MD80S on climb out had nose gear problem and returned to field.

Attributes
ACN	412107
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	412107
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	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

#1 flight attendant advised other flight attendants that the captain was having problems with the landing nose gear. He informed #1 flight attendant that we would return to ord for a non emergency landing. The landing was routine and uneventful. Repairs were made to same aircraft. Passenger stayed on board during repairs. We left ord for lga. Flight was routine. We landed at lga.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S ON CLBOUT HAD NOSE GEAR PROB AND RETURNED TO FIELD.

Narrative: #1 FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS THAT THE CAPT WAS HAVING PROBS WITH THE LNDG NOSE GEAR. HE INFORMED #1 FLT ATTENDANT THAT WE WOULD RETURN TO ORD FOR A NON EMER LNDG. THE LNDG WAS ROUTINE AND UNEVENTFUL. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO SAME ACFT. PAX STAYED ON BOARD DURING REPAIRS. WE LEFT ORD FOR LGA. FLT WAS ROUTINE. WE LANDED AT LGA.

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.