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MD80 flight crew reports nlg failure to retract after takeoff. QRH complied with; emergency declared; and uneventful overweight landing accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 772778 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Fog Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| 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 : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 772778 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 772777 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : nlg indication other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After gear retraction we had a nose gear unsafe condition indicated by the red nose gear light remaining on. We followed the QRH procedures; cycling the gear. The light remained on. We extended the gear and had all normal indications; but suspected a problem with the spray deflector. We declared an emergency and returned for landing. We landed overweight. Our rate of descent at touchdown was approximately 350 FPM. We stopped the aircraft on taxiway and had the emergency vehicles inspect the nosewheel and spray deflector. They reported that both appeared to be normal. We taxied to the gate without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLT CREW REPORTS NLG FAILURE TO RETRACT AFTER TKOF. QRH COMPLIED WITH; EMERGENCY DECLARED; AND UNEVENTFUL OVERWEIGHT LANDING ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: AFTER GEAR RETRACTION WE HAD A NOSE GEAR UNSAFE CONDITION INDICATED BY THE RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT REMAINING ON. WE FOLLOWED THE QRH PROCS; CYCLING THE GEAR. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. WE EXTENDED THE GEAR AND HAD ALL NORMAL INDICATIONS; BUT SUSPECTED A PROB WITH THE SPRAY DEFLECTOR. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED FOR LNDG. WE LANDED OVERWT. OUR RATE OF DSCNT AT TOUCHDOWN WAS APPROX 350 FPM. WE STOPPED THE ACFT ON TXWY AND HAD THE EMER VEHICLES INSPECT THE NOSEWHEEL AND SPRAY DEFLECTOR. THEY RPTED THAT BOTH APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. WE TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.