B727 return land after experiencing landing gear problem in yyc airspace.

Attributes
ACN	415448
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yyc
State Reference	AB
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yyc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	415448
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	415272
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Normal takeoff. After gear retraction, cockpit indications were: red 'doors' light on forward panel and amber 'nose gear door' light on so panel. This was accompanied by a loud airflow noise from the nosewheel well area and excessive vibration due to nosewheel rotation. Referred to 'landing gear retraction malfunction' procedure. Extended landing gear and cockpit indications were: 3 down/locked green lights and red 'doors' light on forward panel and amber 'nose gear door' light on so panel. Requested a return to yyc and emergency equipment. Requested and flew low pass for tower inspection of nose gear area. Had an uneventful landing and stopped on runway for inspection by crash fire rescue equipment crew. All steering and braking system were normal so we taxied to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 RETURN LAND AFTER EXPERIENCING LNDG GEAR PROB IN YYC AIRSPACE.

Narrative: NORMAL TKOF. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE: RED 'DOORS' LIGHT ON FORWARD PANEL AND AMBER 'NOSE GEAR DOOR' LIGHT ON SO PANEL. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD AIRFLOW NOISE FROM THE NOSEWHEEL WELL AREA AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATION DUE TO NOSEWHEEL ROTATION. REFERRED TO 'LNDG GEAR RETRACTION MALFUNCTION' PROC. EXTENDED LNDG GEAR AND COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE: 3 DOWN/LOCKED GREEN LIGHTS AND RED 'DOORS' LIGHT ON FORWARD PANEL AND AMBER 'NOSE GEAR DOOR' LIGHT ON SO PANEL. REQUESTED A RETURN TO YYC AND EMER EQUIP. REQUESTED AND FLEW LOW PASS FOR TWR INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR AREA. HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AND STOPPED ON RWY FOR INSPECTION BY CFR CREW. ALL STEERING AND BRAKING SYS WERE NORMAL SO WE TAXIED TO THE GATE.

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.