B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 82; Flight Crew Total 26000; Flight Crew Type 302
Human-Machine Interface; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Aircraft
After takeoff during landing gear retraction we got an EICAS Caution GEAR DISAGREE and GEAR DOOR. The Main Gear showed UP indication but the Nose Gear indicated in transit (white crosshatch indication). There was loud buffeting noise that also indicated probably Nose Gear in transit. We advised ATC of the malfunction and requested holding at 10000 ft. They advised that traffic was light and that they would provide vectors instead of holding. We followed FOM CRM technique for emergency situations. The First Officer was Pilot Flying and handled routine ATC communications. I as Captain handled checklists and all other communication with Flight Attendants; passengers; Dispatch and Maintenance. I made a PA announcement to explain the noise and contacted the Purser via interphone to advise her we were working checklists and would most likely be returning. I contacted Dispatch and Maintenance using SATCOM. I described the malfunction and requested if Maintenance had any other information about this type of gear malfunction. I advised them per GEAR DISAGREE checklist the landing gear would be extended using the alternate gear extension. The GEAR DISAGREE checklist was completed. The First Officer and I discussed landing performance and discussed fuel dumping versus overweight landing. We determined that our landing weight would be 447;000 lbs. which would be 2000 lbs. overweight. Landing performance data was evaluated and was well within safe parameters.Dispatch was advised of return and overweight landing. I advised ATC since this was a non-normal situation and our workload was increased. All checklists were completed and passengers; Flight Attendants were notified of return to [departure airport]. I advised the Purser that a normal landing was planned with taxi to gate. We landed  and exited at a taxiway so that ARFF could inspect [the] nose gear area. They advised [that the] area looked normal. I advised them no further assistance was required. We taxied to [the] gate and parked.
B777 Captain reported they had an unsafe gear indication; returned to the airport and performed an overweight landing.