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CL60 experiences failure of the landing gear to retract. Extension proved successful followed by a safe landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 776574 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Challenger CL601 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 776574 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after gear retraction; the captain and I noticed the 'in transit' gear light illuminated accompanied by increased wind noise in the cockpit. After determining that one of the gear was not fully retracted; we attempted to 'cycle' the landing gear; which did not resolve the retraction issue. We did; however; receive and interpretation a 3 green; down and locked; condition at final gear extension prior to landing. In the interest of safety; the captain declared an emergency to departure control; and we were then vectored for a visual approach with an uneventful landing. The cause of the mechanical issue has yet to be determined by the operator.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CL60 EXPERIENCES FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT. EXTENSION PROVED SUCCESSFUL FOLLOWED BY A SAFE LANDING.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER GEAR RETRACTION; THE CAPT AND I NOTICED THE 'IN TRANSIT' GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASED WIND NOISE IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER DETERMINING THAT ONE OF THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY RETRACTED; WE ATTEMPTED TO 'CYCLE' THE LNDG GEAR; WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE RETRACTION ISSUE. WE DID; HOWEVER; RECEIVE AND INTERP A 3 GREEN; DOWN AND LOCKED; CONDITION AT FINAL GEAR EXTENSION PRIOR TO LNDG. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY; THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER TO DEP CTL; AND WE WERE THEN VECTORED FOR A VISUAL APCH WITH AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. THE CAUSE OF THE MECHANICAL ISSUE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED BY THE OPERATOR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.