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Attributes | |
ACN | 722089 |
Time | |
Date | 200612 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | agl single value : 200 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 1000 |
ASRS Report | 722089 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2200 |
ASRS Report | 722090 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Airport Company |
Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Takeoff was performed off runway 32 at ZZZ. WX was visual. Up to that point everything was ok. Normal walkaround that morning was performed and nothing unusual was observed. Airplane was ok and no gear pins were observed. Flight was scheduled to operate from ZZZ to ZZZ1 with a departure time of XA00 local on dec/sun/06. After takeoff at approximately 200 ft AGL we received the following: 'gear disagree message;' 'nose door open;' wow input 'steering inoperative.' airplane was leveled off at 3000 ft MSL under approach radar control. We requested vectors in the local area to analyze the problem and accomplish all checklists. After completion of checklists we had 3 green gear indications and with that we returned to ZZZ for landing. Approach control was notified that we had a gear issue. Landing was normal until we hit '60 KTS;' at that point we noticed a vibration from the nosewheel. We were able to maintain directional control with brakes. Airplane was steered off the runway and we then requested to be towed from the runway exit to the gate. A mechanic arrived and looked at the nosewheel and stated that it was most likely that the ground crew did not properly secure the torque link during disconnect after they had us pushed back from the gate. This could be prevented in the future by having better procedures after disconnect. There is no way for the flight crew to check the torque link after pushback from the cockpit. Ground crew was new to the pushback procedures since ZZZ had recently completed new terminal with jet bridge operations. Pushback procedures with jet bridge were not used before by ground crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CL65'S 'NOSE DOOR OPEN' AND 'GEAR DISAGREE' MSG'S APPEARED AFTER TKOF CAUSED BY IMPROPERLY SECURED NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINK CONNECTION.
Narrative: TKOF WAS PERFORMED OFF RWY 32 AT ZZZ. WX WAS VISUAL. UP TO THAT POINT EVERYTHING WAS OK. NORMAL WALKAROUND THAT MORNING WAS PERFORMED AND NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS OBSERVED. AIRPLANE WAS OK AND NO GEAR PINS WERE OBSERVED. FLT WAS SCHEDULED TO OPERATE FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1 WITH A DEP TIME OF XA00 LCL ON DEC/SUN/06. AFTER TKOF AT APPROX 200 FT AGL WE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING: 'GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE;' 'NOSE DOOR OPEN;' WOW INPUT 'STEERING INOP.' AIRPLANE WAS LEVELED OFF AT 3000 FT MSL UNDER APCH RADAR CTL. WE REQUESTED VECTORS IN THE LCL AREA TO ANALYZE THE PROB AND ACCOMPLISH ALL CHKLISTS. AFTER COMPLETION OF CHKLISTS WE HAD 3 GREEN GEAR INDICATIONS AND WITH THAT WE RETURNED TO ZZZ FOR LNDG. APCH CTL WAS NOTIFIED THAT WE HAD A GEAR ISSUE. LNDG WAS NORMAL UNTIL WE HIT '60 KTS;' AT THAT POINT WE NOTICED A VIBRATION FROM THE NOSEWHEEL. WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL WITH BRAKES. AIRPLANE WAS STEERED OFF THE RWY AND WE THEN REQUESTED TO BE TOWED FROM THE RWY EXIT TO THE GATE. A MECH ARRIVED AND LOOKED AT THE NOSEWHEEL AND STATED THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY THAT THE GND CREW DID NOT PROPERLY SECURE THE TORQUE LINK DURING DISCONNECT AFTER THEY HAD US PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE. THIS COULD BE PREVENTED IN THE FUTURE BY HAVING BETTER PROCS AFTER DISCONNECT. THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE FLT CREW TO CHK THE TORQUE LINK AFTER PUSHBACK FROM THE COCKPIT. GND CREW WAS NEW TO THE PUSHBACK PROCS SINCE ZZZ HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED NEW TERMINAL WITH JET BRIDGE OPS. PUSHBACK PROCS WITH JET BRIDGE WERE NOT USED BEFORE BY GND CREW.
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.