<< >> NASA ASRS Report 372300, June 1997

The gear handle failed to come all the way up when the gear was retracted for takeoff causing the captain to activate the lock override to correct the situation. The flight continued to destination where it was grounded for maintenance review.

Attributes
ACN	372300
Time
Date	199706
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : slc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 490 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	372300
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During takeoff I was the PNF. Gear handle was selected up. It moved up to the center (off) position. We observed the red lights turn on and green extinguish, and we heard the associated noises that occur at gear retraction, however the handle was stuck in the center position! I then instinctively activated the 'lock override' trigger and the gear retracted normally. We proceeded to destination and the remainder of the flight was uneventful. The captain and I discussed the need to use the 'gear handle will not move up after takeoff' checklist. Since in fact the gear handle did come up we did not find it necessary to accomplish said checklist since it did not apply. We grounded airplane at phx with the write-up for the stuck gear lever.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE GEAR HANDLE FAILED TO COME ALL THE WAY UP WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED FOR TKOF CAUSING THE CAPT TO ACTIVATE THE LOCK OVERRIDE TO CORRECT THE SIT. THE FLT CONTINUED TO DEST WHERE IT WAS GNDED FOR MAINT REVIEW.

Narrative: DURING TKOF I WAS THE PNF. GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED UP. IT MOVED UP TO THE CTR (OFF) POS. WE OBSERVED THE RED LIGHTS TURN ON AND GREEN EXTINGUISH, AND WE HEARD THE ASSOCIATED NOISES THAT OCCUR AT GEAR RETRACTION, HOWEVER THE HANDLE WAS STUCK IN THE CTR POS! I THEN INSTINCTIVELY ACTIVATED THE 'LOCK OVERRIDE' TRIGGER AND THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. WE PROCEEDED TO DEST AND THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE CAPT AND I DISCUSSED THE NEED TO USE THE 'GEAR HANDLE WILL NOT MOVE UP AFTER TKOF' CHKLIST. SINCE IN FACT THE GEAR HANDLE DID COME UP WE DID NOT FIND IT NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH SAID CHKLIST SINCE IT DID NOT APPLY. WE GNDED AIRPLANE AT PHX WITH THE WRITE-UP FOR THE STUCK GEAR LEVER.

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.