A319 crew reports nose gear faults on ECAM after takeoff from bna.

Attributes
ACN	706690
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bna.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
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 : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 243 flight time type : 1303
ASRS Report	706690
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

A thorough preflight was done by my first officer and by contract maintenance. No problems were discovered. After pushback (2 engine taxi); I taxied via the 'connector' to runway 2R for takeoff. My taxi speed was never more than 15 KTS. I noticed that the connector surface seemed rough. Also; during the takeoff roll; the runway surface seemed very rough. This did not seem too unusual considering other airports such as abq and sfo have rough spots on some txwys and runways. Shortly after getting airborne; we received a landing gear shock absorber fault. The gear handle was in the up position due to my reaction to 'positive rate.' I said 'gear up.' when we were above 400 ft; I commanded 'ECAM actions.' we received a second ECAM. It was: landing gear uplock fault. After the ECAM actions were done; followed by a status review; I said to 'recycle the landing gear.' the gear would not retract. I radioed operations and got a hold of contact maintenance. He also suggested 'recycling the landing gear' after I told him our problem. We could not get the gear to retract again. We were sure that all 3 gear were down and locked because of the redundant 3 green indicating system. Maintenance suggested we return to bna. I returned to bna. Upon landing; after setting the nose gear down gently; the nose gear compressed more than usual. We did not know what had happened to the gear until we got to the gate. I was able to taxi without any problem. After returning to the gate; we discovered that there had been a blown seal in the nose gear shock absorber. We were less than our maximum gross landing weight so an overweight landing did not occur. I don't think there were any actions we could have taken to prevent this situation. In hindsight; I should have waited until 400 ft; then called for ECAM actions before commanding 'gear up.' also; rather than trying to 'reset the system (lgciu)' by recycling the gear; I should have just left the gear down and returned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 CREW RPTS NOSE GEAR FAULTS ON ECAM AFTER TKOF FROM BNA.

Narrative: A THOROUGH PREFLT WAS DONE BY MY FO AND BY CONTRACT MAINT. NO PROBS WERE DISCOVERED. AFTER PUSHBACK (2 ENG TAXI); I TAXIED VIA THE 'CONNECTOR' TO RWY 2R FOR TKOF. MY TAXI SPD WAS NEVER MORE THAN 15 KTS. I NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTOR SURFACE SEEMED ROUGH. ALSO; DURING THE TKOF ROLL; THE RWY SURFACE SEEMED VERY ROUGH. THIS DID NOT SEEM TOO UNUSUAL CONSIDERING OTHER ARPTS SUCH AS ABQ AND SFO HAVE ROUGH SPOTS ON SOME TXWYS AND RWYS. SHORTLY AFTER GETTING AIRBORNE; WE RECEIVED A LNDG GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER FAULT. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POS DUE TO MY REACTION TO 'POSITIVE RATE.' I SAID 'GEAR UP.' WHEN WE WERE ABOVE 400 FT; I COMMANDED 'ECAM ACTIONS.' WE RECEIVED A SECOND ECAM. IT WAS: LNDG GEAR UPLOCK FAULT. AFTER THE ECAM ACTIONS WERE DONE; FOLLOWED BY A STATUS REVIEW; I SAID TO 'RECYCLE THE LNDG GEAR.' THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. I RADIOED OPS AND GOT A HOLD OF CONTACT MAINT. HE ALSO SUGGESTED 'RECYCLING THE LNDG GEAR' AFTER I TOLD HIM OUR PROB. WE COULD NOT GET THE GEAR TO RETRACT AGAIN. WE WERE SURE THAT ALL 3 GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED BECAUSE OF THE REDUNDANT 3 GREEN INDICATING SYS. MAINT SUGGESTED WE RETURN TO BNA. I RETURNED TO BNA. UPON LNDG; AFTER SETTING THE NOSE GEAR DOWN GENTLY; THE NOSE GEAR COMPRESSED MORE THAN USUAL. WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE GEAR UNTIL WE GOT TO THE GATE. I WAS ABLE TO TAXI WITHOUT ANY PROB. AFTER RETURNING TO THE GATE; WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A BLOWN SEAL IN THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK ABSORBER. WE WERE LESS THAN OUR MAX GROSS LNDG WT SO AN OVERWT LNDG DID NOT OCCUR. I DON'T THINK THERE WERE ANY ACTIONS WE COULD HAVE TAKEN TO PREVENT THIS SITUATION. IN HINDSIGHT; I SHOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL 400 FT; THEN CALLED FOR ECAM ACTIONS BEFORE COMMANDING 'GEAR UP.' ALSO; RATHER THAN TRYING TO 'RESET THE SYS (LGCIU)' BY RECYCLING THE GEAR; I SHOULD HAVE JUST LEFT THE GEAR DOWN AND RETURNED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.