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FAA incident report · Gulfstream Aerospace G-III · Fort Lauderdal, FL · April 16, 2008

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Date
April 16, 2008 · 14:35 local
Place
Fort Lauderdal, FL
Airport
Fort Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N500EF
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,600 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N500EFRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2019 · Gulfstream Aerospace G-IIIS/N 400 · Built 1983Airframe modelGulfstream Aerospace G-IIIEngine modelRolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SRTurbo-jet

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What happened

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(-23) On April 16, 2008, aircraft N500EF departed the Fort Lauderdale Executive (fxe) at approximately 1341 local time to caracas. Venezuela 9SVM); it returned to fxe at approximately 1453 local time. The aso-roc reported tht the aircraft had landed with gear problems. On April 24, 2008, this office interviewed the pilot in command (PIC) by telephone; he stated that after departure, he retracted the landing gear but the fort-Lauderdale dispatch along with ATC reported that the left landing gear door did not looked closed. The PIC stated that he made a precautionary landing. He also stated that when the gear was lowered, the gear transition light extinguished and the three green position lights were illuminated. In a phone converstation on April 25, 2008, privacy data omitted, a mechanic from executive Gulfstream at fxe stated that on 16 April 2008, the pilot reported that the aircraft hydraulic pressure gauge was fluctuating. He inspected the aircraft hydraulic system and serviced the left hydraulic reservoir with 2 quarts of hydraulic fluid. This was confirmed by invoice nr 8014. Since the PIC did not receive a unsafe gear indication and safety was not a factor, suggest downgrading to an occurance.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 16, 2008, AIRCRAFT N500EF DEPARTED THE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE (FXE) AT APPROXIMATELY 1341 LOCAL TIME TO CARACAS. VENEZUELA 9SVM); IT RETURNED TO FXE AT APPROXIMATELY 1453 LOCAL TIME. THE ASO-ROC REPORTED THT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED WITH GEAR PROBLEMS. ON APRIL 24, 2008, THIS OFFICE INTERVIEWED THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) BY TELEPHONE; HE STATED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE, HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE FORT-LAUDERDALE DISPATCH ALONG WITH ATC REPORTED THAT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR DID NOT LOOKED CLOSED. THE PIC STATED THAT HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR WAS LOWERED, THE GEAR TRANSITION LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND THE THREE GREEN POSITION LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. IN A PHONE CONVERSTATION ON APRIL 25, 2008, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A MECHANIC FROM EXECUTIVE GULFSTREAM AT FXE STATED THAT ON 16 APRIL 2008, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING. HE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND SERVICED THE LEFT HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WITH 2 QUARTS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY INVOICE NR 8014. SINCE THE PIC DID NOT RECEIVE A UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AND SAFETY WAS NOT A FACTOR, SUGGEST DOWNGRADING TO AN OCCURANCE.