What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR WOULDN'T RETRACT. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WITH SERVICEABLE IAW EMB 120 MM CH 37-32-11. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD, PN 20605-000-05, SN/ON B51, SN/OFF 4S.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2007
- Submitted
- March 13, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N576SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120345
- Aircraft time
- 18,455 hours, 26,014 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3233 · Landing Gear Actuator
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 2060500005
- Part serial
- 45
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 11,734 hours, 14,007 cycles
- 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.