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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2D24 · Omaha, NE · December 8, 2009

Date: December 8, 2009 · 07:10 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MALA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N906XJ
Reported as: Bombardier CL600-2D24
Reported engine: GE CF34-8C5
People aboard: 30
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N906XJRegistered now · Bombardier CL-600-2D24S/N 15138 · Built 2007 Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2D24 Engine modelGE CF34-8C5Turbo-fan

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What happened

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N906XJ, CL-600-2D24, operated by mesaba airlines as northwest airlink flight 3574 departed Omaha, NE, enroute to memphis, TN. The airplane returned to Omaha due to a gear warning light after takeoff. The crew reported that they received a gear disagree indication upon gear retraction along with a nose wheel steering disconnect indication. Maintenance found that the nosewheel steering message no longer was displayed and did not appear in the fault history. The gear was mel'd per MEL 32-30-1A and the aircraft was flown to a company maintenance base. Company mechanics changed the landing gear control valve.

As the FAA filed it

N906XJ, CL-600-2D24, OPERATED BY MESABA AIRLINES AS NORTHWEST AIRLINK FLIGHT 3574 DEPARTED OMAHA, NE, ENROUTE TO MEMPHIS, TN. THE AIRPLANE RETURNED TO OMAHA DUE TO A GEAR WARNING LIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF.THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY RECEIVED A GEAR DISAGREE INDICATION UPON GEAR RETRACTION ALONG WITH A NOSE WHEEL STEERING DISCONNECT INDICATION. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING MESSAGE NO LONGER WAS DISPLAYED AND DID NOT APPEAR IN THE FAULT HISTORY. THE GEAR WAS MEL'D PER MEL 32-30-1A AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO A COMPANY MAINTENANCE BASE.COMPANY MECHANICS CHANGED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE.