A dhc-8-400's nose gear door light remained illuminated after gear retraction. An emergency was decl...

Attributes
ACN	837584
Time
Date	200906
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear Door
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Check Pilot Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 236 Flight Crew Total 5600 Flight Crew Type 3650
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

Upon takeoff from runway 30; landing gear was selected up after liftoff. Gear retracted normally except the nose gear 'north.door' light remained illuminated indicating the nose doors were still open. After reaching above 1;000 ft AGL; we accelerated the aircraft and configured for climbing with flaps 0 and climb power. Climbed to 12;000. Referenced the QRH for this abnormal condition and followed the procedure. We extended the landing gear manually per QRH and the gear was down and locked -3 green. We made the necessary notifications to the crew; company; and passengers. Declared an emergency as a precaution. Executed the ILS and landed uneventful. No other issues.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DHC-8-400's nose gear door light remained illuminated after gear retraction. An emergency was declared; and the gear was extended normally at their destination.

Narrative: Upon takeoff from Runway 30; landing gear was selected up after liftoff. Gear retracted normally except the nose gear 'N.DOOR' light remained illuminated indicating the nose doors were still open. After reaching above 1;000 FT AGL; we accelerated the aircraft and configured for climbing with flaps 0 and climb power. Climbed to 12;000. Referenced the QRH for this abnormal condition and followed the procedure. We extended the landing gear manually per QRH and the gear was down and locked -3 green. We made the necessary notifications to the crew; company; and passengers. Declared an emergency as a precaution. Executed the ILS and landed uneventful. No other issues.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A dhc-8-400's nose gear door light remained illuminated after gear retraction. An emergency was declared; and the gear was extended normally at their destination.