Narrative:

I was ca (captain) pm (pilot monitoring) night IMC departure on an A321. All was normal until gear retraction off of runway 35L. The landing gear did not retract. The gear handle was stuck down -- with 3 green. I informed tower that we had a gear problem and was assigned runway heading to 5;000 feet and instructed to call departure. We accelerated; climbed and retracted the flaps and respected all limits. Simultaneously with the gear problem; we lost the FD's (flight director); a/P's and a/thrust; and had 2 ECAM's - (a/thrust inoperative and lg shock absorber fault). We followed ECAM procedures. I knew we did not have enough fuel to make our destination and given we were below max landing weight; and were unsuccessful in resetting the FD's; a/P's and a/thrust systems; I elected to return to [the departure airport]. I gave the first officer (first officer) the radio and he coordinated our right downwind for [the runway]. I informed mx (maintenance) via the radio of our problem; asked him to contact dispatch for us; sent dispatch an ACARS message advising of our situation and intentions; [advised] ATC; informed the flight attendant's (flight attendant); informed and reassured the passengers; asked the first officer if he was still in the 'green' on multiple occasion given the degraded avionics; checked on the recovery weather; loaded the box; briefed the approach; checked our landing distance with the i-pad app. I rejoined the first officer; took back the radios and became active in pm duties as we started the approach. The first officer flew a great raw-data; night IMC ILS and brought us to a stop on the runway. I instructed the passengers to remain seated; and informed them that the safety vehicles were going to look us over and then follow us to the gate. I asked arff (airport rescue and fire fighting) and command to inspect us for damage; fluids; or unusual heat signature; seeing none they followed us to parking. I coordinated with the agent to deplane; thanked arff/command; debrief mx and filled out the aml (aircraft maintenance log).

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Title: A321 flight crew reported that the landing gear would not retract after takeoff. Crew also lost the FD's; A/P's and A/Thrust.

Narrative: I was CA (Captain) PM (Pilot Monitoring) night IMC departure on an A321. All was normal until gear retraction off of Runway 35L. The landing gear did not retract. The gear handle was stuck down -- with 3 green. I informed Tower that we had a gear problem and was assigned runway heading to 5;000 feet and instructed to call Departure. We accelerated; climbed and retracted the flaps and respected all limits. Simultaneously with the gear problem; we lost the FD's (Flight Director); A/P's and A/Thrust; and had 2 ECAM's - (A/Thrust INOP and LG Shock Absorber Fault). We followed ECAM procedures. I knew we did not have enough fuel to make our destination and given we were below Max Landing Weight; and were unsuccessful in resetting the FD's; A/P's and A/Thrust systems; I elected to return to [the departure airport]. I gave the FO (First Officer) the radio and he coordinated our right downwind for [the runway]. I informed MX (Maintenance) via the radio of our problem; asked him to contact dispatch for us; sent dispatch an ACARS message advising of our situation and intentions; [advised] ATC; informed the FA's (Flight Attendant); informed and reassured the passengers; asked the FO if he was still in the 'Green' on multiple occasion given the degraded avionics; checked on the recovery weather; loaded the box; briefed the approach; checked our landing distance with the I-Pad app. I rejoined the FO; took back the radios and became active in PM duties as we started the approach. The FO flew a great raw-data; night IMC ILS and brought us to a stop on the runway. I instructed the passengers to remain seated; and informed them that the safety vehicles were going to look us over and then follow us to the gate. I asked ARFF (Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting) and Command to inspect us for damage; fluids; or unusual heat signature; seeing none they followed us to parking. I coordinated with the agent to deplane; thanked ARFF/Command; debrief MX and filled out the AML (Aircraft Maintenance Log).

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.