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An large transport dispatched after both nose tires were replaced; returned to the field due to vibration and noise. Found right forward nose gear door open.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 668381 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 668381 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft came in with a couple of squawks on a through-flight -- one of them being nose gear/wheels vibrated excessively during takeoff roll and nose gear retraction. I went out to inspect nose landing gear; opening the forward doors to access wheel well. Upon inspecting the gear and wheels; I found both tires out of round and proceeded to change them. I finished the removal and replacement of both tires; packed up tools; and did my paperwork while ramp proceeded to hook up towbar for pushback. I finished the logbook and took it to the pilots. They closed up and were ready to go. I was 30 mins over my shift. I dressed down and clocked out. When I came in to work the next morning; I ws informed that aircraft had an air turn-back due to loud noise/vibration in forward gear well after cycling gear up. When they returned to the gate; a technician found the right nose landing gear forward door open.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN LGT DISPATCHED AFTER BOTH NOSE TIRES WERE REPLACED; RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO VIBRATION AND NOISE. FOUND R FORWARD NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN.
Narrative: ACFT CAME IN WITH A COUPLE OF SQUAWKS ON A THROUGH-FLT -- ONE OF THEM BEING NOSE GEAR/WHEELS VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY DURING TKOF ROLL AND NOSE GEAR RETRACTION. I WENT OUT TO INSPECT NOSE LNDG GEAR; OPENING THE FORWARD DOORS TO ACCESS WHEEL WELL. UPON INSPECTING THE GEAR AND WHEELS; I FOUND BOTH TIRES OUT OF ROUND AND PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THEM. I FINISHED THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF BOTH TIRES; PACKED UP TOOLS; AND DID MY PAPERWORK WHILE RAMP PROCEEDED TO HOOK UP TOWBAR FOR PUSHBACK. I FINISHED THE LOGBOOK AND TOOK IT TO THE PLTS. THEY CLOSED UP AND WERE READY TO GO. I WAS 30 MINS OVER MY SHIFT. I DRESSED DOWN AND CLOCKED OUT. WHEN I CAME IN TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING; I WS INFORMED THAT ACFT HAD AN AIR TURN-BACK DUE TO LOUD NOISE/VIBRATION IN FORWARD GEAR WELL AFTER CYCLING GEAR UP. WHEN THEY RETURNED TO THE GATE; A TECHNICIAN FOUND THE R NOSE LNDG GEAR FORWARD DOOR OPEN.
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.