Narrative:

After taking off from sat, we were unable to retract the nose gear. We followed the procedures on the MFDU (multi- functional display unit) and twice recycled to no avail. We tried to call both dispatch and the sat station with no luck. We then decided to return to sat. An emergency was not, repeat, was not declared. We put the gear down normally and treated the approach in a normal fashion. On final, dispatch finally got our message, and sent us a message asking us to divert to dfw. Good idea, but it was a little late. I told approach that we did not need the equipment, but dispatch called them anyway. We landed normally, slightly overweight. The passenger and the flight attendants took all of this in stride with no problems. I did give a short statement to an airport official about my name, birth date, people and fuel on board. She said that it was SOP, whenever fire trucks were called. I told her thanks, but the trucks were dispatcher's idea and not mine, that once again, this was not an emergency situation. My overweight landing inspection was done and we later ferried the plane, gear down, to dfw.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER DECLARED BY DISPATCHER WHEN COMPANY FK10 HAS TO RETURN LAND AT SAT, TX. UNABLE TO RETRACT NOSE GEAR. ACFT EQUIP PROB.

Narrative: AFTER TAKING OFF FROM SAT, WE WERE UNABLE TO RETRACT THE NOSE GEAR. WE FOLLOWED THE PROCS ON THE MFDU (MULTI- FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY UNIT) AND TWICE RECYCLED TO NO AVAIL. WE TRIED TO CALL BOTH DISPATCH AND THE SAT STATION WITH NO LUCK. WE THEN DECIDED TO RETURN TO SAT. AN EMER WAS NOT, REPEAT, WAS NOT DECLARED. WE PUT THE GEAR DOWN NORMALLY AND TREATED THE APCH IN A NORMAL FASHION. ON FINAL, DISPATCH FINALLY GOT OUR MESSAGE, AND SENT US A MESSAGE ASKING US TO DIVERT TO DFW. GOOD IDEA, BUT IT WAS A LITTLE LATE. I TOLD APCH THAT WE DID NOT NEED THE EQUIP, BUT DISPATCH CALLED THEM ANYWAY. WE LANDED NORMALLY, SLIGHTLY OVERWT. THE PAX AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS TOOK ALL OF THIS IN STRIDE WITH NO PROBS. I DID GIVE A SHORT STATEMENT TO AN ARPT OFFICIAL ABOUT MY NAME, BIRTH DATE, PEOPLE AND FUEL ON BOARD. SHE SAID THAT IT WAS SOP, WHENEVER FIRE TRUCKS WERE CALLED. I TOLD HER THANKS, BUT THE TRUCKS WERE DISPATCHER'S IDEA AND NOT MINE, THAT ONCE AGAIN, THIS WAS NOT AN EMER SIT. MY OVERWT LNDG INSPECTION WAS DONE AND WE LATER FERRIED THE PLANE, GEAR DOWN, TO DFW.

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.