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Flight crew of a B767 returned to land after experiencing loud noise, aircraft vibration and the nosewheel door light on.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 471415 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mco.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| 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 : 12000 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 471415 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : nose wheel door light other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff after rotation, loud noise was heard in nosewheel area. With positive rate of climb and gear retraction in progress, noise continued and vibration started. Leveloff at 2000 ft and 180 KTS noise and vibration continued with gear door open light remaining illuminated. Pom procedure accomplished. Notified tower of intentions to return and requested emergency equipment standing by for landing. When landing gear extended and speed at 140 KTS noise and vibration ceased. After landing no damage or abnormal conditions were noted by either emergency personnel or company maintenance personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B767 RETURNED TO LAND AFTER EXPERIENCING LOUD NOISE, ACFT VIBRATION AND THE NOSEWHEEL DOOR LIGHT ON.
Narrative: ON TKOF AFTER ROTATION, LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD IN NOSEWHEEL AREA. WITH POSITIVE RATE OF CLB AND GEAR RETRACTION IN PROGRESS, NOISE CONTINUED AND VIBRATION STARTED. LEVELOFF AT 2000 FT AND 180 KTS NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTINUED WITH GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED. POM PROC ACCOMPLISHED. NOTIFIED TWR OF INTENTIONS TO RETURN AND REQUESTED EMER EQUIP STANDING BY FOR LNDG. WHEN LNDG GEAR EXTENDED AND SPD AT 140 KTS NOISE AND VIBRATION CEASED. AFTER LNDG NO DAMAGE OR ABNORMAL CONDITIONS WERE NOTED BY EITHER EMER PERSONNEL OR COMPANY MAINT PERSONNEL.
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.