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An MD80 crew, departing clt, experienced the nose gear failing to retract. An uneventful return to clt ensued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 541843 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : clt.vortac |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | controller military : 10 flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 541843 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : 930 other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon takeoff from clt, the nose gear did not retract even though the main gear did. With normal hydraulic quantity and pressures, we accepted radar vectors to begin a possible return for landing at clt while we accomplished the landing gear abnormal checklist and checked with the dispatcher (flight control) and maintenance for further guidance. It was determined that factors were not favorable for continuing to atl and a return to clt was preferable. Therefore, with the abnormal checklist giving us 3 good down and locked indications on the landing gear with good hydraulic quantities/pressures, I decided to land at clt and determined not to declare an emergency situation. Landing was normal. Upon arriving at the gate, maintenance informed us that the nose gear strut was completely flat which led to the problem. The first officer specifically remembers the nose gear strut being normal during the walkaround.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CREW, DEPARTING CLT, EXPERIENCED THE NOSE GEAR FAILING TO RETRACT. AN UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO CLT ENSUED.
Narrative: UPON TKOF FROM CLT, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT EVEN THOUGH THE MAIN GEAR DID. WITH NORMAL HYD QUANTITY AND PRESSURES, WE ACCEPTED RADAR VECTORS TO BEGIN A POSSIBLE RETURN FOR LNDG AT CLT WHILE WE ACCOMPLISHED THE LNDG GEAR ABNORMAL CHKLIST AND CHKED WITH THE DISPATCHER (FLT CTL) AND MAINT FOR FURTHER GUIDANCE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FACTORS WERE NOT FAVORABLE FOR CONTINUING TO ATL AND A RETURN TO CLT WAS PREFERABLE. THEREFORE, WITH THE ABNORMAL CHKLIST GIVING US 3 GOOD DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS ON THE LNDG GEAR WITH GOOD HYD QUANTITIES/PRESSURES, I DECIDED TO LAND AT CLT AND DETERMINED NOT TO DECLARE AN EMER SIT. LNDG WAS NORMAL. UPON ARRIVING AT THE GATE, MAINT INFORMED US THAT THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS COMPLETELY FLAT WHICH LED TO THE PROB. THE FO SPECIFICALLY REMEMBERS THE NOSE GEAR STRUT BEING NORMAL DURING THE WALKAROUND.
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.