Flight crew of an medium large transport made a return land after experiencing a nose gear retractio...

Attributes
ACN	301849
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	301849
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon gear retraction, a noise was heard from the nose gear area. There were no cockpit indications of any anomalies. As airspeed increased, 'air' noise from the nose area increased. We cycled the gear and upon retraction, this time, received a nose gear unsafe indication. We extended the gear and received a safe '3-green' indication. We then requested from ATC to return to the field. Since all indications were normal we canceled any 'ATC alerts.' we did not declare an emergency or request any equipment. The landing was safe and normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG MADE A RETURN LAND AFTER EXPERIENCING A NOSE GEAR RETRACTION PROB.

Narrative: UPON GEAR RETRACTION, A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. THERE WERE NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS OF ANY ANOMALIES. AS AIRSPD INCREASED, 'AIR' NOISE FROM THE NOSE AREA INCREASED. WE CYCLED THE GEAR AND UPON RETRACTION, THIS TIME, RECEIVED A NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. WE EXTENDED THE GEAR AND RECEIVED A SAFE '3-GREEN' INDICATION. WE THEN REQUESTED FROM ATC TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. SINCE ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL WE CANCELED ANY 'ATC ALERTS.' WE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER OR REQUEST ANY EQUIP. THE LNDG WAS SAFE AND NORMAL.

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.

Flight crew of an medium large transport made a return land after experiencing a nose gear retraction problem.