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PIC of commuter twin voices fears regarding the possible FAA actions with regards to his continuing a flight to destination airport with an aircraft equipment problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 273715 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cak |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cak tracon : ont |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 273715 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The landing gear was unable to retract after departure from cak. This was most likely the result of a faulty landing gear squat switch. The landing gear system has an override lever lock which, when selected, allowed for the landing gear to be retracted normally. I decided to continue to our destination of dtw when at that time I advised our dispatch of the malfunction and entered it into the maintenance logbook. The concern I have is that I should have advised our dispatch of the malfunction as soon as possible after departure from cak. I'm not sure at this time if our dispatch would have wanted me to return to cak with this known malfunction. In my opinion, it was just as safe to continue to dtw. The landing gear extended normally. A new poi at our company has made himself known by increasing letters of investigation against pilots by over 20 percent from the previous poi. This NASA report was written only to somewhat protect myself if any further action was to be taken.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC OF COMMUTER TWIN VOICES FEARS REGARDING THE POSSIBLE FAA ACTIONS WITH REGARDS TO HIS CONTINUING A FLT TO DEST ARPT WITH AN ACFT EQUIP PROB.
Narrative: THE LNDG GEAR WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT AFTER DEP FROM CAK. THIS WAS MOST LIKELY THE RESULT OF A FAULTY LNDG GEAR SQUAT SWITCH. THE LNDG GEAR SYS HAS AN OVERRIDE LEVER LOCK WHICH, WHEN SELECTED, ALLOWED FOR THE LNDG GEAR TO BE RETRACTED NORMALLY. I DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO OUR DEST OF DTW WHEN AT THAT TIME I ADVISED OUR DISPATCH OF THE MALFUNCTION AND ENTERED IT INTO THE MAINT LOGBOOK. THE CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT I SHOULD HAVE ADVISED OUR DISPATCH OF THE MALFUNCTION ASAP AFTER DEP FROM CAK. I'M NOT SURE AT THIS TIME IF OUR DISPATCH WOULD HAVE WANTED ME TO RETURN TO CAK WITH THIS KNOWN MALFUNCTION. IN MY OPINION, IT WAS JUST AS SAFE TO CONTINUE TO DTW. THE LNDG GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. A NEW POI AT OUR COMPANY HAS MADE HIMSELF KNOWN BY INCREASING LETTERS OF INVESTIGATION AGAINST PLTS BY OVER 20 PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS POI. THIS NASA RPT WAS WRITTEN ONLY TO SOMEWHAT PROTECT MYSELF IF ANY FURTHER ACTION WAS TO BE TAKEN.
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.