Nose gear of medium large transport would not slow down and locked until recycled.

Attributes
ACN	191052
Time
Date	199110
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	191052
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Nose wheel would not lock extended until several recyclings and aircraft was slowed to lower speed. Broken over center bungee.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSE GEAR OF MLG WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND LOCKED UNTIL RECYCLED.

Narrative: NOSE WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK EXTENDED UNTIL SEVERAL RECYCLINGS AND ACFT WAS SLOWED TO LOWER SPD. BROKEN OVER CENTER BUNGEE.

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.