What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MSP, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK IN THE NOSE GEAR AREA AND THE INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH AND RETURNED TO MSP. REPLACING NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR RETRACT PIN, PN: AIR127298.
- Difficulty date
- July 26, 2007
- Submitted
- July 27, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N429XJ
- Make and model
- Saab 340B
- Aircraft serial
- 340B429
- Aircraft time
- 22,335 hours, 24,804 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3211 · Main Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Pin
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.