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Test flight of aircraft post inspection and maintenance. Nose gear not aligned on extension. Aircraft diverted to denver for landing. Fly by at den showed nose gear aligned and aircraft was landed without incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 185532 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199107 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pub airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pub tower : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 185532 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft was suspected of having a nose gear alignment problem after landing in pueblo, co. Our company maintenance personnel inspected aircraft. They also requested a maintenance test flight prior to our flight in the morning. We showed for work and were released for test flight around the pattern. Takeoff was normal. On approach the landing gear was extended. A moderate to severe vibration started. We immediately reduced airspeed (vibration became less pronounced with a decrease in airspeed) and requested a low fly-by past publication tower. The controller stated that the nose gear was turned to the left at least 45 degree. We went around. We retracted the landing gear in an attempt to center nose gear. It worked. Test flight diverted to denver stapleton. Gear was extended at 125 KTS. Fly-by by the den tower showed landing gear centered. We circled to runway 17L and landed without incident. Crash fire rescue equipment equipment called to standby for landing. This was the third complaint on the aircraft pulling on landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TEST FLT OF ACFT POST INSPECTION AND MAINT. NOSE GEAR NOT ALIGNED ON EXTENSION. ACFT DIVERTED TO DENVER FOR LNDG. FLY BY AT DEN SHOWED NOSE GEAR ALIGNED AND ACFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Narrative: ACFT WAS SUSPECTED OF HAVING A NOSE GEAR ALIGNMENT PROBLEM AFTER LNDG IN PUEBLO, CO. OUR COMPANY MAINT PERSONNEL INSPECTED ACFT. THEY ALSO REQUESTED A MAINT TEST FLT PRIOR TO OUR FLT IN THE MORNING. WE SHOWED FOR WORK AND WERE RELEASED FOR TEST FLT AROUND THE PATTERN. TKOF WAS NORMAL. ON APCH THE LNDG GEAR WAS EXTENDED. A MODERATE TO SEVERE VIBRATION STARTED. WE IMMEDIATELY REDUCED AIRSPD (VIBRATION BECAME LESS PRONOUNCED WITH A DECREASE IN AIRSPD) AND REQUESTED A LOW FLY-BY PAST PUB TWR. THE CTLR STATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS TURNED TO THE L AT LEAST 45 DEG. WE WENT AROUND. WE RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO CENTER NOSE GEAR. IT WORKED. TEST FLT DIVERTED TO DENVER STAPLETON. GEAR WAS EXTENDED AT 125 KTS. FLY-BY BY THE DEN TWR SHOWED LNDG GEAR CENTERED. WE CIRCLED TO RWY 17L AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CFR EQUIP CALLED TO STANDBY FOR LNDG. THIS WAS THE THIRD COMPLAINT ON THE ACFT PULLING ON LNDG.
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.