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Emb jet crew was not able to retract the nose gear, because maintenance did not remove the gear pin after the crew returned to the gate for a nosewheel steering problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 602105 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 602105 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 602208 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : nose gear position indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Performed preflight inspection, including gear pins stowed. Departed gate. Discovered steering malfunction. Returned to gate. Maintenance performed on aircraft. Departed rdu. Nose landing gear did not retract. Returned to rdu, made normal landing. Found maintenance had left gear pin installed in nose gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB JET CREW WAS NOT ABLE TO RETRACT THE NOSE GEAR, BECAUSE MAINT DID NOT REMOVE THE GEAR PIN AFTER THE CREW RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR A NOSEWHEEL STEERING PROB.
Narrative: PERFORMED PREFLT INSPECTION, INCLUDING GEAR PINS STOWED. DEPARTED GATE. DISCOVERED STEERING MALFUNCTION. RETURNED TO GATE. MAINT PERFORMED ON ACFT. DEPARTED RDU. NOSE LNDG GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. RETURNED TO RDU, MADE NORMAL LNDG. FOUND MAINT HAD L GEAR PIN INSTALLED IN NOSE GEAR.
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.