Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Beech 58

Difficulty date
May 4, 2021
Submitted
May 5, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36673
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1143
Aircraft time
17,436 hours
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING DEPARTURE OF FLIGHT # GTX487 FROM ADS TO ELP, AND AFTER GEAR RETRACTION OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATION'S VISUALLY OBSERVED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOORS HAD NOT RETRACTED. HE CONTACTED ADS GROUND TO HAVE THEM CONTACT REGIONAL APPROACH TO CONTACT THE PILOT OF FLIGHT # GTX487 AND INSTRUCT HIM TO RETURN TO ADS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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