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Flight crew was told by mechanic after repairing the flaps the nose gear door would close automatically when hydraulic power was applied. The doors did not close and the aircraft took off and had to return to manually close the doors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325398 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bhm |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bhm |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 9700 |
| ASRS Report | 325398 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I had a contract maintenance person out to the aircraft to fix a flap problem. After completing the work he left the nose gear doors open. I asked him about closing them and he told me that when hydraulic power was supplied they would close automatically. We then took off and the doors did not close, so we stayed in the traffic pattern and returned and landed with no further problems. I then got out, shut the doors myself. We then left and encountered no further problems. In the future I will question the mechanics more when what they tell me is different than what I think.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC WAS TOLD BY MECH AFTER REPAIRING THE FLAPS THE NOSE GEAR DOOR WOULD CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY WHEN HYD PWR WAS APPLIED. THE DOORS DID NOT CLOSE AND THE ACFT TOOK OFF AND HAD TO RETURN TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOORS.
Narrative: I HAD A CONTRACT MAINT PERSON OUT TO THE ACFT TO FIX A FLAP PROB. AFTER COMPLETING THE WORK HE LEFT THE NOSE GEAR DOORS OPEN. I ASKED HIM ABOUT CLOSING THEM AND HE TOLD ME THAT WHEN HYD PWR WAS SUPPLIED THEY WOULD CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. WE THEN TOOK OFF AND THE DOORS DID NOT CLOSE, SO WE STAYED IN THE TFC PATTERN AND RETURNED AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. I THEN GOT OUT, SHUT THE DOORS MYSELF. WE THEN LEFT AND ENCOUNTERED NO FURTHER PROBS. IN THE FUTURE I WILL QUESTION THE MECHS MORE WHEN WHAT THEY TELL ME IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I THINK.
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.