Air carrier large transport made a takeoff with the nose gear pin still installed.

Attributes
ACN	157318
Time
Date	199009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	157318
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Unable to retract nose gear on departure. Returned to dfw and made an uneventful landing, was not overweight. Maintenance found nose gear pin installed. Cause: F/east noticed pin during his walk around, but because of several other mx type problems he failed to inform ground personnel to remove the pin in accordance with company directives. The aircraft was pushed from the gate but ground personnel failed to notice pin with red streamer (dark at time of push back). Corrective action: anytime a pin is found installed in a gear, a write up in the E-6 aircraft logbook that would have to be cleared prior to departure, or a checklist item could be added, however, this is a fairly rare incident. There was no safety factor in this incident since there was no overweight landing or fuel dump. Just 'murphy's law'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT MADE A TKOF WITH THE NOSE GEAR PIN STILL INSTALLED.

Narrative: UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE GEAR ON DEP. RETURNED TO DFW AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG, WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT. MAINT FOUND NOSE GEAR PIN INSTALLED. CAUSE: F/E NOTICED PIN DURING HIS WALK AROUND, BUT BECAUSE OF SEVERAL OTHER MX TYPE PROBS HE FAILED TO INFORM GND PERSONNEL TO REMOVE THE PIN IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY DIRECTIVES. THE ACFT WAS PUSHED FROM THE GATE BUT GND PERSONNEL FAILED TO NOTICE PIN WITH RED STREAMER (DARK AT TIME OF PUSH BACK). CORRECTIVE ACTION: ANYTIME A PIN IS FOUND INSTALLED IN A GEAR, A WRITE UP IN THE E-6 ACFT LOGBOOK THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE CLRED PRIOR TO DEP, OR A CHKLIST ITEM COULD BE ADDED, HOWEVER, THIS IS A FAIRLY RARE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO SAFETY FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT SINCE THERE WAS NO OVERWEIGHT LNDG OR FUEL DUMP. JUST 'MURPHY'S LAW'.

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.