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A320 flight crew has landing gear malfunction after takeoff; recycled gear; lowered gear and diverted for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 726383 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1650 |
| ASRS Report | 726383 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : landing gear indications other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight took off and began climbing from runway 32L with the captain flying. Upon landing gear retraction; the nosewheel doors would not close. Per the ECAM; the gear was lowered again and attempted to be raised. Speed was 208 KTS. On the recycle attempt; the gear came down and locked normally; but retracted poorly. The main gear appeared to retract only 1/2 way and the nosewheel indicated red hash marks and doors still open. The crew lowered the gear again and received 3 green down and locked indications. The decision was made to return to ZZZ and land with good gear indications. Crew landed in ZZZ without further event and no damage or injuries occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLT CREW HAS LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION AFTER TKOF; RECYCLED GEAR; LOWERED GEAR AND DIVERTED FOR LANDING.
Narrative: FLT TOOK OFF AND BEGAN CLBING FROM RWY 32L WITH THE CAPT FLYING. UPON LNDG GEAR RETRACTION; THE NOSEWHEEL DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE. PER THE ECAM; THE GEAR WAS LOWERED AGAIN AND ATTEMPTED TO BE RAISED. SPD WAS 208 KTS. ON THE RECYCLE ATTEMPT; THE GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED NORMALLY; BUT RETRACTED POORLY. THE MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO RETRACT ONLY 1/2 WAY AND THE NOSEWHEEL INDICATED RED HASH MARKS AND DOORS STILL OPEN. THE CREW LOWERED THE GEAR AGAIN AND RECEIVED 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO ZZZ AND LAND WITH GOOD GEAR INDICATIONS. CREW LANDED IN ZZZ WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT AND NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED.
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.