SDR 200606061

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Emb ERJ170100

Difficulty date
May 30, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100
Aircraft serial
10700072
Aircraft time
2,519 hours, 1,635 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, A, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, ATTEMPTED TO MOVE LANDING GEAR LEVER TO UP POSITION, ATTEMPT UNSUCCESSFUL. PREVIOUS DAY SAFELY RAISED LANDING GEAR, NO EICAS MESSAGES OR ABNORMALITIES. AT LANDING, PUT GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION, AND RECEIVED AN AURAL WARNING ALERTING CREW GEAR WAS NOT DOWN & LOCKED. ON LOW APPROACH TOWER & PERSONNEL ON GROUND OBSERVED MLG DOWN & NLG DOORS OPEN WITH NLG STUCK IN NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL. NOSE MADE CONTACT WITH PAVEMENT, APPEARED TO BE A FIRE NEAR RUDDER PEDALS, SMOKE & FUMES COMING FROM NOSE INTO COCKPIT. EVACUATED AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT NOSE WAS RAISED WITH AIRBAGS AND NOSE GEAR DROPPED TO DOWN POSITION. ALL 3 GEARS WERE PINNED, AIRCRAFT TOWED. INCIDENT UNDER INVESTIGATION BY NTSB & FAA.

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