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Main gear down lock pins left in main gear. Flight proceeds towards destination and lands en route for pin removal and refueling procedure. Flight had flown over 400 NM with gear down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 263350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mex |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 32 |
| ASRS Report | 263350 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were scheduled for a XX50 am departure mex to dfw. Another air carrier had our gate and was late leaving. I started my walk around at XX26 am. First thing I noticed was the nlg pin installed and I had the tow truck driver get out and remove it. I completed the rest of my walk around and, to the best of my knowledge, the medium large transport pins were not installed. After takeoff, we noticed that both mlgs were still down. We ran the procedure and flew gear down to mfe where we dropped in for fuel. Upon landing we checked and found gear pins in both the medium large transport. Pins were pulled, aircraft refueled and flight continued to dallas. I still think the pins were pulled and maybe the spanish speaking ground crew reinserted the gear pins. May have been a language problem. Or I missed them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCK PINS LEFT IN MAIN GEAR. FLT PROCEEDS TOWARDS DEST AND LANDS ENRTE FOR PIN REMOVAL AND REFUELING PROC. FLT HAD FLOWN OVER 400 NM WITH GEAR DOWN.
Narrative: WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR A XX50 AM DEP MEX TO DFW. ANOTHER ACR HAD OUR GATE AND WAS LATE LEAVING. I STARTED MY WALK AROUND AT XX26 AM. FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS THE NLG PIN INSTALLED AND I HAD THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER GET OUT AND REMOVE IT. I COMPLETED THE REST OF MY WALK AROUND AND, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THE MLG PINS WERE NOT INSTALLED. AFTER TKOF, WE NOTICED THAT BOTH MLGS WERE STILL DOWN. WE RAN THE PROC AND FLEW GEAR DOWN TO MFE WHERE WE DROPPED IN FOR FUEL. UPON LNDG WE CHKED AND FOUND GEAR PINS IN BOTH THE MLG. PINS WERE PULLED, ACFT REFUELED AND FLT CONTINUED TO DALLAS. I STILL THINK THE PINS WERE PULLED AND MAYBE THE SPANISH SPEAKING GND CREW REINSERTED THE GEAR PINS. MAY HAVE BEEN A LANGUAGE PROB. OR I MISSED THEM.
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.