B727 crew experiences nose gear vibration on landing at mia, fl. Inspection reveals broken nose gear...

Attributes
ACN	469800
Time
Date	200004
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	469800
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	470535
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear door warning lights other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The approach and landing were normal until nose touchdown occurred. At nose touchdown a loud noise from the nose gear was heard. Subsequent landing rollout was uneventful and the aircraft parked at the gate. Preflight inspection prior to the next flight revealed a damaged linkage on the nose gear door. It is unknown if the linkage was damaged on the takeoff or landing, but the linkage was broken and had to be repaired. Suspect the centerline lights over time may be stressing the nose gear and its associated linkages. Supplemental information from acn 470535: red gear door light on in front and back panels noticed at gate. Upon arrival at hotel, was notified that nose gear door bracket was broken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW EXPERIENCES NOSE GEAR VIBRATION ON LNDG AT MIA, FL. INSPECTION REVEALS BROKEN NOSE GEAR DOOR BRACKET.

Narrative: THE APCH AND LNDG WERE NORMAL UNTIL NOSE TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED. AT NOSE TOUCHDOWN A LOUD NOISE FROM THE NOSE GEAR WAS HEARD. SUBSEQUENT LNDG ROLLOUT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE ACFT PARKED AT THE GATE. PREFLT INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE NEXT FLT REVEALED A DAMAGED LINKAGE ON THE NOSE GEAR DOOR. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE LINKAGE WAS DAMAGED ON THE TKOF OR LNDG, BUT THE LINKAGE WAS BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. SUSPECT THE CTRLINE LIGHTS OVER TIME MAY BE STRESSING THE NOSE GEAR AND ITS ASSOCIATED LINKAGES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 470535: RED GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON IN FRONT AND BACK PANELS NOTICED AT GATE. UPON ARR AT HOTEL, WAS NOTIFIED THAT NOSE GEAR DOOR BRACKET WAS BROKEN.

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.

B727 crew experiences nose gear vibration on landing at mia, fl. Inspection reveals broken nose gear door bracket.