A canadair CL65 immediately after takeoff diverted due to unable to retract the nose landing gear caused by an improperly svced nose gear shock strut.

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Attributes
ACN	391241
Time
Date	199801
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cvg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Challenger CL604
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	391241
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Nose gear did not retract. Returned to cvg. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a canadair CL65 regional jet and the mechanics found the nose gear shock strut needed service with oil and nitrogen to the correct level. The reporter said this airplane had a chronic problem with the nose gear and much work was accomplished to correct the problems. The reporter stated that no details on the corrective action were available from maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CANADAIR CL65 IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF DIVERTED DUE TO UNABLE TO RETRACT THE NOSE LNDG GEAR CAUSED BY AN IMPROPERLY SVCED NOSE GEAR SHOCK STRUT.

Narrative: NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO CVG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A CANADAIR CL65 REGIONAL JET AND THE MECHS FOUND THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK STRUT NEEDED SVC WITH OIL AND NITROGEN TO THE CORRECT LEVEL. THE RPTR SAID THIS AIRPLANE HAD A CHRONIC PROB WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND MUCH WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO CORRECT THE PROBS. THE RPTR STATED THAT NO DETAILS ON THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WERE AVAILABLE FROM MAINT.

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.