SDR 091304A

Service difficulty report · Wheel · Lear 25B

Difficulty date
September 10, 2004
Submitted
September 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425JL
Make and model
Lear 25B
Aircraft serial
127
Aircraft time
11,232 hours, 10,953 cycles
Part
Wheel
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE CREW DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS TURNED 180 DEGREES, THEREFORE WHEN THE CREW RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR THE NOSE GEAR COULD NOT LOCK IN THE UP POSITION, WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE GEAR DOORS TO CLOSE. THEREFORE THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS.

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