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B737-300 flight crew return land after the nose gear did not retract after takeoff, resulting in an overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 531101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| 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 : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time type : 1193 |
| ASRS Report | 531101 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 531317 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg gear indication other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Nose gear stuck down after takeoff. Raised gear handle and red gear light stayed on. Loud airflow noise heard. Contacted dispatch and maintenance returned to ZZZ. Lowered gear and had 3 green indication. Overweight landing 117000 pounds at runway 4R. Maintenance fixed problem and continued to ord.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 FLC RETURN LAND AFTER THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TKOF, RESULTING IN AN OVERWT LNDG.
Narrative: NOSE GEAR STUCK DOWN AFTER TKOF. RAISED GEAR HANDLE AND RED GEAR LIGHT STAYED ON. LOUD AIRFLOW NOISE HEARD. CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINT RETURNED TO ZZZ. LOWERED GEAR AND HAD 3 GREEN INDICATION. OVERWT LNDG 117000 LBS AT RWY 4R. MAINT FIXED PROB AND CONTINUED TO ORD.
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.