What was found
NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKE-OFF. SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. FOUND NOSE GEAR GRAVEL DEFLECTOR ACTUATOR FUNCTIONING IMPROPERLY.
- Difficulty date
- November 3, 2009
- Submitted
- November 5, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N733PA
- Make and model
- Boeing 737205
- Aircraft serial
- 23466
- Aircraft time
- 40,857 hours, 38,659 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 65446604
- Part serial
- 237
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Deflector
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.