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An MD88 immediately after takeoff diverted due to noise and vibration caused by the right nose gear door unlatched and open.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 529419 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 529419 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During takeoff when landing gear was retracted, a loud noise and vibration were felt. Right forward nose gear door latch did not latch securely after maintenance cleaned and lubed latch. Secured forward nose gear door. Door inspection ok. The nose gear doors on this aircraft were opened to fix a hydraulic leak. The MD88 has no door position indication system for the forward nose gear doors. The door was closed prior to pushback. There is no way for crew to know if the door opened on taxi out.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF DIVERTED DUE TO NOISE AND VIBRATION CAUSED BY THE R NOSE GEAR DOOR UNLATCHED AND OPEN.
Narrative: DURING TKOF WHEN LNDG GEAR WAS RETRACTED, A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION WERE FELT. R FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOOR LATCH DID NOT LATCH SECURELY AFTER MAINT CLEANED AND LUBED LATCH. SECURED FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOOR. DOOR INSPECTION OK. THE NOSE GEAR DOORS ON THIS ACFT WERE OPENED TO FIX A HYD LEAK. THE MD88 HAS NO DOOR POS INDICATION SYS FOR THE FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOORS. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED PRIOR TO PUSHBACK. THERE IS NO WAY FOR CREW TO KNOW IF THE DOOR OPENED ON TAXI OUT.
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.