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Aircraft equipment problem. Unable to retract landing gear after takeoff. Flight crew did checklists, left the gear down and returned to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360011 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sea |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SA-227 AC Metro III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 360011 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Performed normal checklist procedures prior to engine start. All system checked normal. Captain did the taxi and takeoff. All normal except gear did not retract. Performed required items on emergency checklist. Gear remained down and locked. Returned to field. No damage. No injuries. No equipment required.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. UNABLE TO RETRACT LNDG GEAR AFTER TKOF. FLC DID CHKLISTS, LEFT THE GEAR DOWN AND RETURNED TO LAND.
Narrative: PERFORMED NORMAL CHKLIST PROCS PRIOR TO ENG START. ALL SYS CHKED NORMAL. CAPT DID THE TAXI AND TKOF. ALL NORMAL EXCEPT GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. PERFORMED REQUIRED ITEMS ON EMER CHKLIST. GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. RETURNED TO FIELD. NO DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. NO EQUIP REQUIRED.
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.