What was found
(CAN) AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCKS AFTER LANDING BECAUSE NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK IN UP POSITION. UPLOCK BOX FROZEN. HEAT APPLIED TO FREE.
- Difficulty date
- February 22, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR42300
- Engine
- Pwa PW120
- Propeller
- Hamstd 14SF5
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Uplock Box
- Part number
- C24589000
- Condition
- Frozen
- Location
- Nose
- Part time
- 16,640 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.