Air carrier has vibration after takeoff. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	178776
Time
Date	199105
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iah tower : hou tower : bgr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	178776
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Returned to hou because we experienced a vibration after takeoff. Maintenance determined the problem to be a broken nose gear actuator, which broke upon raising the gear. We were on a ferry flight from hou to iah with no revenue passenger on board.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HAS VIBRATION AFTER TKOF. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: RETURNED TO HOU BECAUSE WE EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION AFTER TKOF. MAINT DETERMINED THE PROB TO BE A BROKEN NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR, WHICH BROKE UPON RAISING THE GEAR. WE WERE ON A FERRY FLT FROM HOU TO IAH WITH NO REVENUE PAX ON BOARD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.