32.1171° N, 110.9415° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at TUCSON INTL (TUS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 17, 2013 · 18:15 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
XASUP
Reported as
Learjet LJ45
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Upon completion of maintenance at Learjet repair station aircraft was returned to service and departed Tucson International Airport. After takeoff landing gear would not retract and returned. Technicians found the right main landing gear squat switches were intermittent.
As the FAA filed it
UPON COMPLETION OF MAINTENANCE AT LEARJET REPAIR STATION AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND DEPARTED TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND RETURNED. TECHNICIANS FOUND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCHES WERE INTERMITTENT.