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After the flight crew of an small transport cpr jet experienced a malfunction of the landing gear up position during climb out, they subsequently operated the aircraft without a 'ferry permit,' with the gear down, after returning to land to troubleshoot the problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357124 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : wjf |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 357124 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Immediately after takeoff at wjf the left main gear would not retract. One attempt at recycle -- same results. All gear was extended and an uneventful landing was made. Contacted maintenance personnel at home base (sna). It was decided to return aircraft to sna with gear down. Made one en route stop at vny to drop off trainee. The flts from wjf to vny and subsequently to sna were made IFR in VMC. Both legs uneventful and were filed at 170 KTS which is below maximum gear down speed for the aircraft. Maximum altitude assigned was 8000 ft. The problem turned out to be a faulty gear up switch. The decision to fly home was made in consultation with chief of maintenance. In retrospect I probably should have obtained a ferry permit to return the aircraft gear down, however, I also feel that I in no way compromised the safety of the aircraft or its occupants.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER THE FLC OF AN SMT CPR JET EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTION OF THE LNDG GEAR UP POS DURING CLBOUT, THEY SUBSEQUENTLY OPERATED THE ACFT WITHOUT A 'FERRY PERMIT,' WITH THE GEAR DOWN, AFTER RETURNING TO LAND TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROB.
Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF AT WJF THE L MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. ONE ATTEMPT AT RECYCLE -- SAME RESULTS. ALL GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE. CONTACTED MAINT PERSONNEL AT HOME BASE (SNA). IT WAS DECIDED TO RETURN ACFT TO SNA WITH GEAR DOWN. MADE ONE ENRTE STOP AT VNY TO DROP OFF TRAINEE. THE FLTS FROM WJF TO VNY AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO SNA WERE MADE IFR IN VMC. BOTH LEGS UNEVENTFUL AND WERE FILED AT 170 KTS WHICH IS BELOW MAX GEAR DOWN SPD FOR THE ACFT. MAX ALT ASSIGNED WAS 8000 FT. THE PROB TURNED OUT TO BE A FAULTY GEAR UP SWITCH. THE DECISION TO FLY HOME WAS MADE IN CONSULTATION WITH CHIEF OF MAINT. IN RETROSPECT I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE OBTAINED A FERRY PERMIT TO RETURN THE ACFT GEAR DOWN, HOWEVER, I ALSO FEEL THAT I IN NO WAY COMPROMISED THE SAFETY OF THE ACFT OR ITS OCCUPANTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.