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A md-80 pilot noted an abnormal noise from the nose landing gear after takeoff; they returned for an uneventful overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 844728 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear Tire |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
After takeoff; there was a vibration/noise issue around the nose gear after retraction. Suspected that one of the doors was not closing properly. Ran through the quick reference handbook; cycled gear but no help. Decided to declare an emergency and return to departure airport. Extension was normal. First officer was flying; but decided I should do the landing. During the process of swapping aircraft control back and forth a couple of times to facilitate communicating with ATC; flight attendants; maintenance; etc; we each thought the other had declared an emergency as ATC gave us expedited handling. Not sure if we actually did so or not; but returned for an uneventful landing. Landing was overweight at 140;000 pounds. Smooth touchdown at around 300 FPM or less sink and didn't apply brakes until well below 80 KTS. Gentle braking was then applied and returned to gate. Maintenance inspected; changed both nose tires; and found no discrepancies noted for the overweight landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MD-80 pilot noted an abnormal noise from the nose landing gear after takeoff; they returned for an uneventful overweight landing.
Narrative: After takeoff; there was a vibration/noise issue around the nose gear after retraction. Suspected that one of the doors was not closing properly. Ran through the quick reference handbook; cycled gear but no help. Decided to declare an emergency and return to departure airport. Extension was normal. First Officer was flying; but decided I should do the landing. During the process of swapping aircraft control back and forth a couple of times to facilitate communicating with ATC; flight attendants; maintenance; etc; we each thought the other had declared an emergency as ATC gave us expedited handling. Not sure if we actually did so or not; but returned for an uneventful landing. Landing was overweight at 140;000 LBS. Smooth touchdown at around 300 FPM or less sink and didn't apply brakes until well below 80 KTS. Gentle braking was then applied and returned to gate. Maintenance inspected; changed both nose tires; and found no discrepancies noted for the overweight landing.
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.