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After takeoff, nose gear red warning light remained on. Crew elected to continue on and nose gear extended above operating speed. Aircraft returned to departure airport and landed overweight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 429694 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 429694 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On departure from dfw, after raising the landing gear, the red nose gear light remained on. No other abnormal gear indications or noises were noted. Airspeed was 250 KTS. After referring to abnormal procedures, flight was continued. Upon reaching 320 KTS, an abrupt very loud air noise started at the nosewheel area. Decided to return to dfw in case of damage to the nosewheel area. After talking with dispatch who talked to maintenance, I decided to land overweight because of a condition where additional problems might result if we went into holding for 90 mins, which might compromise safety of flight. We felt that the problem was an open nose gear door and that the maximum gear limit speed of 300 KTS was exceeded by 20 KTS could result in more damage if we did not land right away. Landing was uneventful. We stopped on the runway and maintenance pinned the nose gear after inspecting the area. Taxi to the gate was normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER TKOF, NOSE GEAR RED WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. CREW ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON AND NOSE GEAR EXTENDED ABOVE OPERATING SPD. ACFT RETURNED TO DEP ARPT AND LANDED OVERWT.
Narrative: ON DEP FROM DFW, AFTER RAISING THE LNDG GEAR, THE RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ON. NO OTHER ABNORMAL GEAR INDICATIONS OR NOISES WERE NOTED. AIRSPD WAS 250 KTS. AFTER REFERRING TO ABNORMAL PROCS, FLT WAS CONTINUED. UPON REACHING 320 KTS, AN ABRUPT VERY LOUD AIR NOISE STARTED AT THE NOSEWHEEL AREA. DECIDED TO RETURN TO DFW IN CASE OF DAMAGE TO THE NOSEWHEEL AREA. AFTER TALKING WITH DISPATCH WHO TALKED TO MAINT, I DECIDED TO LAND OVERWT BECAUSE OF A CONDITION WHERE ADDITIONAL PROBS MIGHT RESULT IF WE WENT INTO HOLDING FOR 90 MINS, WHICH MIGHT COMPROMISE SAFETY OF FLT. WE FELT THAT THE PROB WAS AN OPEN NOSE GEAR DOOR AND THAT THE MAX GEAR LIMIT SPD OF 300 KTS WAS EXCEEDED BY 20 KTS COULD RESULT IN MORE DAMAGE IF WE DID NOT LAND RIGHT AWAY. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. WE STOPPED ON THE RWY AND MAINT PINNED THE NOSE GEAR AFTER INSPECTING THE AREA. TAXI TO THE GATE WAS NORMAL.
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.