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Gear doors on air carrier medium large transport remained open after gear retraction. Aircraft continued to descend observing airspeed limitations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 83809 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna airport : phl |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bna |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 83909 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After departing nashville, tn airport, the gear was retracted. Retraction appeared to be normal, but the gear door open light remained on. The gear was recycled with the gear door open light remaining on. The procedure for the problem was reviewed and the flight continued to phl while all airspeed limitations were observed. A visual approach to runway 27R in phl was accomplished normally. The emergency landing gear extension level was pulled up and latched up as per the checklist. The aircraft was stopped on the runway and maintenance pinned the gear, also per published procedures. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the active runway was closed for several mins. FAA tower and ground personnel were advised of our situation well in advance of our arrival as was our own maintenance department. All checklists and procedures as well as all aircraft limitations were observed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GEAR DOORS ON ACR MLG REMAINED OPEN AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. ACFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND OBSERVING AIRSPEED LIMITATIONS.
Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING NASHVILLE, TN ARPT, THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. RETRACTION APPEARED TO BE NORMAL, BUT THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED WITH THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINING ON. THE PROC FOR THE PROB WAS REVIEWED AND THE FLT CONTINUED TO PHL WHILE ALL AIRSPD LIMITATIONS WERE OBSERVED. A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 27R IN PHL WAS ACCOMPLISHED NORMALLY. THE EMER LNDG GEAR EXTENSION LEVEL WAS PULLED UP AND LATCHED UP AS PER THE CHKLIST. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RWY AND MAINT PINNED THE GEAR, ALSO PER PUBLISHED PROCS. THE ACFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE ACTIVE RWY WAS CLOSED FOR SEVERAL MINS. FAA TWR AND GND PERSONNEL WERE ADVISED OF OUR SITUATION WELL IN ADVANCE OF OUR ARR AS WAS OUR OWN MAINT DEPT. ALL CHKLISTS AND PROCS AS WELL AS ALL ACFT LIMITATIONS WERE OBSERVED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.