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A B727 after takeoff was unable to retract the nose landing gear. Diverted to iad. Found flashlight jammed in nose landing gear door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357546 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n90 |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial other |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 357546 |
| 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 | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight from ewr to iah on jan/sun/97. After departure, when retracting the gear, the nose gear did not retract. We notified departure and climbed to 5000 ft MSL. We cycled the ldng gear down and then up again. The nose gear remained down. Conferred with system control and maintenance control because the WX at ewr was low visibility with fog and the WX at iad was good. We should go to iad. Since we weighed 188000 pounds, we needed to reduce approximately 33000 pounds. The captain did not want to dump fuel so we remained at 6000 ft MSL en route to iad. Once we reached maximum landing weight, we continued the approach and made a normal landing. We were met at the gate by 2 airline mechanics who confirmed that all gear pins had been removed. After a several hour wait, mechanics discovered that a flashlight was jammed in the nose gear door assembly. The aircraft was put on jacks, the gear was retracted and checked and was signed back into service. We continued on to iah with no further complications.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 AFTER TKOF WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE NOSE LNDG GEAR. DIVERTED TO IAD. FOUND FLASHLIGHT JAMMED IN NOSE LNDG GEAR DOOR.
Narrative: FLT FROM EWR TO IAH ON JAN/SUN/97. AFTER DEP, WHEN RETRACTING THE GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. WE NOTIFIED DEP AND CLBED TO 5000 FT MSL. WE CYCLED THE LDNG GEAR DOWN AND THEN UP AGAIN. THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN. CONFERRED WITH SYS CTL AND MAINT CTL BECAUSE THE WX AT EWR WAS LOW VISIBILITY WITH FOG AND THE WX AT IAD WAS GOOD. WE SHOULD GO TO IAD. SINCE WE WEIGHED 188000 LBS, WE NEEDED TO REDUCE APPROX 33000 LBS. THE CAPT DID NOT WANT TO DUMP FUEL SO WE REMAINED AT 6000 FT MSL ENRTE TO IAD. ONCE WE REACHED MAX LNDG WT, WE CONTINUED THE APCH AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG. WE WERE MET AT THE GATE BY 2 AIRLINE MECHS WHO CONFIRMED THAT ALL GEAR PINS HAD BEEN REMOVED. AFTER A SEVERAL HR WAIT, MECHS DISCOVERED THAT A FLASHLIGHT WAS JAMMED IN THE NOSE GEAR DOOR ASSEMBLY. THE ACFT WAS PUT ON JACKS, THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND CHKED AND WAS SIGNED BACK INTO SVC. WE CONTINUED ON TO IAH WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.
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.