A B727 returned to land when the main gear would not retract after takeoff. The flight crew discovered that the gear pins had not been removed from the main gear. In the hurry to depart, again the captain forgot to get a new release.

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Attributes
ACN	334764
Time
Date	199604
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr tower : slc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 280
ASRS Report	334764
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After doing the appropriate checklist, we departed syr. Upon reaching positive rate, I called for the gear up. The nose gear retracted, but the mains did not. At this time I thought I knew what the problem might be. I asked the flight engineer to make sure we had the gear pins on board. We did not. Somehow she had missed them during her preflight and before start checklist. In the meantime, we tried the gear 1 more time, and had the same result. At this time I decided to return for landing. We were set up for a perfect downwind leg and the airport was in sight. We landed and the mechanic ran to the airplane. He knew what the problem was because he didn't come over to talk with me out the window at all. He pulled the pins, threw them up to the door and gave us the 'start engine' sign. We departed the ramp 2 mins from the time we blocked in. We continued on to dayton with no problems. Where I made my mistake was on the ramp. I didn't get re-released.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 RETURNED TO LAND WHEN THE MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TKOF. THE FLC DISCOVERED THAT THE GEAR PINS HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE MAIN GEAR. IN THE HURRY TO DEPART, AGAIN THE CAPT FORGOT TO GET A NEW RELEASE.

Narrative: AFTER DOING THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST, WE DEPARTED SYR. UPON REACHING POSITIVE RATE, I CALLED FOR THE GEAR UP. THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED, BUT THE MAINS DID NOT. AT THIS TIME I THOUGHT I KNEW WHAT THE PROB MIGHT BE. I ASKED THE FE TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THE GEAR PINS ON BOARD. WE DID NOT. SOMEHOW SHE HAD MISSED THEM DURING HER PREFLT AND BEFORE START CHKLIST. IN THE MEANTIME, WE TRIED THE GEAR 1 MORE TIME, AND HAD THE SAME RESULT. AT THIS TIME I DECIDED TO RETURN FOR LNDG. WE WERE SET UP FOR A PERFECT DOWNWIND LEG AND THE ARPT WAS IN SIGHT. WE LANDED AND THE MECH RAN TO THE AIRPLANE. HE KNEW WHAT THE PROB WAS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T COME OVER TO TALK WITH ME OUT THE WINDOW AT ALL. HE PULLED THE PINS, THREW THEM UP TO THE DOOR AND GAVE US THE 'START ENG' SIGN. WE DEPARTED THE RAMP 2 MINS FROM THE TIME WE BLOCKED IN. WE CONTINUED ON TO DAYTON WITH NO PROBS. WHERE I MADE MY MISTAKE WAS ON THE RAMP. I DIDN'T GET RE-RELEASED.

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.