 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A320 flight crew; after departure; experiences nose gear door open message. Unsuccessful in resolving the issue resulting in returning to departure airport for an overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 798149 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 798149 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff; during climb out/gear retraction; received nose gear door open. Recycled gear -- unsuccessful. Notified ATC; contacted company maintenance/dispatch. Attempted second recycle to no avail. After consulting maintenance/dispatch; decided to return for overweight landing. Declared emergency and made uneventful landing. All QRH and checklists performed. Good crew coordination in flight deck. Good coordination with cabin crew and passenger. Made sure everyone was updated. Good use of all resources (in-flight crew; ATC; maintenance; dispatch; etc).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLT CREW; AFTER DEPARTURE; EXPERIENCES NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN MESSAGE. UNSUCCESSFUL IN RESOLVING THE ISSUE RESULTING IN RETURNING TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT FOR AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF; DURING CLBOUT/GEAR RETRACTION; RECEIVED NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN. RECYCLED GEAR -- UNSUCCESSFUL. NOTIFIED ATC; CONTACTED COMPANY MAINT/DISPATCH. ATTEMPTED SECOND RECYCLE TO NO AVAIL. AFTER CONSULTING MAINT/DISPATCH; DECIDED TO RETURN FOR OVERWT LNDG. DECLARED EMER AND MADE UNEVENTFUL LNDG. ALL QRH AND CHKLISTS PERFORMED. GOOD CREW COORD IN FLT DECK. GOOD COORD WITH CABIN CREW AND PAX. MADE SURE EVERYONE WAS UPDATED. GOOD USE OF ALL RESOURCES (INFLT CREW; ATC; MAINT; DISPATCH; ETC).
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.