Large transport had to return land ord when nose gear would not retract due to nose gear pin not rem...

Attributes
ACN	134731
Time
Date	199001
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	134731
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	134732
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In 1/90 I taxied aircraft to the terminal gate. Prior to leaving the hangar, we were told we had to pressurize the aircraft because they had done some prior work in the nose wheel well area. I did my exterior walk-around of the aircraft prior to taxi and didn't notice any streamer hanging from the nose wheel well. The aircraft was taxied to the gate after the pressurization check and nose steering operational check. After the aircraft departed for a trip it air interrupted due to a nose gear ground lock pin that had not been removed. The landing gear pin was recovered, we measured the streamer on the pin and it was 22' long. Being 22' long the streamer wouldn't be noticeable hanging down--in fact, the streamer was wrapped around the down lock link. According to airlines, the streamer was supposed to be 36' long and it was not, which may have also contributed to it being overlooked. Incident occurred at ord.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT HAD TO RETURN LAND ORD WHEN NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT DUE TO NOSE GEAR PIN NOT REMOVED.

Narrative: IN 1/90 I TAXIED ACFT TO THE TERMINAL GATE. PRIOR TO LEAVING THE HANGAR, WE WERE TOLD WE HAD TO PRESSURIZE THE ACFT BECAUSE THEY HAD DONE SOME PRIOR WORK IN THE NOSE WHEEL WELL AREA. I DID MY EXTERIOR WALK-AROUND OF THE ACFT PRIOR TO TAXI AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANY STREAMER HANGING FROM THE NOSE WHEEL WELL. THE ACFT WAS TAXIED TO THE GATE AFTER THE PRESSURIZATION CHK AND NOSE STEERING OPERATIONAL CHK. AFTER THE ACFT DEPARTED FOR A TRIP IT AIR INTERRUPTED DUE TO A NOSE GEAR GND LOCK PIN THAT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED. THE LNDG GEAR PIN WAS RECOVERED, WE MEASURED THE STREAMER ON THE PIN AND IT WAS 22' LONG. BEING 22' LONG THE STREAMER WOULDN'T BE NOTICEABLE HANGING DOWN--IN FACT, THE STREAMER WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE DOWN LOCK LINK. ACCORDING TO AIRLINES, THE STREAMER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 36' LONG AND IT WAS NOT, WHICH MAY HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO IT BEING OVERLOOKED. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT ORD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

Large transport had to return land ord when nose gear would not retract due to nose gear pin not removed.