Flight crew of an large transport air carrier aircraft experienced nosewheel vibration on liftoff and noise from the nosewheel area during initial climb. In addition, the nosewheel door light remained on. Captain continued at reduced speed to destination.

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Attributes
ACN	266275
Time
Date	199403
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bos tower : bos artcc : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 155 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	266275
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After a takeoff from runway 27 at bos, loud noise heard from nose area of aircraft and nose door light remained on. (Vibration of nose area moderate during liftoff.) captain continued flight to lga at a reduced airspeed, rather than return to bos for landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT ACR ACFT EXPERIENCED NOSEWHEEL VIBRATION ON LIFTOFF AND NOISE FROM THE NOSEWHEEL AREA DURING INITIAL CLB. IN ADDITION, THE NOSEWHEEL DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ON. CAPT CONTINUED AT REDUCED SPD TO DEST.

Narrative: AFTER A TKOF FROM RWY 27 AT BOS, LOUD NOISE HEARD FROM NOSE AREA OF ACFT AND NOSE DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ON. (VIBRATION OF NOSE AREA MODERATE DURING LIFTOFF.) CAPT CONTINUED FLT TO LGA AT A REDUCED AIRSPD, RATHER THAN RETURN TO BOS FOR LNDG.

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.