What was found
ON TAKEOFF, NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR PIN INSTALLED. REMOVED PIN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 18, 2000
- Submitted
- August 23, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N229NW
- Make and model
- Doug DC1030
- Aircraft serial
- 46551
- Aircraft time
- 105,501 hours, 26,193 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Pin
- Condition
- Installed
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- W, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.