Asa IAD birds and the gear not retracting

[aeropharoh]

In the last 3 weeks we have had no fewer than 5 planes air return b/c the gear will not retract. Any one have any ideas on what's going on? I know the 2 honnies are ready for the sandbox but I don't think this is just b/c they are falling apart. Any Dl side guys having this issue also?

 

[Gulf-front]

Just remember, when the gear fails! "It does not matter how we got here" SH
Oh... and "thank you for all you do" BH
P.S. "you cost too much" CT,BH,SH...
P.S.S. "vacation low is the root of all evil and is the cause of all our company failures!" SH

On a side note. Joe said he would work for free and wash the aircraft on his days off! That should help some.

 

[SpaceShipEarth]

the gear did not retract on a 900 the other week on a ferry flight out of atlanta. mx had just replaced the torque links

 

[JumpersAway]

ASA is keeping tabs on the issue- write it up. Had a Captain try and give me a bird after the gear was slow to extend twice, resulting in a momentary master warning. Denied it, wrote it up, and the aircraft was immediatle towed to A-Tech. Why on earth he flew it twice like that is beyond me! That thing should have been grounded at the outstation!

 

[Baronman]

ASA is keeping tabs on the issue- write it up. Had a Captain try and give me a bird after the gear was slow to extend twice, resulting in a momentary master warning. Denied it, wrote it up, and the aircraft was immediatle towed to A-Tech. Why on earth he flew it twice like that is beyond me! That thing should have been grounded at the outstation!

What kind of ' tard doesn't write that up? Let's say the next landing that guy had requires an abnormal gear extension or worse a belly landing?! He doesn't think they'll download the mx data from the computers and notice some gear master warnings on previous legs?

This is called being a company man and almost hanging yourself in the process!

 

[spudskier]

happening way too much, had a bunch early this year two after the accumulators on HYD3 were removed... NOT ok. Yes, we wrote it up

 

[Brasilia Pup]

Last year I had two -200's in one month in which the nose gear wouldn't come up. Looks like nothing has changed. Now I'm discovering Slat failures are the current "in-thing to happen" on the 700. I realize things wear out and break, but it seems that our maintenance performs a band-aid repair then releases them for duty just keep Completion Factor high. Or maybe they are looking at Job Security by ensuring repeat business. :uzi:

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Most likely a proximity sensor out of alignment. Pushback crews wait until the a/c is loaded and try to position the electro tug strap...but the shiny part has disappeared by this point. So they strap it just below the sensor and sometimes knock it out of alignment. It's what happens when you have the lowest bidder handling the ramp.

It's just a small cylinder with a wire and a metal disc positioned above it...on the back side of the nose strut. Take a gander at it next time you're out there

 

[blesko]

can you guys with details on these specific accounts either PM me or email me at [email protected] I'm involved with a project dealing with this sort of stuff now.

BTW, I've won the battle on the NWS deferral. The FAA is in the process of removing this relief. Should be done in 2-3 months.

BL

 

[fo.mafia.4 life]

can you guys with details on these specific accounts either PM me or email me at [email protected] I'm involved with a project dealing with this sort of stuff now.

BTW, I've won the battle on the NWS deferral. The FAA is in the process of removing this relief. Should be done in 2-3 months.

BL

Well done, sir.

 

[ASA_Aviator]

can you guys with details on these specific accounts either PM me or email me at [email protected] I'm involved with a project dealing with this sort of stuff now.

BTW, I've won the battle on the NWS deferral. The FAA is in the process of removing this relief. Should be done in 2-3 months.

BL

It is being watched.

 

[SpaceShipEarth]

I filed the ASAP. Mechanics said the sensor was not gapped properly.

 

[blesko]

It is being watched.

So the CAMP program that where we keep overflying LC1/2 inspections is looked at too??

 

[IBNAV8R]

What kind of ' tard doesn't write that up? Let's say the next landing that guy had requires an abnormal gear extension or worse a belly landing?! He doesn't think they'll download the mx data from the computers and notice some gear master warnings on previous legs?

This is called being a company man and almost hanging yourself in the process!

No doubt, if the feds ever caught wind of that, the company would throw that "company guy" under the bus" quicker than a joint would last at an "occupy" protest.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

During my upgrade training I had an instructor make it quite clear to me. If it's broken, it's broken...write it up. If you can get relief from the MEL, use that, otherwise have a mechanic come out and fix it. Outstation or MX base. Pretty simple.