Medium large transport has nose gear unsafe light remain on after retraction.

Attributes
ACN	225057
Time
Date	199210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : buf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	225057
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After liftoff and after gear retraction, nose gear unsafe (red) light remained on and gear did not retract. Advised departure that we would climb on course at a slower rate while we executed procedure prescribed in aircraft flight manual. Light remained on and with concurrence of company system control proceeded to destination (lga) at reduced airspeed with no other problems. This report is submitted because lga crash and fire responded even though we specifically stated that it was not necessary. Landed at lga on schedule with no further event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAS NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAIN ON AFTER RETRACTION.

Narrative: AFTER LIFTOFF AND AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE (RED) LIGHT REMAINED ON AND GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. ADVISED DEP THAT WE WOULD CLB ON COURSE AT A SLOWER RATE WHILE WE EXECUTED PROC PRESCRIBED IN ACFT FLT MANUAL. LIGHT REMAINED ON AND WITH CONCURRENCE OF COMPANY SYS CTL PROCEEDED TO DEST (LGA) AT REDUCED AIRSPD WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS RPT IS SUBMITTED BECAUSE LGA CRASH AND FIRE RESPONDED EVEN THOUGH WE SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY. LANDED AT LGA ON SCHEDULE WITH NO FURTHER EVENT.

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.