Clandestino, the BFU rep said final report will be published in 2016 .
I am very relieved to hear that. Last time Luxair's ERJ left a nosewheel on Saarbrücken's runway before departing for MUC, it took BFU 9 years to admıt they have no clue why the offending axle fractured.
Are the last 2 sentences technically correct ?
İf the first one were correct and merely setting the gear lever up disables retraction protections, then TC and DHC would be in big trouble - not that the later was exactly known for high quality of the landing gear used on their mightiest. Second one is probably correct - "tested on ground, found OK" was the most common response in TLBs I was obliged to read.
The word is out that although the Dash has weight on wheel switches on all gear, only the nose wheel weight on wheel switch is part of the gear extension/retraction logic.
Though I can't verify it, as I only flew 'em and didn't fix 'em, I won't be surprised at all if it indeed turns out to be so.