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An air carrier flight crew in an mdt experienced nosewheel vibration on departure and request emergency equipment at their destination. The landing was successful and equipment followed the flight crew to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399680 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : btv |
| State Reference | VT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 399680 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Experienced a vibration on nosewheel on gear retraction in dca. Planned to land cautiously in btv. Did not declare an emergency but asked for crash fire rescue equipment to stand by at firehouse. ATC declared emergency but did not tell crew. Passenger were not briefed but became nervous when truck from crash fire rescue equipment followed aircraft to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC IN AN MDT EXPERIENCED NOSEWHEEL VIBRATION ON DEP AND REQUEST EMER EQUIP AT THEIR DEST. THE LNDG WAS SUCCESSFUL AND EQUIP FOLLOWED THE FLC TO THE GATE.
Narrative: EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION ON NOSEWHEEL ON GEAR RETRACTION IN DCA. PLANNED TO LAND CAUTIOUSLY IN BTV. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER BUT ASKED FOR CFR TO STAND BY AT FIREHOUSE. ATC DECLARED EMER BUT DID NOT TELL CREW. PAX WERE NOT BRIEFED BUT BECAME NERVOUS WHEN TRUCK FROM CFR FOLLOWED ACFT TO GATE.
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.