ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380865
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 September 1983 |
| Time: | 13:42 LT |
| Type: |  Fairchild FH-227 |
| Owner/operator: | Britt Airways, Inc. |
| Registration: | N377NE |
| MSN: | 510 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 19324 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce DART 532-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Springfield, IL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER TAKING OFF, THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE REMAINED LATCHED 'DOWN' WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL DID NOT CENTER. THE FLIGHTCREW THENUSED THE NOSE GEAR STEERING OVERRIDE SW & TURNED THE NOSEWHEEL UNTIL THE 'OFF CENTER LIGHT' EXTINGUISHED. THE OVERRIDE SW WAS PLACED 'OFF' & THE LANDING GEAR LATCH RETRACTED, BUT WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED, THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED DOWN. THE OVERRIDE SW WAS TRIED AGAIN, BUT TO NO AVAIL. APRX 5 TO 10 SECONDS LATER, THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. DURING ARRIVAL AT THE DESTINATION, THE NOSE GEAR CAME OUT OF THE 'UP POSITION' WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED, BUT A 'DOWN & LOCKED' INDICATION WAS NOT ATTAINED. THE 'OFF CENTER LIGHT' ILLUMINATED AGAIN & THE GEAR HANDLE LATCHED DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR STEERING WAS TURNED 90 DEG LEFT & THE GEAR BECAME STUCK. ATTEMPTS TO RECENTER THE NOSEWHEEL AND/OR GET A SAFE INDICATION WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAM OF THE NOSE GEAR REVEALED THAT THE STEERING SLIDE ASSEMBLY, PN 27-423031-17, WAS BENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI83IA425
History of this aircraft
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| 13 March 1992 | XA-RSV | Aerocaribe | 0 | Acapulco-Alvarez International Airport (ACA) |  |
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| 01-Apr-2024 21:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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