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A B767 flight is required to return land when the left gear refuses to retract after departure tjsj, pr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 537986 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sju.airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sju.tracon tower : sju.tower tower : mhk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : vermo 4 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 537986 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Location: sju. Good WX, light winds. Takeoff on runway 8 normal until gear retraction. Got gear disagreement EICAS message -- gear and door lights. Left gear still showing down, green. Continued to fly vermo 4 departure, climbing to 5000 ft to sort things out. Decided to stay at 5000 ft, hold at carib, then return to base. Put gear handle down and showed 3 normal down, doors closed. Landed on runway 8 normally. Gross weight was below maximum landing. Crash fire rescue equipment met aircraft even though we said it would be a normal landing. Rescue 'B' followed us to gate. No further problem. Maintenance found a failed side brace strut actuator.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 FLT IS REQUIRED TO RETURN LAND WHEN THE L GEAR REFUSES TO RETRACT AFTER DEP TJSJ, PR.
Narrative: LOCATION: SJU. GOOD WX, LIGHT WINDS. TKOF ON RWY 8 NORMAL UNTIL GEAR RETRACTION. GOT GEAR DISAGREEMENT EICAS MESSAGE -- GEAR AND DOOR LIGHTS. L GEAR STILL SHOWING DOWN, GREEN. CONTINUED TO FLY VERMO 4 DEP, CLBING TO 5000 FT TO SORT THINGS OUT. DECIDED TO STAY AT 5000 FT, HOLD AT CARIB, THEN RETURN TO BASE. PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND SHOWED 3 NORMAL DOWN, DOORS CLOSED. LANDED ON RWY 8 NORMALLY. GROSS WT WAS BELOW MAX LNDG. CFR MET ACFT EVEN THOUGH WE SAID IT WOULD BE A NORMAL LNDG. RESCUE 'B' FOLLOWED US TO GATE. NO FURTHER PROB. MAINT FOUND A FAILED SIDE BRACE STRUT ACTUATOR.
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.