What happened
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(-23) On March 13, 2009, at approximately 0918 eastern time, N831AY, a Bombardier, CL-600-2B19, flight number 3323 conducted under 14 CFR part 121, by mesaba airlines inc., returned to Pittsburgh International Airport (kpit), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after reporting a landing gear problem. The aircraft landed on runway 10 l without incident. The aircraft rescue fire fighting (ARFF) units had responded yet were not utilized. The aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. Mesaba airlines provided a report from the captain who stated the following, "on climb out from pit, selected the gear up. After about 4 seconds we received a "gear disagree" warning message, and a red nose gear indication. Completed pom check list. We returned to pit after we burned fuel to max landing weight." There were no injuries to the crew. The flight crew's actions or lack of actions did not contribute to this incident. According to the mesaba airlines maintenance discrepancy on logbook page number 1814023 was listed as, "on departure from pit had gear disagree message and a red nose gear indicator. Ran checklist and returned to pit." This discrepancy was cleared with the following entry in the aircraft records, "inspected aircraft and nose landing gear using gvi and found to be safe for one time ferry flight from pit to cwa for repairs." Mesaba airlines issued a special ferry flight authorization for N831AY and the aircraft was flown to central Wisconsin airport (kcwa) mosinee, Wisconsin for repairs. The aircraft was flown to kcwa without further incident. According to the mesaba airlines maintenance discrepancy on work order 458624, work card number 330514 the nose landing gear (NLG) selector valve, tactair fluid controls part number 750006000, serial number 1624 was removed and serial 1150T was installed. The corrective action section of work card 330514 stated, "replaced NLG selector valve, p/n 750006000, s/n off 1624, s/n 1150T. C/w iaw CRJ200 32-33-10-000-801. C/w bleed and leak check of associated system iaw amm 29-10-00-870-010. Performed several extension/retraction cycles, without discrepancy. Ops check of landing gear system good." Subsequently, the aircraft was returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 13, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 0918 EASTERN TIME, N831AY, A BOMBARDIER, CL-600-2B19, FLIGHT NUMBER 3323 CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121, BY MESABA AIRLINES INC., RETURNED TO PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPIT), PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA AFTER REPORTING A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 10 L WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) UNITS HAD RESPONDED YET WERE NOT UTILIZED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MESABA AIRLINES PROVIDED A REPORT FROM THE CAPTAIN WHO STATED THE FOLLOWING, "ON CLIMB OUT FROM PIT, SELECTED THE GEAR UP. AFTER ABOUT 4 SECONDS WE RECEIVED A "GEAR DISAGREE" WARNING MESSAGE, AND A RED NOSE GEAR INDICATION. COMPLETED POM CHECK LIST. WE RETURNED TO PIT AFTER WE BURNED FUEL TO MAX LANDING WEIGHT." THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW. THE FLIGHT CREW'S ACTIONS OR LACK OF ACTIONS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE MESABA AIRLINES MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY ON LOGBOOK PAGE NUMBER 1814023 WAS LISTED AS, "ON DEPARTURE FROM PIT HAD GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE AND A RED NOSE GEAR INDICATOR. RAN CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO PIT." THIS DISCREPANCY WAS CLEARED WITH THE FOLLOWING ENTRY IN THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS, "INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND NOSE LANDING GEAR USING GVI AND FOUND TO BE SAFE FOR ONE TIME FERRY FLIGHT FROM PIT TO CWA FOR REPAIRS." MESABA AIRLINES ISSUED A SPECIAL FERRY FLIGHT AUTHORIZATION FOR N831AY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO CENTRAL WISCONSIN AIRPORT (KCWA) MOSINEE, WISCONSIN FOR REPAIRS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO KCWA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE MESABA AIRLINES MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY ON WORK ORDER 458624, WORK CARD NUMBER 330514 THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) SELECTOR VALVE, TACTAIR FLUID CONTROLS PART NUMBER 750006000, SERIAL NUMBER 1624 WAS REMOVED AND SERIAL 1150T WAS INSTALLED. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION SECTION OF WORK CARD 330514 STATED, "REPLACED NLG SELECTOR VALVE, P/N 750006000, S/N OFF 1624, S/N 1150T. C/W IAW CRJ200 32-33-10-000-801. C/W BLEED AND LEAK CHECK OF ASSOCIATED SYSTEM IAW AMM 29-10-00-870-010. PERFORMED SEVERAL EXTENSION/RETRACTION CYCLES, WITHOUT DISCREPANCY. OPS CHECK OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM GOOD." SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.