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Air carrier medium large transport on gear retraction had nose gear unsafe red light. Recycled and followed SOP, no help. Discussed with maintenance control and elected to return to field. Had emergency equipment standing by and prior to taxi to gate had gear pinned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370108 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Route In Use | departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 13000 |
| ASRS Report | 370108 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 840 |
| ASRS Report | 370423 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On gear retraction (nose gear unsafe) red light remained on. Completed emergency procedures, contacted air carrier X maintenance control. Cycled gear (no help). Placed gear down and with normal (3 green no red unsafe lights) returned to mia. Had fire trucks for safety and pinned gear after landing for taxi back to gate. Aircraft had history of nose gear problems. Landed below maximum landing weight of aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG ON GEAR RETRACTION HAD NOSE GEAR UNSAFE RED LIGHT. RECYCLED AND FOLLOWED SOP, NO HELP. DISCUSSED WITH MAINT CTL AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO FIELD. HAD EMER EQUIP STANDING BY AND PRIOR TO TAXI TO GATE HAD GEAR PINNED.
Narrative: ON GEAR RETRACTION (NOSE GEAR UNSAFE) RED LIGHT REMAINED ON. COMPLETED EMER PROCS, CONTACTED ACR X MAINT CTL. CYCLED GEAR (NO HELP). PLACED GEAR DOWN AND WITH NORMAL (3 GREEN NO RED UNSAFE LIGHTS) RETURNED TO MIA. HAD FIRE TRUCKS FOR SAFETY AND PINNED GEAR AFTER LNDG FOR TAXI BACK TO GATE. ACFT HAD HISTORY OF NOSE GEAR PROBS. LANDED BELOW MAX LNDG WT OF ACFT.
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.