What was found
FLIGHT 9450 - NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK TO JFK AND LANDED SAFELY. UPON INSPECTION FOUND NLG LEAKING AND NOT FULLY EXTENDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED PISTON ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- November 24, 2007
- Submitted
- November 27, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N811CA
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7380
- Aircraft time
- 19,738 hours, 16,844 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Piston
- Part number
- 161201
- Part serial
- B257
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 13,562 hours, 1,127 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.