Incident at WINNIPEG
Summary
1996-01-17: B737 NWT C-GNWN INITIAL NOTIFICATION RECEIVED FROM TSB. NOT REPORTED THROUGH CADORS SYSTEM. LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE A/C RETURNED TO WINNIPEG FOR LANDING. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE OLEO HAD LOST ITS NITROGEN CHARGE THE RESULT IS THAT THE NOSE GEAR WILL NOT LOCK UP AFTER AN UP SELECTION. THE NOSE OLEO SEALS WERE REPLACED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS SWUNG AND THE AICRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NWT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USING GREEN TWEED SEALS AND HAD BEEN ENCOUNTERING SEAL FAILURES UNDER THE EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS OF NORTHERN CANADA. THE COMPANY IS NOW TRYING A NEW TYPE OF STATIC SEAL THAT HAS BEEN USED BY CANADIAN AIRLINES WITH SOME SUCCESS. TIME = 2030Z.Air1: Air2: Air3: Occurrence: Class: IICategory: 213
Details
| CADORS Number | 1994C0004 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Reported By | |
| Occurred At | 1994-01-04 - Unknown time |
| Day or Night? | |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | |
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| Aerodrome Name | |
| Geographic Location | Manitoba, Canada, North America, Prairie and Northern Region, WINNIPEG |
| TSB Occurrence Number | |
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| Reported By | |
| Categories | System/component failure or malfunction [non-powerplant] |
| Events |
Aircraft Details (1 aircraft)
| Type | Aeroplane
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|---|---|
| Canadian Registration | GNWN | Flightaware (Registration) | Flightaware (Tracking) | AvHerald |
| Foreign Registration | |
| Country of Registration | Canada |
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Owner | NORTHWEST TERRITORIAL AIRWAYS LTD |
| Operator | NORTHWEST TERRITORIAL AIRWAYS Commercial |
| Make |
BOEING |
| Model | 737 210C |
| Year Built | 1975 |
| Engine Type | Turbo fan |
| Engine Make | |
| Engine Model | |
| Gear Type | Land |
| Private | No |
| Amateur Built | No |
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| Flight Rule | |
| CARS Subpart | |
| Phase of Flight | Climb |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Events | Landing gear |