Narrative:

In sum: both crewmen of an air carrier light transport reported an incident where they took off on a ferry flight with both main gear pins in place. The main gear doors were closed and the first officer did not open them. The pins had very short flags that did not fall outside of the gear doors. The time was early (oh dark 45). Maintenance assured the flight crew, in answer to a direct question, that the pins had been removed, although the required logbook entry had not been made. Both flight crew men looked where the pins should have been stowed on the aircraft and did not see that they were not there. When the main gear would not come up, the crew returned and landed without further incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT TOOK OFF WITH BOTH MAIN LNDG GEAR PINS IN PLACE.

Narrative: IN SUM: BOTH CREWMEN OF AN ACR LTT RPTED AN INCIDENT WHERE THEY TOOK OFF ON A FERRY FLT WITH BOTH MAIN GEAR PINS IN PLACE. THE MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE CLOSED AND THE FO DID NOT OPEN THEM. THE PINS HAD VERY SHORT FLAGS THAT DID NOT FALL OUTSIDE OF THE GEAR DOORS. THE TIME WAS EARLY (OH DARK 45). MAINT ASSURED THE FLC, IN ANSWER TO A DIRECT QUESTION, THAT THE PINS HAD BEEN REMOVED, ALTHOUGH THE REQUIRED LOGBOOK ENTRY HAD NOT BEEN MADE. BOTH FLC MEN LOOKED WHERE THE PINS SHOULD HAVE BEEN STOWED ON THE ACFT AND DID NOT SEE THAT THEY WERE NOT THERE. WHEN THE MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP, THE CREW RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.