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Flight crew of MD80 found nose gear doors open on walkaround at clt, a non maintenance station for this operator. Advised it would close on retraction by system maintenance, they took off, the doors didn't close and they landed back at clt to correct the problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596632 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 596632 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 597265 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Forward nose gear doors were found open on preflight after maintenance had changed the nose tires the night before. I called technical control and was told to leave the doors open, they would close on gear retraction. They did not. It got noisy and the plane vibrated. We returned to clt and had the doors closed by maintenance. One very nervous passenger deplaned. We refueled and took off to quiet and smooth morning skies.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MD80 FOUND NOSE GEAR DOORS OPEN ON WALKAROUND AT CLT, A NON MAINT STATION FOR THIS OPERATOR. ADVISED IT WOULD CLOSE ON RETRACTION BY SYS MAINT, THEY TOOK OFF, THE DOORS DIDN'T CLOSE AND THEY LANDED BACK AT CLT TO CORRECT THE PROB.
Narrative: FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE FOUND OPEN ON PREFLT AFTER MAINT HAD CHANGED THE NOSE TIRES THE NIGHT BEFORE. I CALLED TECHNICAL CTL AND WAS TOLD TO LEAVE THE DOORS OPEN, THEY WOULD CLOSE ON GEAR RETRACTION. THEY DID NOT. IT GOT NOISY AND THE PLANE VIBRATED. WE RETURNED TO CLT AND HAD THE DOORS CLOSED BY MAINT. ONE VERY NERVOUS PAX DEPLANED. WE REFUELED AND TOOK OFF TO QUIET AND SMOOTH MORNING SKIES.
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.