What was found
FLT 3508 - BDL - ON TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR INDICATED 3 UP AND LOCKED BUT THE NOSE GEAR DOORS APPEARED TO CLOSE SLOWLY CAUSING NOSE DRAG. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NLG UPLOCK. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECK WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 7, 2007
- Submitted
- September 11, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N805HK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145
- Aircraft serial
- 145096
- Aircraft time
- 19,896 hours, 19,019 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Uplock
- Part number
- 23092900001
- Part serial
- 214
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 19,889 hours, 20,293 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TO
- 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.