What was found
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO FIELD. FOUND THE NOSE GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCH BRACKET WAS BENT FROM IMPROPER TOW STRAP PLACEMENT. R & R PROXIMITY SWITCH AND BRACKET. OPS CK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 2016
- Submitted
- March 11, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N862AS
- Make and model
- Cndair CL6002B19
- Aircraft serial
- 7476
- Aircraft time
- 36,527 hours, 31,705 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Bracket
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Proximity Switch
- 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.