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Flight crew of an light transport could not make the nose gear lock in the up position after retraction during initial climb resulting in a return to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 320969 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SA-227 AC Metro III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 321969 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After selecting 'gear up' on takeoff, the mains came up normally but the nose 'in transit' light remained illuminated. We also heard a dull 'thud' from the cockpit floor. We cycled the gear down, 3 green, then recycled with the same anomalous result. We advised ATC that we would need vectors to return, the reason, and that we would 'not' be declaring an emergency. We executed all checklists and discussed our options prior to landing normally at mco. The aircraft was then taken to the hangar and repaired.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LTT COULD NOT MAKE THE NOSE GEAR LOCK IN THE UP POS AFTER RETRACTION DURING INITIAL CLB RESULTING IN A RETURN TO LAND.
Narrative: AFTER SELECTING 'GEAR UP' ON TKOF, THE MAINS CAME UP NORMALLY BUT THE NOSE 'IN TRANSIT' LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WE ALSO HEARD A DULL 'THUD' FROM THE COCKPIT FLOOR. WE CYCLED THE GEAR DOWN, 3 GREEN, THEN RECYCLED WITH THE SAME ANOMALOUS RESULT. WE ADVISED ATC THAT WE WOULD NEED VECTORS TO RETURN, THE REASON, AND THAT WE WOULD 'NOT' BE DECLARING AN EMER. WE EXECUTED ALL CHKLISTS AND DISCUSSED OUR OPTIONS PRIOR TO LNDG NORMALLY AT MCO. THE ACFT WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE HANGAR AND REPAIRED.
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.