Narrative:

On takeoff we were unable to raise the landing gear. We received and ECAM stating we had a fault in the sensor. I can't recall the exact ECAM. We ran the ECAM which told us not to retract the landing gear and gave us a limit speed. I contacted dispatch and [maintenance] for further expertise. [Maintenance] said to try and raise the gear. We were unable to raise the gear lever. Ap (auto pilot); at (auto throttles) and FD (flight director) were not available. We climbed to 7000 ft msl and the first officer (first officer) flew the aircraft manually and worked the primary radios. We decided that this was not an emergency. We had full aircraft control; we were VFR and we had a 10000 ft runway to land on. I requested landing data and from dispatch and we determined the airplane was safe to land based on the data. I requested fire rescue in case of brake overheat. I then advised the flight attendants of our situation. I then notified the passengers. We discussed the soft landing and delayed using the brakes until below 60 kits. The landing was soft and brake temperatures stayed below 200C. In my opinion it was the safest option as opposed to flying the airplane manually for three or four hours with no autopilot and flight directors. I have over ten years as a captain in this airplane and was confident I could land smoothly and safely.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Airbus flight crew reported being unable to retract the landing gear after takeoff. After troubleshooting the problem and completing all applicable checklists; the gear remained extended; and an uneventful recovery to the departure airport was accomplished.

Narrative: On takeoff we were unable to raise the landing gear. We received and ECAM stating we had a fault in the sensor. I can't recall the exact ECAM. We ran the ECAM which told us not to retract the landing gear and gave us a limit speed. I contacted dispatch and [maintenance] for further expertise. [Maintenance] said to try and raise the gear. We were unable to raise the gear lever. AP (Auto Pilot); AT (Auto Throttles) and FD (Flight Director) were not available. We climbed to 7000 ft msl and the F/O (First Officer) flew the aircraft manually and worked the primary radios. We decided that this was not an emergency. We had full aircraft control; we were VFR and we had a 10000 ft runway to land on. I requested landing data and from dispatch and we determined the airplane was safe to land based on the data. I requested fire rescue in case of brake overheat. I then advised the flight attendants of our situation. I then notified the passengers. We discussed the soft landing and delayed using the brakes until below 60 kits. The landing was soft and brake temperatures stayed below 200C. In my opinion it was the safest option as opposed to flying the airplane manually for three or four hours with no autopilot and flight directors. I have over ten years as a Captain in this airplane and was confident I could land smoothly and safely.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.