Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
July 3, 2012
Submitted
July 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651CT
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120197
Aircraft time
29,930 hours, 37,777 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM TNN. CREW SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND ALL THREE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TNN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED IN FLIGHT. THE LEFT GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR AND SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL ON THE GROUND. FLIGHT TEST WAS CONDUCTED WITH SYSTEM WORKING NORMAL.

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