Air carrier returns twice due to gear door problems after maintenance.

Attributes
ACN	294920
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cak
State Reference	OH
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	294920
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I performed a nose gear repack on a dc-9 on jan/aa/95. The work was not finished and another shift finished the job. On jan/bb/95 the aircraft performed an air return due to an open nose gear door. Door was secured and aircraft departed. On jan/cc/95 the aircraft performed another air return due to a loud bang in the nose gear area. The nose gear door was replaced and the aircraft dispatched for service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR RETURNS TWICE DUE TO GEAR DOOR PROBS AFTER MAINT.

Narrative: I PERFORMED A NOSE GEAR REPACK ON A DC-9 ON JAN/AA/95. THE WORK WAS NOT FINISHED AND ANOTHER SHIFT FINISHED THE JOB. ON JAN/BB/95 THE ACFT PERFORMED AN AIR RETURN DUE TO AN OPEN NOSE GEAR DOOR. DOOR WAS SECURED AND ACFT DEPARTED. ON JAN/CC/95 THE ACFT PERFORMED ANOTHER AIR RETURN DUE TO A LOUD BANG IN THE NOSE GEAR AREA. THE NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT DISPATCHED FOR SVC.

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.