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MD80 flight crew has a malfunctioning nose gear on takeoff; declares emergency and diverts for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 726326 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 726326 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lnding gear indication other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On departure from ZZZ; the nose gear unsafe (red) light illuminated when the gear handle was selected up. The 'gear door' light was also illuminated; but the nose gear indicator 'pin' was retracted. The loud noise from the nose gear area made it obvious that at the very least; the door had not closed properly. I selected the gear handle down; and subsequently we got 3 green and locked down indications. I directed the first officer to get vectors for runway 27L; and declared an emergency; as we would be landing overweight. The first officer made a beautiful landing at about 138000 pounds and minimal sink rate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS A MALFUNCTIONING NOSE GEAR ON TKOF; DECLARES EMER AND DIVERTS FOR LNDG.
Narrative: ON DEP FROM ZZZ; THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE (RED) LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED UP. THE 'GEAR DOOR' LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED; BUT THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR 'PIN' WAS RETRACTED. THE LOUD NOISE FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA MADE IT OBVIOUS THAT AT THE VERY LEAST; THE DOOR HAD NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. I SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN; AND SUBSEQUENTLY WE GOT 3 GREEN AND LOCKED DOWN INDICATIONS. I DIRECTED THE FO TO GET VECTORS FOR RWY 27L; AND DECLARED AN EMER; AS WE WOULD BE LNDG OVERWT. THE FO MADE A BEAUTIFUL LNDG AT ABOUT 138000 LBS AND MINIMAL SINK RATE.
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.