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MD80 flight crew is informed by inbound captain that the aircraft 'pulls to the right' for all ground operations. The logbook reflected previous entries on this problem. After directional control difficulties during takeoff; nose gear did not indicate safe when extended for landing at destination. QRH was complied with and nose gear held during an uneventful landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 843712 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
At departure gate; inbound captain advised first officer that nose steering was pulling to right for all ground operations. Logbook had previous maintenance entries addressing this problem. On takeoff roll approaching V1; the aircraft veered sharply to the right. I immediately initiated liftoff to prevent further loss of directional control. Once airborne; flight attendants called to inquire what happened as they thought the aircraft was going to lose control. After clean up and above 10;000 ft; I contacted dispatch and maintenance to discuss the problem. Decision was made to continue to destination where maintenance would be standing by. On final approach when gear was selected to down position; the nose gear green light did not illuminate. We leveled off at 2500 ft; declared an emergency and flew by tower for initial visual inspection. Climbed to 3000 ft and was vectored in local area to run checklist. Again dispatch and maintenance were contacted to review/discuss QRH to 'leave no stone unturned' before we landed. After completing checklist; we were vectored for landing and landed uneventfully. Stopped on runway and were towed to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 flight crew is informed by inbound Captain that the aircraft 'pulls to the right' for all ground operations. The logbook reflected previous entries on this problem. After directional control difficulties during takeoff; nose gear did not indicate safe when extended for landing at destination. QRH was complied with and nose gear held during an uneventful landing.
Narrative: At departure gate; inbound Captain advised First Officer that nose steering was pulling to right for all ground operations. Logbook had previous maintenance entries addressing this problem. On takeoff roll approaching V1; the aircraft veered sharply to the right. I immediately initiated liftoff to prevent further loss of directional control. Once airborne; flight attendants called to inquire what happened as they thought the aircraft was going to lose control. After clean up and above 10;000 FT; I contacted Dispatch and Maintenance to discuss the problem. Decision was made to continue to destination where maintenance would be standing by. On final approach when gear was selected to down position; the nose gear green light did not illuminate. We leveled off at 2500 FT; declared an emergency and flew by Tower for initial visual inspection. Climbed to 3000 FT and was vectored in local area to run checklist. Again Dispatch and Maintenance were contacted to review/discuss QRH to 'leave no stone unturned' before we landed. After completing checklist; we were vectored for landing and landed uneventfully. Stopped on Runway and were towed to gate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.