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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC-8-311 · Roanoke, VA · July 2, 2006

Date: July 2, 2006 · 17:39 local
Place: Roanoke, VA
Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: HNAA
Aircraft: N343EN
Reported as: Dhav DHC8311
People aboard: 31
Fatal injuries: 0

N343ENRegistration cancelled Nov 16, 2018 · Dehavilland DHC-8-311S/N 340 · Built 1992 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-8-311 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW123Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The crew observed that the nose gear would not lock in the up retracted position after takeoff. The crew returned to runway 33 without further incident. Maintenance personnel determined that the nose gear drag link actuator was defective. The actuator was replaced along with the relay that controls the up lock actuator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE CREW OBSERVED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE UP RETRACTED POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF. THE CREW RETURNED TO RUNWAY 33 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE RELAY THAT CONTROLS THE UP LOCK ACTUATOR.