An MD82, immediately after takeoff, returned to the field due to unable to retract the nose landing gear caused by a deflated strut.

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Attributes
ACN	483487
Time
Date	200008
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 171 flight time total : 14640 flight time type : 225
ASRS Report	483487
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	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : nose gear position indication other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff the nose landing gear would not fully retract. The captain elected not to cycle the gear because of slipstream noise and a temporary burning rubber odor. We had the gear examined by air rescue fire fighting (arff) during a low pass. It appeared to them that the right nose tire was shredded. Arff looked closely at the gear after landing and could see no damage so we taxied to the gate with their escort. Company maintenance found the strut was deflated without apparent fluid leakage. The preflight strut extension wasn't very high, but seemed to be within operating manual limits. I thought the strut was under a load.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD82, IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF, RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO UNABLE TO RETRACT THE NOSE LNDG GEAR CAUSED BY A DEFLATED STRUT.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF THE NOSE LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. THE CAPT ELECTED NOT TO CYCLE THE GEAR BECAUSE OF SLIPSTREAM NOISE AND A TEMPORARY BURNING RUBBER ODOR. WE HAD THE GEAR EXAMINED BY AIR RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) DURING A LOW PASS. IT APPEARED TO THEM THAT THE R NOSE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. ARFF LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE GEAR AFTER LNDG AND COULD SEE NO DAMAGE SO WE TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH THEIR ESCORT. COMPANY MAINT FOUND THE STRUT WAS DEFLATED WITHOUT APPARENT FLUID LEAKAGE. THE PREFLT STRUT EXTENSION WASN'T VERY HIGH, BUT SEEMED TO BE WITHIN OPERATING MANUAL LIMITS. I THOUGHT THE STRUT WAS UNDER A LOAD.

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.