What was found
ON DEPARTURE, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, AIR TURNBACK; CHECK VALVE BYPASSING NOSE WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED CHECK VALVE.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2000
- Submitted
- November 15, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N172AW
- Make and model
- Boeing 73733A
- Aircraft serial
- 23631
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Check Valve
- Part number
- BACV10CD2
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.