. ALASKA AIRLINES MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE NOSE GEAR AND DETERMINED THAT THE STRUT WAS LOW. THE STRUT SCHRADER VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE STRUT WAS SERVICED WITH FLUID AND NITROGEN, RETRACTION AND FREEFALL TEST WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
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