What happened
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(-23) Mesa aircraft returned and landed runway 9R at phl due to a gear problem. The runway was closed and passengers were deplaned onto a people move to the gate. Aircraft was towed to the ramp without incident. The runway was reopened at 2056E. Inspection of aircraft N77331, serial no. 7331, model CL-600-2B19, revealed that nose gear torque links were not connected at th e time aircraft was pushed back for departure. Damage to aircraft included nose gear torque links, aft nose gear door, both nose wheel and tire assy. And over weight landing. All parts replaced except the aft nose gear door, which had a temp. Repaired to door. Over weight landing inspection completed, with no discrepancies noted. Landing gear retraction test completed and aircraft returned to service. Received statement from mesa mechanic, robert kovacs who removed aircraft from runway. His inspection found that the nose landing gear torque arm links were disconnected, and the nose wheels were at approximately a 130 degree angle. Also received information from allegheny ground handling, but no statements from personnel involved in push back. Talked to allegheny airlines hub director, walley nowacki at phil about what happened with this aircraft. Mr. Nowacki stated that he had not yet interviewed the personnel involved in the push back and departure of aircraft N77331. Ask that Mr. Nowacki obtain statements from all personnel involved in the push back and departure of aircraft N77331, including supervisor. Also requested training records for people involved in this incident. This incident has been turned over to operation for investigation of allegheny airlines ground personnel push back and departure procedures.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MESA AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED RUNWAY 9R AT PHL DUE TO A GEAR PROBLEM. THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED AND PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED ONTO A PEOPLE MOVE TO THE GATE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE RUNWAY WAS REOPENED AT 2056E. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT N77331, SERIAL NO. 7331, MODEL CL-600-2B19, REVEALED THAT NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINKS WERE NOT CONNECTED AT TH E TIME AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED BACK FOR DEPARTURE. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDED NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINKS, AFT NOSE GEAR DOOR, BOTH NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSY. AND OVER WEIGHT LANDING. ALL PARTS REPLACED EXCEPT THE AFT NOSE GEAR DOOR, WHICH HAD A TEMP. REPAIRED TO DOOR. OVER WEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION COMPLETED, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST COMPLETED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. RECEIVED STATEMENT FROM MESA MECHANIC, ROBERT KOVACS WHO REMOVED AIRCRAFT FROM RUNWAY. HIS INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TORQUE ARM LINKS WERE DISCONNECTED, AND THE NOSE WHEELS WERE AT APPROXIMATELY A 130 DEGREE ANGLE. ALSO RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM ALLEGHENY GROUND HANDLING, BUT NO STATEMENTS FROM PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN PUSH BACK. TALKED TO ALLEGHENY AIRLINES HUB DIRECTOR, WALLEY NOWACKI AT PHIL ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS AIRCRAFT. MR. NOWACKI STATED THAT HE HAD NOT YET INTERVIEWED THE PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE PUSH BACK AND DEPARTURE OF AIRCRAFT N77331. ASK THAT MR. NOWACKI OBTAIN STATEMENTS FROM ALL PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE PUSH BACK AND DEPARTURE OF AIRCRAFT N77331, INCLUDING SUPERVISOR. ALSO REQUESTED TRAINING RECORDS FOR PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO OPERATION FOR INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGHENY AIRLINES GROUND PERSONNEL PUSH BACK AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES.
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