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Flight crew of MD80 experience nose gear fail to retract on takeoff. Returned to departure station after declaring emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 645116 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 645116 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : landing gear warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After takeoff (captain flying) ZZZ nose gear failed to retract. Verified by red nose gear light and loud air noise. Happened immediately after takeoff on gear retraction; approximately 200 ft AGL. WX was 200 ft and 1/2 mi visibility. Followed OM checklist and recycled gear and continued climb. Gear indicated down and 3 green. Airplane depressurized and various ground logic system failed. Declared an emergency and returned to an ILS runway 8 at ZZZ for landing. Cleared runway after landing and after a look over by crash fire rescue equipment; taxi back to the gate. Upon gate arrival; we saw both nose gear landing lights had broken and the nose strut was low but within our limits with approximately 1/2 inch of chrome showing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MD80 EXPERIENCE NOSE GEAR FAIL TO RETRACT ON TKOF. RETURNED TO DEP STATION AFTER DECLARING EMER.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF (CAPT FLYING) ZZZ NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. VERIFIED BY RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT AND LOUD AIR NOISE. HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF ON GEAR RETRACTION; APPROX 200 FT AGL. WX WAS 200 FT AND 1/2 MI VISIBILITY. FOLLOWED OM CHKLIST AND RECYCLED GEAR AND CONTINUED CLB. GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND 3 GREEN. AIRPLANE DEPRESSURIZED AND VARIOUS GND LOGIC SYS FAILED. DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO AN ILS RWY 8 AT ZZZ FOR LNDG. CLRED RWY AFTER LNDG AND AFTER A LOOK OVER BY CFR; TAXI BACK TO THE GATE. UPON GATE ARR; WE SAW BOTH NOSE GEAR LNDG LIGHTS HAD BROKEN AND THE NOSE STRUT WAS LOW BUT WITHIN OUR LIMITS WITH APPROX 1/2 INCH OF CHROME SHOWING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.