Narrative:

We were called out to aircraft that had declared an emergency for a gear problem. We got a tractor tow bar and contacted operations to guide us out to the aircraft. We arrived at the aircraft, established communication with the flight crew. They wanted the aircraft towed to the gate. We arrived at the aircraft, established communication with the flight crew. They wanted the aircraft towed to the gate. We installed the tow bar and tractor (and a pin). The flight crew asked us if we installed a strap. We called in to aircraft maintenance control, talked to our supervisor. Mr X called back and said he had just checked the maintenance manual and that we needed no strap. We relayed this to the flight crew. They kicked off the brakes and the nose gear fell. I was made aware today that there is a decal in the nose gear area. I was not aware of this delay.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FOKKER 100 WITH NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK PROBS WAS TO BE TOWED FROM THE RWY AND WHEN THE TOW WAS STARTED THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

Narrative: WE WERE CALLED OUT TO ACFT THAT HAD DECLARED AN EMER FOR A GEAR PROB. WE GOT A TRACTOR TOW BAR AND CONTACTED OPS TO GUIDE US OUT TO THE ACFT. WE ARRIVED AT THE ACFT, ESTABLISHED COM WITH THE FLC. THEY WANTED THE ACFT TOWED TO THE GATE. WE ARRIVED AT THE ACFT, ESTABLISHED COM WITH THE FLC. THEY WANTED THE ACFT TOWED TO THE GATE. WE INSTALLED THE TOW BAR AND TRACTOR (AND A PIN). THE FLC ASKED US IF WE INSTALLED A STRAP. WE CALLED IN TO ACFT MAINT CTL, TALKED TO OUR SUPVR. MR X CALLED BACK AND SAID HE HAD JUST CHKED THE MAINT MANUAL AND THAT WE NEEDED NO STRAP. WE RELAYED THIS TO THE FLC. THEY KICKED OFF THE BRAKES AND THE NOSE GEAR FELL. I WAS MADE AWARE TODAY THAT THERE IS A DECAL IN THE NOSE GEAR AREA. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS DELAY.

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.